Accomplishments
I was Elected to the St. Charles county council in 2000.
A lot of politicians run for office because they want to be something; I wanted to do something.
Why I Ran?
- Wanted to fight against cluster homes with no infrastructure that would dump sewage into our streams that would end up in drinking water through wells.
- Group of citizens stood up……we sued St. Charles County
- We lost…so I ran..
Things that I accomplished on county council
- Moratorium on sewage treatment plants.
- Change the law to higher quality treatment plants MBR
- Senator kit Bond recognized the problem and gave $500,000.00 to Lake St. Louis and SCC to come up with a solution to the water problems.
- First stream bank protection ordinance in state, excludes all agriculture operations.
- Proposition S Illegal annexations, Proposition S, Passed by the voters.
- Created new blasting laws in SCC. Due to property damage.
- Fought against Eminent domain, TIFS, building of Levy’s in the flood plain.
- Originated and sponsored an ordinance not to allow (military) funeral protest.
- Originated and sponsored a county wide red-light camera band, voter approval 72%
- Originated and sponsored a county ordinance to protect over aggressive county inspectors in agriculture areas in violating property rights.
- Participated and supported a new county parks program with close to 4000 acres.
- St. Charles County hasn’t had a tax increase in over 16 years.
- Support smart grown initiatives reducing explosion of growth and municipal annexations.
- Support Law Enforcement with budgetary items and pay increases.
- Aggresively fought back against COVID tyranny and quarantine policies in our county.
- Fought our county council in protecting the rights of our citizens by fighting back illegal immigration.
Citizens for Smart Growth accomplishments
- Initiated the zoning change in Southwest SCC from a three-acre minimum to a five acre minimum.
- Initiated out lawing red light camaras in SCC.
- Initiated proposition S, smart growth, that out lawed, shoestring annexations.
- Working with Legislators on Changing annexation laws ( That only exist in four Counties) in the state, so annexations are fair for everyone.
- Endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 15, 100 percent support of our law enforcement.
- Endorsed by Carpenters Union, Electricians local one, gas workers union.
- Received a resolution of Appreciation from Greenway Network and Lake St. Louis Chamber of Commerce from protection our natural resources.