Independent · Brooklawn Borough Council

Michael Kind

A borough that reaches out to you — not one you have to chase for answers.

Running under Backing Brooklawn
General Election Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · Two Council seats · Vote independent
Brooklawn works best when residents actually know what's happening.

Right now too much lives only on Facebook or the borough website, where you have to go looking for it. My first priority is proactive outreach — a borough that reaches out with alerts and updates on community events, road work, water issues, and the decisions that affect your block. That goes hand in hand with real transparency: residents deserve to know when the borough commits their money or approves what gets built down the street, and to see development go through proper review, not around it. I can push for this because I don't answer to a party. I answer to Brooklawn. And whatever the issue, I'll show up.

Five things I'm backing, in the order they matter.

01

Proactive outreachTop priority

Alerts and updates that come to you — community events, road work, water issues, and the things that affect your block — instead of buried on Facebook and the borough website where you have to go looking.

02

Transparency & accountability

You should know when the borough commits your money or approves what's built down the street. Open government, decisions on the record, questions answered.

03

Responsible development & land use

Growth that goes through proper review — not around it. As a member of the Planning & Zoning Board, I already hold this line.

04

Independence from party politics

No party machine and no bosses. One constituency: the people who live in Brooklawn.

05

Showing up

Reachable, present, and prepared. The councilman who reads the whole agenda before the meeting, not during it.

A builder, a neighbor, and someone who already does the work.

  • A career in construction and project management — the exact experience the borough needs on its land-use and infrastructure decisions.
  • A sitting member of the Brooklawn Planning & Zoning Board, reviewing what gets built here.
  • A regular at council meetings — asking the questions that need asking, on the record.
  • Running as an independent so my only job is representing Brooklawn residents.
Michael Kind

This race is won at the door — so get on the list.

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Thanks — I'll be in touch. In the meantime, tell a neighbor.