ACCOMPLISHMENTS - your representative
- Re-synchronized lights on Route 3 between I95 and Andora Drive - greatly improving Route 3 traffic situation for very low cost.
- Lowered the residential property tax below the equalized rate - first time since 1975 this had been done.
- Requested the repaving of Bragg Road extended in front of the Spotsylvania Mall - by Starbucks / Coldwell Banker / Marine Federal Credit Union - Mall repaved
- Facilitated the completion of the stalled out Route 3 widening project (finally got this thing moving and completed)
- Personally achieved 5 cents lowering of our personal property tax rate in 2015 - see taxes page - we need this even lower in the future!
- Facilitated achieving 24/7 coverage at each of our fire stations - not done prior to my election.
- Hired more career firefighters.
- Facilitated teacher pay raises and the hiring of additional teachers while keeping residential tax rate low (see education page).
- Member of FAMPO, George Washington Toll Road Authority, George Washington Regional Commission - helped stop the toll road to Gordon Road.
- Generated transportation ideas with state leaders - with Culpepper County - with Orange County - these ideas are still out there and moving (slowly) forward that really resolve traffic issues vice those that are for economic development.
- Brought revenue producing water tower concept to Spotsylvania County Staff - causing Cherry Lane water tower to be repainted, revenue to the County, and protected Citizen's on 5 Mile Road and Single Oak Road's property rights.
- Restored Sheridan Hills sign after VDOT tore it down and refused to rebuild it as part of the Route 3 widening project.
- Kept residential / commercial property tax rates low the entire duration I've been on the board.
- Helped multiple Courtland Citizens on property rights issues.
- Helped multiple Home Owners Associations with issues they were having in their area.
- Fought the Virginia Assembly of Counties for Spotsylvania County's property rights - see property rights tab.
- Tried to send back over a million dollars of federal funding and save $300K of Spotsy taxpayer's money for $567/linear foot sidewalk to a gravel road.
- Stopped additional funding to the National Academy of Environmental design after discovering they were not doing what they said they would do - saving $500K of taxpayer money. (they have subsequently gone bankrupt)
- Always listened to Courtland Residents issues - and acted on them.
- Worked with VDOT to resolve multiple resident issues.
- Encouraged Staff to look for other revenue sources than taxpayer money such as advertising and cell tower revenue off water towers. See Government Efficiency tab.
- Opposed the public funding of the building of a minor league baseball stadium and parking garage that would be controlled by the minor league team (outside scope of government) - see issues tab
- Consistently advocated for reducing taxes vice raising them.
- Discovered credit card over use by County Staff - and initiated corrective action.
- Helped residents in Governors Green, Waverly Village, and Maple grove with issue involving access through only Sawgrass -
- Brought better security to the Motts Run water treatment plant.
- Took very dangerous chlorine gas canisters out of Motts Run water treatment plant and replaced with safer method of water treatment.
- Requested more speeding patrols on River Road - and had stealth radar placed on River Road to identify how bad speeding issue is.
- November 2014, opposed and won support from majority of board, a proposed admissions tax request - that would have imposed a NEW County tax on any event that charged an admission fee.
