Priorities

Investing in Our Schools & Kids

Our schools desperately need improvements and more funding and attention. Jackson needs structural reinforcements, and I've personally been told stories of ceiling tiles falling while children are in class while I've heard of mold problems at Sheffey.

Our county needs to focus on investing in all its schools, especially those in this area of the county. This includes updates to the buildings themselves and investing in the teachers and students here at these schools.

Protecting Our Land & Farmers

Over the last few years we've seen more and more of the agricultural and natural land that is the backbone of our community become overdeveloped without much say from the communities this is harming. This needs to change.

I will stand up to developers and fight to preserve our agricultural land and the natural beauty of this land that makes our community so special.

Building Our Roads

Roads are essential for everything from getting to work, school, the doctor, the store, and more and we need to fight for funding that ensures priority funding for the roads in our corner of the county.

I will work with VDOT to ensure paving projects and road maintenance prioritize the needs of our district including fighting for paving, storm drains, and quick repairs following major storms. Fighting for our roads is a long-term investment that will save money and provide essential connections to our communities.

Investing in Our Community (Parks, Community Centers, Farmers Markets)

Our communities may be rural, but we deserve nice things and we need to fight for the county to invest in building spaces that bring our community together. The county should help invest in community centers that provide safe places for children during summer and after-school hours and the adults and seniors in our communities.

We should prioritize funding for community centers, existing and new parks, playground equipment, farmers markets, and other amenities that we deserve just as much as other communities in Wythe County.

Supporting Fire, EMS, & Law Enforcement

We need to ensure funding and investments in our law enforcement and emergency services, especially in our area of the county. We need investments that ensure faster response times and attentiveness especially during emergencies.

Our area of the county was one of the hardest hit by Hurricane Helene, and we need to invest in protecting our citizens especially during major emergencies like this. This means more investments in these emergency services, preparing our infrastructure for storms, having emergency plans in place, and supporting folks through the recovery process.

Responsible & Open Government

We need a county government which is fully transparent in all their decision-making and prioritizes citizens first. This means informing us of major issues and changes, involving citizens first in the budgeting process, and keeping all meetings and information available to the public.

Fighting for an open and responsible local government also ensures we are able to responsibly budget to make the necessary investments in education, emergency services, roads, parks, community centers, and all the other necessities for the county as a whole and our community while ensuring we keep taxes and costs to our citizens low.

MY COMMITMENT

I will fight to:

Fully fund our area schools, teachers, and most of all our students
Invest in road improvements across the district
Stand up to developers and fight to protect agricultural land and the family farms that make our area special
Invest in our communities with improvements and expansion of parks, community centers, playgrounds, libraries, farmers markets, and other public spaces.
Support our law enforcement, fire, and emergency services to protect our citizens, improve response times, and better prepare for natural disasters.
Make our county government responsive to the concerns of our citizens and ensure budgets keep taxes and costs low while investing in our communities.

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