With Kyle’s experience, she will focus to four specific areas to
Move Huntertown Forward.
HUNTERTOWN PRIORITES
Sensible Growth:
Protecting our community from outside influences is top of mind for Kyle.
Huntertown has experienced significant impacts from the recent boom in development, resulting in a population increase of nearly 50% over the past decade! This quiet, rural community now experiences increased traffic, noise, negative impacts on our natural resources, and higher utility costs. While new housing is essential to Allen County, with an estimated shortfall of 4,500 homes, development must occur sustainably and meet the needs of Huntertown residents.
The recent Housing Matters (HB 1001) was passed by the Indiana House in March, 2026. This bill significantly reduces local governments’ ability to regulate development. However, as a seasoned Planner and Grant writer, Kyle knows how to get things done. If elected, Kyle will work to ensure that development does not impact residents’ way of life, affect the aesthetics of the town that brought people here to begin with, and that developers pay their fair share for utility hookups and road improvements, so the onus isn’t put on you!
Responsible Tax Policy:
Transparent spending is important to ensure town revenue is used to maintain and improve the quality of place and quality of life for you. With a $57M surplus at the start of 2026, specifically with over a $7.5M surplus in CEDIT and TIF funds, which are targeted funds for community and economic development, how are the town’s funds being used to make your life better?
With the passing of Senate Bill 1 in 2025, resulting in a decrease in the town’s net levy, and pressures from increased housing development, Huntertown must plan for higher expenditures with less.
As an experienced and successful grant writer, Kyle will aggressively pursue grants to make tax revenue go farther, including the pursuit of grants for water, sewer, stormwater, transportation, community development, environment, and more. Kyle will also ensure you are given ample time to review all proposed budgets and an opportunity to provide feedback, and ensure all proposed and approved budgets are available online.
Open and Honest Government:
In 2020, when the world shut down, Kyle noticed that Huntertown was changing. The landscape was changing from forests and farm fields to housing developments, utility costs were rising, and so was congestion and traffic noise. But, why weren't these potential changes made public? Kyle noticed that Council meeting agendas, associated documents, and minutes were not easily available to the public, that the results from a recent economic development study were not announced or posted, and that decisions were being made without resident input. Kyle understands that Town Council members are elected to serve you. As a Councilwoman, Kyle will prioritize you by making sure meeting agendas and budgets are provided to the public with ample time to review them. Kyle will also make sure all supplemental materials for meetings are available to allow you the opportunity to prepare for the discussions during council meetings. Kyle will promote open discussion between the council and residents and guarantee your concerns are heard and addressed. Finally, Kyle will ensure that council votes, budgets, minutes, ordinances, resolutions, and studies are readily available to you. After all, an open and honest Town Council is important for effective governance.
Quality of Life:
There is so much to see and do in Huntertown! The Huntertown Family Park, owned by a not-for-profit organization, continues to expand. There are amazing locally owned shops and restaurants, as well as year-round events hosted by local clubs and organizations. A Town Council should invest in these quality-of-life features.
With a population of nearly 12k, the town must ensure safe sidewalks and roads, invest in our park, provide high-quality utilities, and attract new and appropriate businesses. After all, Community Development IS Economic Development!
On Council, Kyle will work with the Huntertown Family Park to responsibly bring the facility under town ownership. This will open the door to larger grant funding opportunities, facilitating those park amenities residents have been requesting for years. She will work with the business community to ensure their infrastructure needs are met, and with both the local and county Redevelopment Commissions to attract appropriate and desired businesses which will maintain Huntertown’s small-town feel. Kyle will also work to create a walkable Huntertown with connected sidewalks and trails. Finally, Kyle will advocate for high-quality drinking water without negatively impacting your wallet.