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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Improving Education

  • Education Budget has increased by over 50% in 4 years, lowering class sizes.

  • Record funding for New School Construction and School Renovations, easing overcrowding.

  • Secured Funding for the new Vansville ES, an Auditorium for Laurel HS, new roofs for High Point HS, Eisenhower MS, Cherokee Lane ES & Bond Mill ES

  • Secured $2 million for renovations to High Point HS and raised $150,000 in private funding for a new Track.

Enhancing Public Safety

  • The Council funded hiring 250 new police officers and 100 new firefighters and EMS technicians since 2002.

  • Worked with Sheriff Michael Jackson to enhance the Sheriff Department.

  • Kept promise to return career firefighters to Branchville Volunteer Fire Department.

Senior Citizens

  • Created the vision for a new Senior Center for Northern Prince George’s County and obtained necessary funding.

  • Fought through red tape and bureaucracy to get Senior Center in to the "design" phase.

  • Provided the Laurel Senior Friendship Club with $12,000 in funding.

  • Raised $125,000 for ATLAS to outfit the new Senior Center being constructed next to the Laurel Regional Hospital

Environment

  • Secured $1 million for cleaning up Laurel Lake.

  • Leader in passing County Clean Air Legislation.

  • Chairman of the Council of Governments Regional Air Quality Committee

  • Mike Maloney Environmental Public Service Award

Community

  • Provided $ 39,000 to LARS to help the neediest residents in District 1.

  • Provided $ 14,000 to College Park Meals on Wheels] to ensure quality meals for those elderly who need assistance.

  • Provided $ 13,700 to Laurel Historical Society and Laurel Museum to enhance their collections, public exhibits and maintain the Museum facility.

Library

  • Secured Funding for a New Laurel Library.

  • Secured Funding for Improvements to the Beltsville Library.

  • Leader in obtaining funds to add 19 positions to the Library System Budget.

  • Working with the Maloney Family to rename the Beltsville Library Building in honor of former Councilman Walter "Mike" Maloney.

Land Use Matters

  • Kept promise to save Gunpowder Golf Course and keep it affordable for senior citizens and beginner golfers.  

  • Worked out a compromise on the proposed Bozzuto multi-family housing project on Cherry Lane in Laurel.

  • Worked out a compromise for the Montpelier Hills expansion to lower density from 750 potential multi-family units to 211 luxury townhouse units.

  • Stopped inappropriate high-density apartment housing in North College Park.

  • Prevented re-use of a “rock crusher” adjacent to the Longwoods community, and had the property converted to light industrial uses.

  • Kept promise to commence a new Sub-Region I Master Plan Study

     

Transportation

 

  • Ammendale Road upgrade near completion to get traffic off of Beltsville streets.

  • Upgrade of Contee Road to improve access to Laurel Regional Hospital.

  • Obtained funding for Rhode Island Avenue safety improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists.

  • Obtained funding for Montgomery Road safety improvements.

 


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