Accomplishments

Improving Education

• Education Budget has increased by over 50% in 4 years, lowering class sizes.
• Record funding for New School Construction and School Renovations, easing overcrowding.
• Secured Funding for the new Vansville ES, an Auditorium for Laurel HS, new roofs for High Point HS, Eisenhower MS, Cherokee Lane ES & Bond Mill ES
• Secured $2 million for renovations to High Point HS and raised $150,000 in private funding for a new Track.
  

Enhancing Public Safety

• The Council funded hiring 250 new police officers and 100 new firefighters and EMS technicians since 2002.
• Worked with Sheriff Michael Jackson to enhance the Sheriff Department.
• Kept promise to return career firefighters to Branchville Volunteer Fire Department.

Senior Citizens

• Created the vision for a new Senior Center for Northern Prince George’s County and obtained necessary funding.
• Fought through red tape and bureaucracy to get Senior Center in to the "design" phase.
• Provided the Laurel Senior Friendship Club with $12,000 in funding.
• Raised $125,000 for ATLAS to outfit the new Senior Center being constructed next to the Laurel Regional Hospital

Environment

• Secured $1 million for cleaning up Laurel Lake.
• Leader in passing County Clean Air Legislation.
• Chairman of the Council of Governments Regional Air Quality Committee
• Mike Maloney Environmental Public Service Award

Community

• Provided $ 39,000 to LARS to help the neediest residents in District 1.
• Provided $ 14,000 to College Park Meals on Wheels] to ensure quality meals for those elderly who need assistance.
• Provided $ 13,700 to Laurel Historical Society and Laurel Museum to enhance their collections, public exhibits and maintain the Museum facility.

Library

• Secured Funding for a New Laurel Library.
• Secured Funding for Improvements to the Beltsville Library.
• Leader in obtaining funds to add 19 positions to the Library System Budget.
• Working with the Maloney Family to rename the Beltsville Library Building in honor of former Councilman Walter "Mike" Maloney.

Land Use Matters

• Kept promise to save Gunpowder Golf Course and keep it affordable for senior citizens and beginner golfers.  
• Worked out a compromise on the proposed Bozzuto multi-family housing project on Cherry Lane in Laurel.
• Worked out a compromise for the Montpelier Hills expansion to lower density from 750 potential multi-family units to 211 luxury townhouse units.
• Stopped inappropriate high-density apartment housing in North College Park.
• Prevented re-use of a “rock crusher” adjacent to the Longwoods community, and had the property converted to light industrial uses.
• Kept promise to commence a new Sub-Region I Master Plan Study.

Transportation

• Ammendale Road upgrade near completion to get traffic off of Beltsville streets.
• Upgrade of Contee Road to improve access to Laurel Regional Hospital.
• Obtained funding for Rhode Island Avenue safety improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists.
• Obtained funding for Montgomery Road safety improvements.

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