Her position is clear, she wants to put the residents of South Padre Island first.
“The residents have been forgotten. They have my platform and my focus is on the residents of the island,” Stout said.
Stout has a great understanding of the boom of short-term rentals the island has seen and is pro-tourism and pro-business. She’s a short-term rental owner herself. Stout still wants to see more attention to create a better long-term solution, not only for the renters, but for the residents who are here every single day. Stout also wants to see long-standing tax venue projects, such as the Laguna Blvd. construction, finished.
“We need to get Laguna Blvd. done,” Stout said.
Lastly, Stout has paid great attention to the different forms of transportation and safety measures on the island and would like to form a better solution to ensure better safety, especially during the busiest times of the year. Stout recalls getting hit by a Golf Cart in 2022 and wonders what she can do to better manage that risk so fewer situations arise going forward.
“There’s too much traffic and not enough control,” Stout said.
Control calls for more law enforcement, which Stout agrees should be taken care of.
“You have police officers that come and start their career here for a year, year and a half. If they don’t get paid enough, they’re going to Brownsville.”
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Connect with Jennifer Stout directly at Jlstout11@verizon.net.
