HENDERSON, Nev. (FOX5) — Holly Chadwick, a candidate for Henderson mayor and the city’s former police chief, said she is running on “truth, trust and transparency.”
Chadwick said the race is competitive and gives the community a chance to look at each candidate. She said it has been a long time since Henderson had a mayoral race with candidates running against each other.
“It’s very important that our government leaders are truthful with us and transparent,” Chadwick said.
Leaving the Henderson Police Department
Chadwick said she gave 22 and a half years to the city and the Henderson Police Department. She said what happened to her was unfair.
Chadwick said the city acknowledged in writing that there was no cause to terminate her.
She said her decision to run is not tied to her departure. Chadwick said she is fully retired and wants to continue to serve the community.
“I can’t carry that stuff in my heart,” Chadwick said.
Asked whether she could work with people involved in her firing, Chadwick said, “You have to move on from all that. The most important thing is taking care of this community.”
She said she would work to unify people and work as a team. Chadwick said the mayor’s race is nonpartisan, which she said is important because local leaders should bring people together to solve problems.
Immigration enforcement
Asked whether Henderson police should continue or expand their work with ICE, Chadwick said the department does a good job policing the community.
“My thoughts on ICE are if you came here illegally to do illegal things, then we need to get that addressed and handled,” Chadwick said. She said that beyond that, she thinks what the department is doing is “exactly correct.”
Housing and jobs
Chadwick said Henderson has a lot of high-density housing and luxury homes. She said the city is missing single-family, owner-occupied homes for the working class.
She said residents have told her they have been priced out of the community. Chadwick said the city needs to streamline its permit process and work with developers.
Chadwick said those homes should not be corporate-owned or rentals. She said buyers should be people who live and work in Henderson.
On job growth, Chadwick said business owners have told her they do not bother with Henderson because the process takes too long. She said the city should review its practices and make sure new businesses create good-paying jobs.
“We’ve grown a lot in Henderson, so it’s time to evolve a little more,” Chadwick said.
Boulder Highway and St. Rose Parkway
Asked about the Reimagine Boulder Highway project, Chadwick said the road needed work. She said better lighting and slower speeds are positives.
Chadwick said the lane reduction and the bus lane down the middle have caused concern, and that local businesses have suffered. She said some business owners of 30 years or more have told her the city made a mistake.
She said the city should watch what it develops on the land freed up by the lane reduction. Chadwick said she is concerned the area will see more high-density housing, which she said would add to traffic and congestion.
Chadwick said St. Rose Parkway was originally planned as an auxiliary roadway and is now a five-lane freeway. She said the city has built more than 10,000 apartments along St. Rose and into Inspirada since 2019.
She said she is not opposed to apartments but said they are no longer affordable. She also said high-density housing is difficult to police.
Public safety and traffic
Asked how the city can slow drivers and reduce crashes involving pedestrians, Chadwick said police work with partners across the valley and that drivers slow down when they see marked units. She said officers cannot be on every street.
Chadwick said drivers need to slow down, pay attention and be patient. She said e-bikes have caused traffic issues and fatalities.
Chadwick said the Henderson Police Department’s wage dispute was approved last week after a year of negotiations. She said the city lost officers to other agencies in the meantime because it was not paying competitive wages in the valley.
“We can’t expect to continue to be one of the safest communities in the country if we’re not truly taking care of the men and women that serve us every day out there,” Chadwick said.
She said she also cares about Teamsters, blue-collar workers and local businesses. Chadwick said 85% of Henderson’s businesses are locally owned.
Chadwick encouraged people to vote in the primary. She said the race is nonpartisan, so every vote will count in the primary.
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