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On The Issues
We have waited too long for mass transit to arrive in Collin County. When the Commissioner’s Court had a chance in 1998 to promote mass transit, they let the cities fight it out instead. The result is a DART rail line and bus service that stops in Plano and doesn’t serve the County properly. I will bring mass transit to Collin County by working with the municipal councils of all of our cities, developing plans to bring the rail north so that all of our citizens can benefit from it. We will also bring bus service in the immediate future that will help citizens get from our city centers to the existing rail stations. This will help decrease the traffic on Central Expressway until the rail system can be completed. (more)
Our citizens deserve good quality health care for their tax dollars. And it's the County's job to provide care for our indigent population. Yet our current system not only under-funds local non-profit organizations, it shuffles people to Parkland. This is a waste of your tax dollars on a daily basis! By increasing the number of county-funded local service centers and increasing awareness of this program, we can SAVE money by spending it at the clinic. We owe it to our citizens to be responsible with the money we spend on health care. (more)
Anyone who remembers the
drought of 2006
understands the need to be concerned about our water future. The North
Texas Water District has plans to build more aquifer lakes within the
next twenty-five to forty years, but they won’t be ready in time for the
growth of our county. We need to plan for our water future NOW.
We can do this by creating tax incentives for homeowners and businesses to engage in water conservation measures. Also important is immediate methods to re-use water in a clean, safe manner. These measures will increase the short term safety of our water supply, and decrease our dependency on Lake Lavon. (more)
Our growth is incredible throughout Collin County, but is not being managed correctly. Our county has doubled in size since 2000, and is slated to double again by the year 2025! This growth has come at the price of our transportation infrastructure, green spaces, and unchecked development. We will solve these issues by bringing all cities in Collin County to the planning table and building a Comprehensive Master Plan for Future Development. This will help cities work together to plan for road improvements and residential areas, instead of fighting over intersections and chasing developers on their own. (more)
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