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==Initiatives and Projects Implemented as County Commissioner 2016-2020== | ==Initiatives and Projects Implemented as County Commissioner 2016-2020== | ||
− | + | --Restrooms at Beulah Park--completed | |
− | + | --Traffic Light at Beulah Road and Mobile Hwy--completed | |
− | + | --Mitchell Avenue Sidewalks in Avondale--completed | |
− | + | --Drainage improvements and Sidewalks project on Merlin Road--completed | |
− | + | --4-lane and sidewalk addition for Longleaf Drive from Pine Forest Road to Wymart Road--fully funded and currently at 60% design | |
− | + | --Restore Act Funding requested for a new Boat Ramp and park facility on 39 acres at Perdido Bay | |
− | + | --$1.5 Million in D1 Restore Act funds utilized to help bring the $230 Million ST Engineering Aerospace Expansion to Escambia County--with over 1300 good paying jobs! | |
− | + | --Acquisition of OLF 8 in Beulah to be utilized to create mixed use development and amenities for the community and the county + an additional 300 jobs at NFCU paying an average wage approaching $50K yearly | |
− | + | --Voted to economize County Transportation by negotiating the function to become an in-house department-saving County taxpayers millions of dollars. | |
− | + | --Turn lane at Woodside avenue-completed | |
− | + | --Intersection improvements at Wilde Lake Blvd and Pine Forest Road-completed | |
− | + | --Hwy 98 Resurfacing and Safety Improvements from Blue Angel to the Alabama State Line--completed (state funded) | |
− | + | --4-lane and sidewalks from Exit 5 in Beulah to Beulah Road--funded and under construction with completion this year (state funded) | |
− | + | -- Upgrades to the Bellview Ball park, including a new score board and renovated baseball and softball fields--completed | |
− | + | -- Drafted and presented to the BCC the ordinance establishing the NW District 1 advisory committee--ordinance passed in 2018 and the committee was selected and seated in 2019. This 9-member committee will assist D1 with the drafting of an overlay district or a master plan to help more intelligently guide development in the greater Beulah area (precincts 43, 5, and 68) | |
− | + | --$300K in Restore Act funding submitted for the cost of the Beulah area master plan or overlay plan | |
− | + | --Myrtle Grove Fire Station--$80,000 mold remediation project--completed | |
− | + | --District 1's first Public Library--funded, building is purchased and design is underway. Construction to begin summer 2020 with completion in 2021 | |
− | + | --As Chairman in 2018-negotiated/mediated a 4-year pay plan for the Escambia County Sheriff's Office to reduce attrition and provide more competitive pay for deputies | |
− | + | --Street Lights along Mobile Hwy at 8-Mile Creek Road, Klondike, and Millview--completed | |
− | + | --$3.2 Million worth of neighborhoods and streets repaved in District 1 over the last 3 years | |
− | + | --Escambia Youth Commission Initiative/Program--Ordinance Approved and program launched in 2019 | |
− | + | --District 1 discretionary LOST funds projects programmed: | |
− | + | -Beulah Fire Station Modernization $1,000,000.00 | |
− | + | -Bellview Public Library $250,000.00 | |
− | + | -Regional Drainage Improvements, | |
− | + | -Godwin, Blue Angel, Sarasota Street $400,000.00 | |
− | + | -Drainage project, Dunaway Lane $200,000.00 | |
− | + | -Cerny Road/Muldoon sidewalks, | |
− | + | street lights/drainage improvements $700,000.00 | |
− | + | -Splash Pad at Beulah Park $200,000.00 | |
− | + | -Misc. street lights, sidewalks | |
− | + | and roadway improvement at various | |
− | + | -other locations throughout District 1 $225,000.00 | |
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==Initiatives and Projects Implemented as School Board Member-2006-2016== | ==Initiatives and Projects Implemented as School Board Member-2006-2016== | ||
− | + | --implementation of a Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline-Independently run by a unbiased third party. | |
− | + | --District-run health clinic November, 2010. This first of its kind in Escambia County Schools employee health clinic was opened in June of 2013 | |
− | + | --Implementation of a multi-faceted Drug Eradication Strategy--this includes canine searches and drug testing students that participate in extracurricular activities. | |
− | + | --Video Recording of all workshops and meetings of the School Board | |
− | + | --School Board "web-presence" on the district's new web page. After a 16 month series of delays, the School Board's web page was put up in 2011 to increase transparency. | |
− | + | --Addition of a Safe Harbor Provision in the District Rights and Responsibilities Handbook, as a balance to zero tolerance. This initiative to provide students and parents an additional layer of due process protections was implemented over extensive protests by district staff and administrators | |
− | + | -- Participation of the Escambia County School District in the MAP (Merit Award Program), a statewide teacher performance pay program to reward great teachers and grow student achievement. | |
− | + | --Expansion of music programs at the secondary level, with the addition of a new High School Band at West Florida High School beginning in the 2010-2011 school year. | |
− | + | --Initiation of the Establishment of a University Lab School in Partnership with the University of West Florida. School opened 2010-2011 school year. | |
+ | --Acceleration of closure and consolidation process to correct district inefficiencies. | ||
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=="Godzilla" controversy== | =="Godzilla" controversy== |