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Secured more than $12M in state and federal funding for waterline, transportation, and park improvements.
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Passed a levy with over 60% approval for a new regional fire authority to strengthen fire/emergency response.
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Completed city's first ever Park System Plan, Transportation System Plan, and Housing Action Plan to insure strategic planning for future growth and development.
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Oversaw passage of the city's Climate Action Resolution.
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Led implementation of a new Transportation Benefit District, projected to generate $1.2M in new revenue for transportation improvements over the next 10 years.
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Realized nearly $400,000 in additional funding over 6 years to support efforts related to economic development and tourism promotion for the city
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Overhauled administrative processes and procedures to improve efficiency and service level provided to community; efficiencies also resulted in cutting costs in the operational budget
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Implemented an alert notification system for city relevant news and area-wide emergency notifications
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Successful in getting the lack of childcare included on Klickitat County’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy list as a priority project focus (CEDS).
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Enacted childcare reimbursement for citizen volunteers serving on city boards and commissions.
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Implementation of the city’s DEI focus has included creation of a civics academy in partnership with Washington Gorge Action programs, staff-wide bias training, year-round cultural heritage programming, bilingual public hearings, childcare reimbursement for commissioners and committee.
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Prioritized efforts to spur affordable housing, including changes to the city’s land use designation map, land acquisition for affordable housing, expanding housing rehabilitation programs and services, and creating a planning department within City Hall.
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Key member of bi-state group that has secured over $300M in funding for the new Hood River Bridge; founding Commissioner of the newly formed Hood River White Salmon Bridge Authority.
Correcting the Record
No. The White Salmon City Council unanimously approved salary increases for elected officials, raising the mayoral stipend from $650/month to $2000/month. City Council evaluated 32 Washington cities with a population of less than 5,000, showing a range of pay from $0-$3,000 per month for a mayor’s salary.
Ordinance 2023-03-1127 Amending Weapons
No. The Police Chief proposed changes to city code to align with current state regulations and definitions regarding weapons, which the White Salmon City Council approved. No city in Washington can create any laws regulating firearms that are more restrictive than state law. Washington state law allows for use of force under certain circumstances of self defense, defense of others, and defense of property.
