¶ Establish Stronger and Responsive Leadership in our City Administration 

We will provide all city departments and services with the leadership they need to effectively serve the citizens of Garrett and work together as a team to serve our community.

• Ensure that City Staff and Employees provide our city’s services with courtesy and respect.
  • Our administration and employees should be willing to go the extra mile to see that all residents and businesses are satisfied with the service they are receiving.
• I will involve more decision making to the members of city council and department heads so that more ideas may be brought to the table through their various expertise
• Appointments to fill board and commission vacancies should be open to the public
  • I plan to make applications available to any Garrett Citizen who is interested, via paper application in City Hall or electronic on the City’s website
• Move the Board of Works meeting to 5:30pm so not only City Employees may attend, but also community members.  (Currently the meetings are at 8:00am)
• As a six-year councilmember, I realize the need for our city's Council members to have detailed information on issues within our city to make informed decisions
  • Therefore, I will confer with the common council members before each council meeting to better inform them of city issues and ask their input and community concerns and involve them in
• Eliminate Inefficiencies in our City Government
  • Streamline operations and reevaluate every operation and expenditure to save the people of Garrett money
• Implement an appeals process regarding utility billing
• We will set up a Neighborhood Emergency Liaison in various parts of the City to help citizens in cases of crises,
  • such as tornados, natural disasters, train derailment, ice storms, boil-water advisory, etc.
• In partnership with the Police and Fire Department, we should have a training session for high school and young adult residents willing to be trained in crowd control and first aid relief
  • Currently, if Garrett were to experience a crisis, we wouldn't have the resources to properly stabilize the situation
• Investigate installing Webcams in city parks for parents to monitor their children

¶ Build a Broader Sense of Hometown Pride

• With a collaborate effort of all citizens of Garrett, our community should create a Vision Statement, which summarizes what our City’s vision for its citizens
• Expand city beautification project beyond our Downtown were residents live and work
• Additional lighting on the south and north ends of town to not only provide additional security, but also to allow travelers on State Road 205 and State Road 8 know there is a thriving city down the road.
• We will partner with our Chamber of Commerce as well as the Garrett Historical Society to incorporate a welcome to Garrett informative newsletter or welcome letter to new businesses or residents to share the Garrett Spirit!
• “Garrett: The City that Reads” Initiative
  • We will implement literacy programs provided by our schools and Public Library
  •  I believe there should be public reading centers in the city, featuring city news and our local news sources.
• Work with the city groups to update our downtown Christmas lights and decorations.
• Implement volunteer and neighborhood associations to give citizens a greater voice

¶ Support Local Businesses and Aggressively Pursue Economic Development