Mom, Sports Enthusiast and Councilmember!

Tracy Hutchins, who was re-elected to Council in November of 2006, has called Parker home for more than 14 years. Tracy graduated from the University of Denver and she lives in Rowley Downs with her three daughters, two dogs, three cats and four fish. Hutchins is very involved in her daughters’ sports interests and she is a self-proclaimed cheerleader and chauffeur for them! She loves to play soccer, do crafts and hang out with her children in her spare time.

Hutchins is has been very involved in the Parker community over the years. Her involvement began in 1990 when she began coaching the Ponderosa High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams. She has also coached swimming at the Pinery. This led Hutchins to become involved with her Homeowner’s Association and to become a member of the Town’s Parks and Recreation Commission. She also served on the Town’s Cultural Commission.

After seeing the Town grow and change over the years, Hutchins decided that she wanted to become further involved and have a voice in the development and direction of her community. In 2002, she ran for Town Council and was elected to office. She was re-elected to Council in 2006. One of her priorities on Council is to make Parker a place that her children are proud to be from. She wants Parker to be a safe place where her children, and others, are able to play sports, walk their dogs and go to concerts and plays. She wants her girls and their friends to be able to play all of their sports here in Parker.

Hutchins would also like to give citizens as many opportunities as possible to voice their opinions and have a say in the government of their home town. She would like the citizens of Parker to know that everyone on the Town Council does a lot of homework on the projects that come before them prior to the Town Council meetings. There is a lot of time, learning and thought that goes into every decision the Council makes. Additionally, she and the rest of Council want to hear from citizens on the issues that they are voting on and they are more than willing to discuss the issues with their constituents.

Hutchins serves as the Council representative to the Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority, Senior Center Committee, Cultural Commission, and the Parker Fire District. In the past she has been a liaison to the Parker Chamber of Commerce, Parker Water and Sanitation District, Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) and Youth for Parker.

Tracy Hutchins welcomes your comments and questions. Contact her at thutchins@parkeronline.org or call 303.841.0353.