Issues

Four years have made a world of difference. As your District 1 Representative, Roger's focus has been and will continue to be protecting the community we love and preserving our quality of life. From speed bumps to school class size to sustainable transit ways, Roger’s focus has been on the issues you care about the most:  

  • Preserve Our Quality of Life

    One of the biggest threats to our quality of life is the traffic nightmare we face almost every day.

  • Manage Growth

    When Roger ran for office in 2006, he pledged to reinstate a critical "transportation test" to determine whether development can proceed, a test that the prior Council, with the vote of Roger’s...

  • Protect the Environment

    Roger understands that the quality of life in our county flows from our stewardship of the environment. If we do our job well locally, we help fight global warming and make the air healthier for...

  • Protect Our Schools

    Roger has been a strong advocate for our schools, kids and parents.  He has supported virtually 99% of the Board of Education's operating budget requests and 100% of the school construction...

  • Fiscal Responsibility & Economic Revitalization

    Our County government faces tough financial decisions this year and in the next term. It is vital that we meet out county’s operating budget needs and honor the statutory limits on property...

  • Government Transparency

    Roger believes that good government is a tranparent government.  His transparency bill requires the County Government to report and post  all expenditures over $25,000 on a public...

  • Senior Citizens

    District 1 has more senior citizens than any other District, and Roger has worked tirelessly on their behalf.  He took the unprecedented step of hosting three different senior forums, each...

  • Public Safety

    Roger knows that our community cares about public safety.  That is why he joined the Public Safety Committee.  One of the very first issues he had to deal with was a proposal that would...

  • The Arts

    The arts are particularly important in District 1.  We are not only home to some incredible artists, but we are home to some incredible art institutions:  Strathmore, Roundhouse,...