Responsible Voting

I’ve voted against increased debt, higher taxes and residential overdevelopment. But, I’ll always vote for Carmel: Our families, our community, and our way of life.

Listening to all Carmel Citizens

For more than 7 years, I have attended Homeowner Association (HOA) board and annual meetings, hosted town hall meetings, sent newsletters, and fielded community-wide surveys. My purpose is to listen to the thoughts, ideas, and dreams of Carmel residents and business leaders.

The feedback that I have received has been a consistent concern over Carmel’s rapid excessive growth and increasing density, that is:

• Sacrificing the unique character of Carmel’s family-residential neighborhoods. 
• Overloading and stressing Carmel’s existing infrastructure, especially outside of downtown Carmel. 
• Spreading Carmel’s police and fire departments too thin, preventing public safety from keeping up with population growth.

My Priorities:

1. Preserve the character of Carmel’s residential neighborhoods.

I believe we can allow for Carmel’s continued growth without sacrificing the unique character of Carmel neighborhoods and environment. As a City Council member, I’ve sought to accomplish this by:

• Soliciting citizen input by attending HOA and town hall meetings about Carmel’s Comprehensive Plan.
• Advocating on behalf of Carmel citizens for changes to the city’s Comprehensive Plan.
• Advocating for concerned citizens to change or stop proposals that would dramatically increase density and destroy wooded areas adjacent to existing residential family neighborhoods.

2. Invest in infrastructure to keep pace with Carmel’s population growth.

We must focus on investing in infrastructure outside of downtown Carmel. As a City Council member, I’ve accomplished with by:

• Soliciting input via surveys from citizens living in and near Home Place and other HOAs.
• Advocating for increased funding for projects and paving roads outside of downtown Carmel in 2019 and 2020. When I was not successful, I was the only councilor to vote against the city budget in 2019 and 2020.
• Again, I advocated for increased funding for projects and paving roads outside of downtown Carmel in 2021 and 2022. I succeeded in getting projects and items included in 2021 and 2022 city budgets and in bonds for infrastructure projects in 2021 and 2022.

3. Hire additional police officers to keep Carmel a safe, family-friendly community.

As crime continues to be an issue south of Carmel, now is the time to hire more police officers. I believe allocating funds to hire more police officers must be a top city budget priority.

• By providing more funding for public safety, we can increase the number of sworn police officers. In addition, I believe we must add another fire station in western Carmel.

Votes attempting to preserve the character of Carmel’s residential neighborhoods

• VOTED AGAINST Ordinance D-2632-22, Tax Increment Revenue Bonds to Support the 111th and Pennsylvania Project – Oct. 3, 2022
  • $76.5 million in developer-backed bonds to finance improvements to support a mixed-use development at 111th and Pennsylvania streets. This includes 912 multi-family units, office space, two parking garages and a public plaza. Learn More

• VOTED AGAINST Ordinance Z-676-22, Flora PUD, on Apr. 18, 2022, and a later Resolution CC-08-01-22-01, Establishment of the Flora Economic Development Area on Oct. 3, 2022.
  • Establishment of a tax increment financing allocation area for the Flora development. This new subdivision on Spring Mill Road north of I-465 will have 129 dwellings, including townhomes, duplexes and single-family homes on 18 acres. Learn More

• VOTED AGAINST Ordinance D-2622-22, Tax Increment Revenue Bond to Support the former AT&T site located at 210 3rd Avenue SW and adjacent properties on May 16, 2022.
  • The redevelopment of the former AT&T site at 210 3rd Ave. SW includes a six-story apartment building and two-story townhomes. Learn More

• VOTED AGAINST Ordinance Z-656-20, Establishing the Courtyards PUD. Nov. 16, 2020.
  • Approval for the planned unit development for The Courtyards of Carmel included 149 age-restricted homes to 59 acres on the northeast corner of Smoky Row Road and Keystone Parkway. Learn More

• VOTED AGAINST Ordinance Z-653-20 Jackson’s Grant PUD, Aug. 17, 2020
  • The council voted to rezone 20 acres to expand the Jackson’s Grant neighborhood. This included townhomes, single-family homes and a commercial node on the northwest corner of 116th Street and Spring Mill Road. Learn More

• VOTED AGAINST Ordinance Z-654-20 146th & Monon PUD, Aug. 3, 2020
  • The ordinance approved rezoning for 15 townhomes on 146th Street west of Rolling Hills Drive. The plan included townhomes expected to cost between $400,000 and $500,000 on 1.3 acres of land near the Monon Greenway. The site is entirely surrounded by single-family homes. Learn More