Dawson Hayre
Candidate for City Council Member, Lodi, District 1 · Safety Supervisor
Dawson Hayre has lived in Lodi his whole life. He works as a compliance and safety supervisor. In that job, he makes sure workplace rules are followed and helps keep employees safe. He serves as vice president of BOBS, a nonprofit that has offered affordable youth sports in Lodi for more than 65 years. He is a board member of Friends of Lodi Lake, a group that works to protect and improve the public lake area. He is also a member of the Lodi Improvement Committee.
Positions in brief
Hayre wants police to work with mental health teams to address homelessness. He also wants to keep Lodi's growth limits in place and fix the city's budget gap without raising taxes.
Hayre wants police to work with mental health teams. He says this can help people in crisis and cut down on homelessness. He wants safe parks and low-cost youth sports. He wants more after-school programs through ties with schools and local businesses. He backs keeping Lodi's current growth limits in place. He wants new development to help pay for roads, schools, and public safety. He wants the city to close a budget gap of $4.8 million. He wants to do this by growing the local economy and running government more efficiently, not by raising taxes.
On the issues
- Housing & Homelessness
Supports pairing police with mental health response teams to help people in crisis and reduce homelessness.
“expanding mental health response teams that work alongside law enforcement”
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Wants to restore order and safety in Lodi's streets and parks.
“make Lodi's streets and parks safer for everyone”
Source → - Family & Social Services
Wants safe parks, affordable youth sports, and more after-school programs through partnerships with schools and local businesses.
“safe parks, affordable youth sports, and partnerships with schools and local businesses to expand after-school programs”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Wants to keep Lodi's current growth caps and require new development to pay its fair share for infrastructure, schools, and public safety.
“funds its fair share of infrastructure, schools, and public safety”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Wants to close the city's projected budget deficit by growing the local economy and operating more efficiently, rather than raising taxes.
“operating more efficiently and ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent wisely”
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