Career Accomplishments:
- Drove a resolution to address and fix an overlooked Lake County traffic surcharge,
where the County was charging 2X the legal fees for traffic violations, thereby avoiding future
Lake County litigation. - Discovered, investigated, and resolved a 2018 theft case involving a $16,000 overcharge
of inmates in the Lake County Jail, avoiding future Lake County litigation. - In late August 2019, the LT 100 had approximately 180 people stranded approximately 12 miles away from the closet paved road. I showed up with local rafting buses and proceeded to move all 180 people out of the backwoods and to safety.
- FEMA certified Incident Command.
My Agenda:
- Sustainable, affordable housing.
- Free school lunches WITHOUT raising your taxes.
- Sustainable strategic planning for the future.
- Available when asked.
- Conduct an in-depth review of outdated and overlooked resolutions, policies, and MOU’s in Lake County.
- Per state statute, an audit needs to be performed on all county offices once a year. Audits have been overlooked in the past, but they will not be overlooked in the future.
- We are all embarrassed and fed-up with a history of past and recent corruption in Lake County. This reflects poorly on us as a community and in our ability to secure Federal and State funding and when applying for grants. That will be addressed with proper oversight, the refreshing of statutes, county financial audits, along with strategic future investments and innovation.
- I will review all current county contracts with outside agencies and confirm they employ Lake County residents when possible.
- The county attorney will not be able to represent the BOCC and housing developments within the county.
- The historical aspect of Lake County and Leadville is significant, I want to pay tribute to the long-time families with a museum where they can preserve their family history for generations to come.
- Seek better utilization of our Rodeo Grounds at Community Park. As an example, I will work closely with our Hispanic Community to plan Mexican rodeos and Heritage Week festivities, in addition to new activities and the utilization of our current resources.
- Leverage our Landfill. Many Colorado counties and municipalities are running out of landfill space or closing. Our Lake County Landfill has been granted the authority to operate for another 50 years, and I believe outsourcing others' landfill needs to Lake County is worth investigating. In exchange, those other counties can take our recycling. This could provide essential funds for a new County/Justice building, improving our schools, fixing and paving our roads, modernizing our parks, etc.
- There are many historical and recreational aspects of Lake County and Leadville. My goal is to pay tribute to our past, while leveraging these assets for the future.
- I propose taking advantage of our Regional Airport for sanctioned races and car shows.
- Work with other counties for housing, business, and county operations to put the county in a better position in the future.
- Hold Lake County Commissioner Meetings at a reasonable hour. These meetings should be held in the evenings, so our residents that work during the day can attend, be heard, and be part of the process.
- Work on paving our roads by bringing in business to invest in Lake County.
- I want to work towards everyone being held accountable in the Lake County Government, and if they are not, I will let you know.