Rod4RSM

Where I stand

Five priorities, with the numbers attached.

Each one links to the detail, including where the figures come from. If a number here is wrong, I want to know.

  1. Common-sense spending

    Every line of the budget should answer one question: does this actually help RSM families? Ask the tough questions, cut the red tape, and stop funding things that sound good in a press release.

  2. Youth and family programs

    Fund the spaces families actually use. Youth sports, school partnerships, and real programs for kids instead of buildings that sit empty.

  3. Keep the character of this place

    I chose RSM because it is untouched enough but still a city. Protect the master plan from the pressure to overbuild.

  4. Parks, trails and the lake

    The lake and the trails are the city’s living room. Maintain them like we mean it, before deferred maintenance becomes a bond measure.

  5. A new generation of leadership

    The same few people have held these seats for years. Fresh eyes, tough questions, and answers residents can actually get.

And three things I will fight for

  • Bring back the Boys & Girls Club. Twelve years at the Bell Tower, then the contract lapsed and it closed. Kids need somewhere to go after the last bell, and politics has no business in a program families depend on.
  • Weigh monuments against programs. The Antonio Parkway gateway monument was dedicated in June. The low bid was $2.8 million against a $2.1 million engineer’s estimate. The after-school program the city let lapse cost $120,000 a year.
  • Lower insurance premiums. De-risk the fire area around RSM and claim the wildfire discounts state rules already require insurers to offer, up to 20% off.