About Me:
My name is Mark Allen & for those of you who don’t yet know me, I was elected to serve the citizens of Cibolo as our District 5 city council representative back in 2018. I ran for re-election unopposed in 2021 & have now served as city councilman for 4 years. My wife & I moved to Cibolo (from Schertz) back in 2013 & we choose Cibolo because of the great schools, great neighborhoods, & most importantly, the wonderful friends & neighbors we have met. We have a 20 year old son whom enjoyed competing on the swim team at Steele & graduated in 2020 plus an amazing 11-year-old daughter whom enjoys swimming, spending time with her friends, & cheerleading.
My Platform:
- Fix Our Roads
- Bring Great Businesses to Cibolo
- Keep Our Property Taxes Low
Promises Made, Promises Kept:
You may remember talking with me on your front porch back in 2018 when I originally ran for city council & when asked what I wanted to accomplish by running for office, hearing me say to get our roads fixed, to bring great businesses to Cibolo, & to keep our property taxes low. These remain my priorities as I look to take the next step by running for Mayor of Cibolo.
Since 2018, we have secured funding (without raising taxes) to reconstruct Cibolo Valley Drive, secured funding & commitment from TxDOT to widen FM 1103 to 5 lanes, with sidewalks & bike lanes included, from i35 to 78, & finally secured funding & scheduled 9 other Cibolo roads to be fixed.
We’ve also expanded our footprint of Cibolo businesses by over 30% in welcoming AW Texas (Toyota Transmissions Factory), the Cibolo YMCA, Living Spaces, Santikos, Willie’s Ice House, Magnolia Pancake Haus, & H-E-B (coming soon), among many more great new businesses as well as more to come!
In 2019 I voted against an increase for our property tax rate, in 2020 I voted to lower it, & in 2021 we kept it the same.
Right now, about 75% of our annual budget derives from property taxes, with only about 25% coming from sales taxes & other fees. I feel this ratio is out of balance & I plan to continue working to get that ratio more balanced whereby 50% coming from property taxes & 50% from sales taxes & other fees. I also seek to reduce unnecessary spending & to reduce annual recurring expenses for the city, without sacrificing the great community services that our citizens deserve.
So far, I’ve only accomplished about half of what I set out to accomplish back in 2018 & feel that as your Mayor, I’ll be able to continue to attract great businesses to Cibolo, keep our property tax rate low, & to see through the FM 1103 expansion project from start to finish.
Please remember to mark your ballot this election with Mark Allen for Mayor of Cibolo!