Occupation: Attorney and managing partner of Town Center Office Suites The challenge is to outpace nature in the completion of this priority. All that we invest in is of little consequence if flooding we could have mitigated wash our quality of life away. Eliminating by end FY 2032 the backlog in maintenance of our legacy drainage infrastructure is an integral part of this priority, along with the continued use of surplus city funds, and federal and state grants to accelerate our progress. You only have to see the devastation that communities have experienced from flooding, and the decades it takes to recover, to realize why aggressively addressing this existential threat is priority one. Delivering the Stormwater Bond Referendum projects on schedule is key. My top priority is keeping the city’s response to the existential threat of flooding on track to achieve the goal of high and dry citywide by 2045 from rainfall events and 1.5 feet of sea level rise. If elected, what would be your top priority and how would you get it done? My experience is constrained and driven by my oath of office, my fiduciary duties, and my loyalty to the principles of public service.Ģ. I retired with 41 years as a Navy senior resource and warfare analyst, the last 20 years with Commander Submarine Forces ($22B budget). I bring these experiences joined with residents’ inputs to see issues through the eyes and in the shoes of my fellow residents I serve. I have the experience of growing up in Virginia Beach, going to public schools here, raising my family here, having my kids graduate from our public schools, being married to a city public school teacher for 41 years, caring for elderly parents now passed, and being active in Boy Scouts for 35 years. I have the experience of acting on behalf of the voices of neighborhoods, over special interest groups, to preserve the quality of life and affordability of our city. What experience do you have that makes you qualified to serve on City Council?
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