Episode
HBAC #133 with City Council Candidate Kathy Parker-Jones
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- The Hilliard Beacon Podcast
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- Oct 29, 2025
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Summary
Educator and longtime Hilliard resident Kathy Parker-Jones joined the Hilliard Beacon for a sharp conversation in the waning days of campaign season (Thursday October 16th) , outlining her bid for City Council as an extension of a career spent working on solutions and building consensus. A 30-year teacher and now district administrator in Dublin Schools, she said the leap into politics came from wanting to counter national divisiveness with local action. “I’m a doer,” she said. Parker-Jones says she’s knocked on more than a thousand doors since the primary. Most residents seem to express broad satisfaction with life in Hilliard but recurring concerns include property-tax burdens, traffic, and data-center development . Her economic priority, she said, is “smart, strategic growth” that attracts employers to the I-270 corridor and offsets resident tax pressure through income-tax revenue from commuters. On planning and growth The candidate called the 2023 Comprehensive Plan “a first step in the right direction” after years of uncoordinated development. She favors measured infill that preserves Old Hilliard’s small-town character while encouraging mixed-use projects near the highway to draw younger residents. Parker-Jones also voiced strong support for protecting the Big Darby Creek corridor and maintaining a green beltway to limit encroachment. Administrative direction With a new city manager on the horizon Parker-Jones compares council’s role to a school board guiding a superintendent, saying council must set vision while the city manager executes it. She thinks ongoing refinement of the comprehensive plan should be shaped by community feedback as well as administration. Her approach would stress transparency and consistent dialogue between residents and staff. Community…