Campaign Priorities

We are fortunate to have such a friendly City, but we need to continue to improve cooperation and responsiveness to community values to avoid future conflicts. We should embrace, not avoid, diverse perspectives.

To effectively address challenges and work within the community, the City needs to make open, objective, and well informed decisions that are not bound by labels or past positions that need updating.

The process of listening and engaging in shared decision making works when we practice it through informed collaboration. When it comes to good government, two heads are better than one. Citizens should be full partners in government decisions.

If we don’t act soon enough, our City can forever lose its environmental character and sense of community. We need better visioning, analysis, and collaboration on land use and development decisions to avoid near sighted, irreversible decisions.

The City of Fairfax faces many outsized challenges that require it to do its homework carefully and work closely with citizens and businesses in the process. The City needs to use state of the art capabilities as it takes on new policy and planning decisions.

Our community is blessed with abundant City services and programs that contribute greatly to our quality of life and sense of satisfaction. But they come at a cost that must be managed carefully to be financially sustainable and avoid future train wrecks.

Development and redevelopment activities are critical to the City's economy and community design. Let’s be sure they consider a full range of alternatives that reflect community values and vision, and involve complete analysis of costs and benefits.

The City should use its authorities where possible to select and support the most appropriate composition, location, density, design, and pricing of homes to meet sustainable housing needs as well as supporting cost of living improvements.

To control crime in the City, we need to maintain adequate staffing and management capacity for City police and safety to avoid shortfalls in prevention and response activities, particularly in high density and high crime areas.

The unique small town character of our City draws visitors due to our attractive natural environment, history, festivities, education, local shops, and arts. We should support this vision for the future and avoid becoming just another concrete jungle.

Transportation improvements last several decades and both our transportation needs and available choices will change significantly over this time. As we plan, we should consider visionary alternatives that address tomorrow’s world.

The City should develop a fully informed and comprehensive plan to address homeless and broader community needs with specific targeted solutions developed through formal collaboration involving citizens and City and County agencies.