The Annapolis City Dock has been increasingly flooded, with a record 120 instances in 2024.  As your mayor, I would prioritize the resiliency portion of this project to protect our downtown. 

We need a simple and fair parking system. The system must also meet the needs of our residents and businesses, including those without smartphones. We must protect resident parking.

We need to address the root causes of crime in the community.  We need to improve morale and eliminate staffing vacancies by working with HR to retain and attract skilled officers, supporting reentry programs and using the latest technology. 

We must significantly rewrite the code to reduce uncertainty while preserving high standards. We can expedite routine permit applications with pre-approved templates for projects like fences and decks.

We must establish a unified housing strategy for the City. I will advocate for mixed-use, mixed-income projects to address the need for more housing. I will seek incremental additions to housing that correspond to additional support for City services.

I will ensure disciplined spending while planning for long-term financial stability. I will reduce borrowing for routine annual projects. I will budget and plan strategically to avoid burdening future generations.  

We need to protect the integrity of our waters, access to those waters, and 
maritime activities. I will resist any push for legislation that allows commercial houseboats to be permanently or temporarily docked within our community waters.

As a person with an environmental engineering degree, law degree, and environmental law background, I am committed to pursuing strategies to make Annapolis a leader in environmental resilience.

I want to make it clear that I am committed to ensuring all Annapolis residents have equitable access to every program offered within our city. I have worked for and supported this my entire life – all of us are equal. 

I will seek partnerships, improved services, and greater efficiencies by reducing barriers to doing business in Annapolis. I will examine the overlapping functions of our City and County departments.