Achievements

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Spurred development of new Eastside community group

Promoted Eastside public art project plan and local businesses

Chaired SPLOST Site Selection committee for  Eastside library and new Firehouse #5. See Group Agendas here

Coordinated with a local landscape architect to starting envision Eastside beautification plans

Athens Clarke County 100% Clean Energy Plan

• Pushing now for a Clean Energy Resident taskforce

• Read more about the effort here: The transition to 100% clean power: Athens begins a "generational undertaking"

ARPA funding allocations

• Dedicated funds for infrastructure and social issues

• Advocated for Strategic Plan to Address and Prevent Homelessness including expansion of Homelessness Coalition and funding for Eviction Prevention programs

• Strong supporter of Affordable Housing Investment Strategy plan.

New Indoor Smoking Ordinance, adding a vaping ban for all indoor spaces

EMS improvements

• Led efforts for funding for fire department EMS Oversight positions

• Working with When Every Second Counts to get highly trained paramedics in every ambulance

Linnentown Resolution

• Renaming of Linnentown Lane. Allocation of  $2.5 million to Memory and Justice Committee, half for home improvements for disadvantaged homeowners and half for a Black History Center

Wage increases for ACC Library Staff (2023) and all ACC Employees (2022)

Short term rental (STR) ordinance (Airbnb restrictions) - February 2024

Funding for the Public Safety Oversight Commission and the Human Relations Commission

Green solutions for Classic Center Arena development: the new arena will have the largest array of solar panels on a public building in Georgia

Supported unionization of ACC Firefighters, only the 2nd unionized force in Georgia

Complete Streets Ordinance

• Co-wrote language while working with Athens in Motion, advocated and succeeded in passage while in office

• Considered one of the top 15% nationwide

TSPOST 2023 Commission-defined Project List

New Residential Traffic Management Program, an equitable program for making community roads safer and more comfortable for residents and pedestrians

3-Laning Prince Avenue for better street safety

Advocate for Vision Zero program funding allocation, received from Federal Grant

Legislative Review Committee, Chair

SPLOST Site Selection Committee, Chair

• Worked with community members choosing sites for new Eastside library and replacement for Firehouse 5

Audit Committee, 2021 - Present

Community Tree Council, Commissioner representative, 2021-2023

Envision Athens Board Member, ACC commission representative, 2021 - 2023

ARPA Workforce Development Committee, Co-chair

Boys & Girls Club DPI (Delinquency Prevention Initiative) Taskfor, 2024

Served as Mayor Pro Tem, 2022

Became a Certified ACCG Commissioner

Member of 1st Class of Smart Growth America’s Champions Institute

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