Joan Mavrinac Answers Re: Community Engagement and Empowerment
1. I think that community advocacy is one of the great strengths of West Windsor. There are a significant number of formal and informal groups who have come together to address issues that are important to them. As a Council member, I think that making myself available to these groups, familiarizing myself with their objectives and helping them along in any way that I might would be my role. Networking groups with the resources they might need, as well as facilitating access to City administration and City resources. 2. This is a very important issue to me. I will resist the sale of any park. The more park space and better use of park facilities has a direct co-relation with the health of communities. The Windsor-Essex population suffers from unusually high rates of Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiac disease and Obesity. We need to help our residents young and old to adopt healthy habits and exercise. Green space in a community can play a significant role in keeping the populatio