The race for Place 6 on the Frisco City Council includes four candidates, but the best choice is clear based on experience and ability to serve all of Frisco now.
Brittany Colberg, the current chair of the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission, understands the issues facing Frisco from its need to protect homeowners from higher taxes to the best ways to promote commercial growth while preserving neighborhoods.
We strongly recommend her over her three opponents.
Colberg, 48, has served on the plan commission since 2018, a time that has seen Frisco grow smartly and become far more prosperous. It would be a mistake for voters to turn away from that level of knowledge about the city.
Colberg also strikes us as best positioned to help the city navigate ethnic and religious tension that is becoming an unnecessary stain on Frisco.
“My approach is to lead with consistency, fairness, and a commitment to treating people with respect,” she wrote in our Voter Guide. That has been a hallmark of Frisco governance, and the city changes that culture at great risk.
Colberg aligns with most Frisco voters in opposing Senate Bill 840, and we think she would be better positioned than her opponents to make the city’s case to the Legislature about why it could be disruptive to decades of planning.
She does recognize that Frisco is becoming a place that’s out of reach for young families. That’s dangerous for a city built around the excellence of its schools. Frisco ISD’s declining enrollment is something all of us who care about North Texas should be watching.
“I would encourage thoughtful development of additional housing for young families, teachers, first responders, and seniors with standards that remain consistent with the high-quality our community expects,” she wrote in the Voter Guide.
Running against her is first-time candidate Matt Chalmers, a chiropractor and wellness advocate. Based on comments on social media about Frisco raising taxes, as well as his idea about city-sponsored sports events as a key revenue source, we don’t think Chalmers is ready for this seat. Frisco has consistently lowered its tax rate and has no power over home valuations. And events are a poor and unstable revenue source for government functions. They more often lose money.
But Chalmers, 45, brings energy to the race, and we encourage him to stay involved and keep learning about municipal government.
Also running is second-time candidate Jerry Spencer, 77, and sixth-time candidate Sai Krishnarajanagar, 56.
Spencer is misaligned with a majority of Frisco voters who support the city’s sports focus. He also didn’t understand SB 840 during our interview. Then he said he supports it after we explained it to him. We give him points for being bold, but that is not a winning platform.
Krishnarajanagar has not shown the growth required of a candidate voters have declined so often.
Colberg gets our strong recommendation.