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Foss Park Commissio

The Board approved the 4 Million dollar redevelopment of Foss Park Beach. (Phase 1 of the Foss Park Master Plan)

Read the Plan HERE.

Brand New Citizen's Park in the 1st Ward. First time since the 1930's. - Being Built in Spring 2021

Redevelopment of the Neville Park in 2nd Ward.

Pushed and Passed a Property Tax Levy that reduced the District's tax rate by 5%
Opposed efforts to outsource Youth Sports Programs

Voted to lower property taxes
Voted on framework limit the Gerrymandering of County Board Districts
Voted against raising our Property Taxes
Voted in favor of increasing Smoking Age to 21
Voted in favor of improve the Use of Force Policy for Police Rangers
Voted for funding the County's first 211 service
Voted to expand the amount of County funds for Jail Diversion and keeping people within their homes
Voted against increasing the salaries for County Elected officials
Worked with States Attorney on enhancing and expanding the A Way Out Program
Pushed for extra funding for projects in the 14th District
Pressured Metra on rehabbing the North Chicago Train Station
The only County Commissioner to refuse Tax Payer funded Health and Dental insurance and Pension.

Voted against raising our Property Taxes by 28%
Worked with Congressman Schneider and Dold to waive the 100k application fee to rebuild North Chicago’s Beach
Spearheaded the creation of scholarships to North Chicago and Waukegan youth
Pushed for the reconstruction of Tennis Courts at Twin City Park
Reduced Golf Course Losses from 750k to 250k
Established Board Bylaws, Policies and Regulating Ordinances
Pushed a plan to reopen the Foss Park Swimming pool
Reduced spending of Commissioners by 40%
Worked to rebuild trust in the institution

Worked with fellow Trustees on a $3 million dollar remodel at no cost to taxpayers
Appointed to the Illinois Library Association Public Policy Committee where served for three terms
Cut spending by 12% first year in office to upgrade technology throughout the library
Worked to make the library more accessible to residents by adding additional stops to the bookmobile
Spearheaded the elimination of unnecessary rental fees
Pushed for the expansion of collection to include eBooks, Video Games and iPads for checkout
Wrote 80% of the library polices

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