Kim Mohns
Are you associated with or running as part of a slate? If so, which one?
No
Do you live in the municipality where you are running, and if so, for how long? If not, what is your connection to that community?
Yes, 19 years
What is your occupation, and for how long?
- Real Estate Agent, 15 years
Tell us about your previous elected and/or community experience.
- I have not had any previous elected experience.
- I have volunteered at church as a board member for three years, duties included secretarial, social gatherings and special dinners at Our Place.
Why are you running? What’s your motivation?
- The current mayor and council members have expressed a need for diversity at council meetings for the next term, This is why I have decided to run.
- In the last 20 years I have watched Colwood grow. I want to work together with the team to help build community infrastructure for future generations by providing the unique input of my work and life experiences.
- I want to serve my community of Colwood. I feel I have a contribution to make, I have ideals to share and a passion for this City.
What are your top 3 issues?
The infamous Crawl
- Work/ negotiate with the province to create more government office space in the Westshore.
- This will help reduce traffic, reduce green house gases and reduce travel time and reverse traffic flow.
- Review roads and networks with adjoining communities.
- Review community safety including existing bike lanes, sidewalks and lighting
Affordable Housing
- Investigating and Exploring Innovative ways to create affordable housing
- Shorten time for approval of backyard bungalows, duplex or small town home projects.
- Using quality and eco-friendly construction materials i.e. Insulating concrete forms (ICFs) for residential and multi-storey.
Community planning and Parks
- Enhance facilities for sports, recreation and the arts
- Explore Outdoor pool or Amphitheatre
- Satellite library and activity centre creation
- Possible pickle ball courts
What’s your vision for your community in 25 years?
Controlled growth, live work and play in Colwood, community nodes, Following the community plan.
What’s one “big idea” you have for your community?
Seniors suffer more evictions and experience more homelessness than their younger counterparts due to financial limitations, my big idea is to kill two birds with one stone by building a new, or updating the city hall AND providing seniors affordable housing.
The current city hall is older and it appears will need more repairs and updating. Also, It is expected that housing for seniors will need to be increased as more Babyboomers age out of single family homes. My thought is; perhaps we could replace the city hall and build a new green building with the City Hall on the main level and seniors affordable housing above. (Or maintain the current building and build a small building for seniors building). The roof top would be used as a food/therapy garden and a place to attract pollinators and the empty meeting rooms during the day in City Hall could be used for exercise groups. I see this idea of adding seniors affordable housing as a positive and integral part of our future as an aging population.
