Key Issues
Promote Fiscal Responsibility
I will work to ensure the frugal and efficient use of the taxpayers' money, with an awareness that those funds belong to the taxpayer and not to the town officials.
As your Select Board Member, I will:
Develop new revenue streams and embrace new technologies to provide much-needed relief to the taxpayers.
Provide relief and rate cuts for taxpayers wherever possible.
Take an active role in our Town Budget, cutting waste and abuse.
Plan for the Plymouth Woodlot:
The Plymouth Woodlot property represents a tremendous opportunity for the town to increase much-needed revenue. We must protect the community from undue development burdens and prevent out-of-town developers from lining their pockets ahead of town interests.
As your Select Board Member, I will:
Fight to make sure the Town of Plymouth is the primary beneficiary of any new or planned revenue from the woodlot.
Ensure that any development plan comports with the Town of Plymouth Master Plan.
Undergo a rigorous traffic study.
Protect Plymouth’s Environment
Plymouth’s growth must balance economic development with protecting the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the natural resources on both land and sea that we rely on.
As your Select Board Member, I will:
Support solar fields on municipal properties.
Protect clean drinking water in Plymouth when considering new development or redevelopment.
A plan for Plymouth 1600:
Plymouth 1600 is 1,600 acres of Holtec-owned property in our town. The future of this property will, one way or the other, very much shape OUR future here in Plymouth! It is perhaps the most pressing issue our community has faced in decades. I firmly believe we must take every legal measure to preserve and protect this property from a housing development that we simply cannot afford. However, I strongly oppose a penny of new taxes on our already overtaxed residents, including a Prop 2 1/2 override. We need new and creative solutions, NOT new taxes.
Embrace new technology
I believe that embracing new technologies is the key to unlocking new revenue streams for the Town of Plymouth.
As your Select Board Member, I will:
Investing in new technology that improves services and saves taxpayers money.
Advocate for Animal Welfare:
I’m a dog dad. The welfare of pets and wild animals in Plymouth is of utmost importance to me!
As your Select Board Member, I will:
Ensure animal shelters have the resources they need.
Seek to make updates to the Plymouth Animal Control facility
Support Plymouth’s First Responders
As a current EMT, former Plymouth Police Sergeant, and U.S. Marine, I believe it is crucial to support our first responders.
As your Select Board Member, I will:
Ensure police, fire, and EMS departments have the resources they need to do their job and that their budgets are used responsibly and effectively.
Provide support resources for mental health and other needs
Support fire, police, and first responder unions.
Support Public Education
I attended Plymouth-Carver public schools as a child and, later in my career, was an adjunct professor at Quincy College. I strongly value public education and teachers.
As your Select Board Member, I will:
Abide by a comprehensible but sensible education budget that puts students first.
Provide Plymouth’s children with the best public education in Massachusetts.
Stand up for Seniors
Seniors play a vital role in the fabric of life in Plymouth, and I will always fight for their needs.
As your Select Board Member, I will:
Ensure senior centers have adequate funding and are up-to-date, safe, and accessible.
Provide resources and opportunities for seniors to get involved in the community.