Cynthia has been a Floridian half of her life, working and raising a family here. Five years ago, she found her heart belonged to NSB. Her education, career and leadership experience put her in a unique position to be an effective Commissioner serving all of New Smyrna.
Cynthia believes we can get ahead of our infrastructure and growth challenges with workable, enduring solutions when we:
Focus on the needs of residents and local businesses
Listen respectfully to every voice, hearing more than words
Collaborate with stakeholder groups — early and often
Follow through on commitments made
It would be my honor to earn your trust, your vote, and to serve as your Commissioner. Please consider voting for me in the November 3rd election so that we can work together to secure a vibrant, sustainable and financially secure place we call “home”.
Ready on Day 1
Cynthia Sniezak
For New Smyrna Beach Commissioner, Zone 2
Meet Cynthia
Experience starts with showing up.
You may recognize me as a regular speaker during public participation in City meetings. My involvement with the community includes attending or watching every Commission and Planning & Zoning meeting for the past five years — every one — diving deep into each agenda and learning how our City's government and staff worked.
My career experience helped me learn the business of government, and it will enable me to apply all of this to help our City find enduring solutions to our pressing challenges. Experience starts with showing up, and I am already doing that for you!
I put myself through School at Western New England University in Massachusetts. The first half of my career was in Financial Services. Later career moves brought me to Florida, first working for Disney, and then the Florida Turnpike Enterprise. I’ve also been a small business owner of my own consulting company.
Communication and collaboration matter on the dias, in staff interactions, dealing with external partners, as well as the public which the government is there to serve. To be successful, a Commissioner needs to gain cooperation from people outside their direct control. My varied career prepared me for that and to solve complex problems while maintaining composure.
Priorities
Our city leaders need to ask good questions and get better answers prior to important votes.
Anticipate Infrastructure Needs
Growth, flooding, traffic, and other challenges are easier to prevent than fix after the fact. We need to get in front of issues, not chase them down after they become expensive problems.
Adequate infrastructure comes first and expansion should be paid for by the development rather than existing taxpayers. Shovels should not turn dirt nor trees be removed without a clear agreement on this point. A realistic, though preliminary, traffic and stormwater plans should be provided at an earlier stage than occurs today.
Sensible Growth
All growth is not good growth. Variances and exceptions to our guiding documents have become too common and that must change. PUDS, MDAs, and amendments define the entitlements and timelines that apply to land before it is developed -- they need to be drafted with care. MDA amendments are an opportunity to address decades old entitlements in light of current resident needs and should be approached as a negotiation. Enforcing ordinances, improving builder contracts, and inspecting for compliance all reflect good policy. They could all be addressed today. Selective tweaks to LDRs and supporting documents can improve what we see on our streets today and still respect State preemptions. Over time, I believe building standards need to move away from “fill and build” to proven alternatives.
Financially Secure NSB
Cynthia will work for sound decisions that preserve the community that residents love, while supporting homeowners, local businesses, and long term stability.
It is possible to protect what we have while welcoming new development. Yet it requires a shift in attitude on everyone's part to achieve.
To reign in overdevelopment, we need to answer:
Does the land request meet our guidelines?
Will the decision result in growth that ages well?
Does it fit our NSB vision, or does it dominate it?
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The Sniezak campaign is a grassroots effort and we need you! Cynthia has not accepted contributions from individuals or businesses connected with development. She has not sought nor accepted PAC money.
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