Abrams Decided Early On to Run for Maryland Heights City Council
Howard Abrams, a candidate for the Ward 2 City Council spot in the 2012 municipal election, said he has volunteered with the city for more than a decade.
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Maryland Heights voters will cast their ballots for city council April 3. Residents in Ward 2 will have a choice between incumbent council member Kim Baker and planning and zoning commission member Howard Abrams. Both candidates filed to run on Dec. 13.
Abrams said he decided early on to run in this election when he heard a rumor that Judy Barnett might not run for another term. Barnett died in February 2011.
Kim Baker was appointed to fill the vacancy until the next election. After Baker’s appointment, Abrams continued to plan a run for the seat.
Abrams has served as a member of the planning and zoning commission for the last year and a half. He said he started volunteering with the city 11 years ago, working on Maryland Heights’ beautification committee. He’s also been a trustee of his subdivision for about five years.
His time on planning and zoning has given him a new perspective on what’s best for the city.
“I think a lot of times things will come to planning and zoning before they come to city council,” he said.
The city is in a good place financially, he said, noting Maryland Heights has not had to make any cutbacks. He also believes the city is on the right track to maintaining residents.
Abrams favorite aspects of Maryland Heights are its police department and its public works department. He said other cities he's lived in were not as dilligent about street repair as Maryland Heights.
De McGhee
3:02 pm on Monday, January 30, 2012
Howard Abrams will make an excellent City Councilman for Ward 2. Howard has a real love for the city of Maryland Heights - he firmley believes in supporting the businesses in our city - and at the same time - looking out for the residents best interest. Howard has not only been a good friend and neighbor but is a man of integrity.
Fran Sherman
1:53 pm on Saturday, March 10, 2012
Howard is constantly working in some way, shape, or form to improve Maryland Heights. He spent many years on the Beautification Commission (and also as its chairperson), he's an active member/participant of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), he's attended the Maryland Heights Citizen's Police Academy, he's a subdivision trustee for Pheasant Run subdivision, and he serves the Planning and Zoning commission for Maryland Heights. He's taken numerous university classes to learn even more about planning and zoning responsibilities and city government duties, and he's always brainstorming on ways to make Maryland Heights even better and safer than it already is. I don't think I know of ANYBODY who is more community oriented, and who truly cares about Maryland Heights and its citizens. He would be a terrific addition to the council.