Meet Stephen Wagner, Democratic Candidate for Town Council

EDUCATION AND TRAINING: 

• Bachelor’s Degree: Engineering Physics, Cornell University 
• Master’s Degree: Applied Mathematics, Harvard University 
• Project Management Institute: Senior Project Manager 
• Root Cause Investigator 
• Six Sigma Green Belt 

SOUTH WINDSOR 

• Resident since 1999 
• Zoning Board of Appeals – 2000-2012, 4 years chair 
• Planning and Zoning Commission Alternate – 2012-present 
• South Windsor Walk and Wheel Ways – 2008-present 
• League of American Bicyclists Instructor – provides bike safety instruction to S.W. 4th graders 
• Mass Dispensing Area 31 (S. Windsor/Windsor) volunteer – 2004-present 

CAREER 

• Management Consultant – Investigation of industrial events and human error prevention, 2012 - present 
• Nuclear Physicist and Engineer, 1974-2012 (retired) 
• US Naval Officer, active duty 1970-74 

PRIOR PUBLIC SERVICE 

• Bloomfield CIVITAN 
• Bloomfield Jaycees – Past president 
• Bloomfield 250th Anniversary Committee Bloomfield Festival – Chair
• Bloomfield Volunteer Ambulance Committee – Founding member 
• Youth Soccer Referee 

What's your vision for South Windsor?

• South Windsor is a vibrant and appealing community that attracts diverse businesses and residents.
• We need to ensure that South Windsor is a desirable and affordable place for people to find jobs, raise families and remain in as they  age.
• We need to ensure that South Windsor remains an attractive and business friendly place where commerce and industry can thrive.
• We must maintain our excellent education system even as our student population changes.
• We must care for the resources that make South Windsor great, especially historic properties, farmland and open space.

What are your top priorities?

• Reinvigorate economic development to increase the commercial and industrial grand list and reduce the tax burden on homeowners.
• Work with the Board of Education to update school facilities while adapting to a smaller student population.
• Create a balance between passive and active recreation that serves the entire community, regardless of age and ability.
• Resist new borrowing until sufficient existing debt is paid off.
• Use leasing appropriately, not as a means to avoid referendums.