What I learned knocking 4,000 doors
The three things residents kept telling me — and what I'm going to do about each.
Read →A modern, transparent way to reach your council member. Submit concerns, track real progress on goals, and read what's happening at City Hall — in plain language, not policy jargon.
Updated automatically as residents submit concerns and goals advance. No spin, no quarterly delay.
Each priority links to the specific votes, projects, and goals it ties into. Click any card to see the receipts.
Supporting our police, fire, and first responders — and making sure response times stay equitable across every part of the city.
Partnering with LISD on facilities, traffic safety around campuses, and after-school programming families count on.
Reducing congestion, fixing what's broken first, and planning roads and utilities for the Cedar Park of 2035.
Faster permits, cleaner processes, and a city that's easy to grow a small business in.
Responsible, value-driven growth that protects what makes Cedar Park special.
Listening, engaging, and bringing people together across neighborhoods, generations, and backgrounds.
Short-term goals are what I'm working on this quarter. Long-term goals are where Cedar Park needs to be in the next 2–5 years. Updated monthly.
A modern way for residents to reach me, submit concerns, and track what happens. Target launch: June 15.
Every council packet translated into a one-page summary in everyday English, posted within 48 hours of each meeting.
Every concern submitted through this portal gets a personal acknowledgment within 2 business days.
Pilot AI tools for permitting, agenda prep, and constituent services. Publish results openly so other cities can copy what works.
Use AI plan-review tools (Archistar model) to make Cedar Park the easiest mid-sized Texas city to build and grow a business in.
A single page where any resident can see how their tax dollars are being spent, in real time, with AI explaining what changed and why.
Every submission gets a tracking ID, a written acknowledgment within 2 business days, and a status you can check anytime.
No issue is too small. Traffic, drainage, parks, permits, neighbor disputes, ideas — send it.
Enter your ticket ID to see status updates. Example: CP-2026-00042
Don't have a ticket ID? Email shweta@cedarparktexas.gov.
Council meetings can run 4+ hours and packets exceed 400 pages. Here's the readable version, posted within 48 hours of every meeting.
Approved the FY2027 budget with a 0.4¢ tax-rate reduction. Greenlit the Buttercup Creek Trail Phase 2 contract. Tabled the short-term-rental ordinance pending more resident input — your voice matters here.
5 votes • 3 discussionsStaff presented the long-awaited Lakeline study. Headline: PM peak times are 22% worse than 2023. Three intersection upgrades proposed. Public comment opens June 3.
InfrastructureSworn in along with two new colleagues. Shared my first-100-days priorities: launch this portal, get plain-language updates running, and bring three concrete AI-pilot proposals to council by August.
OnboardingLonger-form thinking on what I'm seeing, learning, and pushing for. Less polished than a press release, more honest.
We have the talent, the location, the budget, and a fresh council. The window to lead — not follow — is open right now. Here's the case for moving in the next 90 days.
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