“I am running for the Idaho Falls city council to ensure that as a community we maintain and build upon the feeling of connectivity that is so important to our beautiful city.”
- LISA BURTENSHAW
LISA’S TO DO LIST:
Focus on maintaining and improving our current parks and amenities:
Fix/replace the sprinkler/irrigation systems in our parks.
Improve lighting throughout the parks and trail systems.
Support the timely completion of currently funded projects to rebuild the Skyline Tennis courts and the installation of the new dehydration system at the Aquatic Center.
Grand opening of Heritage Park along the west bank of the Snake River, with a newly constructed irrigation system and landscaping.
Champion The Tautphaus Park Master Plan:
Fun Land at the Zoo
New Zoo Entrance
Splash Pad
Look to private/public partnerships, Federal Grant monies to increase amenities in the city of Idaho Falls including new fields, a community center, trails and increased connectivity throughout the city.
Traffic is becoming an issue in the city. Advocate for solutions through development planning to address issues of sprawl, infill and pro-actively create the necessary road and intersection improvements to both city and commercial amenities in high growth areas.
Relocate and replace the water tower. The water tower supplies pressure to all of the wells and is of an age and condition that it needs to be replaced. This relocation will necessitate the city to convert the land being taken for the water tower, and this compliance will allow the city to be eligible for matching federal dollars to build and improve parks across the city.
Pass policies to help soften our housing market so that future generations are not completely priced out of the Idaho Falls housing market.
Maintain budget oversight for the construction and commissioning of the Law Enforcement Center to ensure that it is built on time and within budget.
PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST
ENDORSEMENTS / SUPPORTERS
LISA BURTENSHAW
Lisa has deep roots in Idaho Falls. Lisa attended Dora Erickson Elementary School, Falls Valley Elementary School, South Bonneville Junior High and Bonneville High School where she met her future husband, Bryce. After high school, Lisa attended Ricks College and BYU where she earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Lisa and Bryce lived in Cleveland while Bryce completed his education in Dentistry. Then they moved back to Idaho Falls and have lived in the same neighborhood for 19 years. Lisa is the mother of four children, Sydney, Jacob, Josh, and Ethan. Lisa’s community involvement began in PTO and graduated to the District 91 school board in 2008, where she would serve for 10 years. One of Lisa’s proudest accomplishments was being involved in the rebuilding of four elementary schools in the district - Edgemont, Dora Erickson, Longfellow and Ethel Boyes. In April of this year, Mayor Rebecca Casper appointed Lisa to the Idaho Falls City Council.
