My priorities if elected

Defend Grand County residents’ quality of life.  

There are two sides of the tourism-economy coin. Grand County reaps benefits from being a tourist resort destination, but excessive, unchecked growth negatively impacts residents and the character of our rural community.  The County needs to push back on out-of-town developers trying to bypass our County’s zoning regulations and who threaten lawsuits to get their way.  Our quality of life is at stake.

Commit to increasing affordable, workforce housing.

Many gateway communities similar to Grand County have determined there is not a silver bullet to address workforce housing.  The good news is that Grand County is making progress on this problem by trying new, innovative approaches to make sure new housing benefits locals.  But we need to try harder!  To keep moving forward we need to emphasize workforce housing over second homes. 

Protect our dark skies.

We are very lucky to live in an area with very dark skies.  We must be proactive to keep them dark -  not only because they are a tourism draw, but because they enhance our own health and well-being. 

Look for ways to make our neighborhood streets quieter.

Noisy streets is the issue that almost all residents agree impacts their quality of life.  I will continue the County’s work to find ways to decrease noise in residential neighborhoods. 

Support preserving and protecting the public lands in Grand County.  

Grand County’s public lands are world famous, and the County’s economy and residents’ quality of life are dependent on these lands.