Essential City Services

Land use and growth matter, but residents also expect the city to deliver reliable everyday services. My goal is to make sure those services are sustainable, measurable, and aligned with East Bethel’s size and character.

Fire & Emergency Response

East Bethel should regularly evaluate firefighter recruitment and retention, response times, mutual-aid arrangements, equipment needs, station planning, and the long-term sustainability of the service model. The Council should understand not only what fire and emergency response costs, but what level of response residents are receiving and where the system is under pressure.

Roads & Maintenance

Roads are among the most visible services city government provides. Pavement condition, gravel-road maintenance, reconstruction priorities, and development-related road impacts should be managed through a transparent lifecycle plan rather than through crisis repair.

Parks, Trails & Open Space

Preserving rural character is not the same as simply leaving private land undeveloped. East Bethel should maintain practical parks and recreation assets, preserve meaningful open-space connections, and add trails or connections where they provide real public value without forcing an urban model onto rural areas.

Broadband & Connectivity

Reliable broadband is basic infrastructure for households, education, remote work, public safety, and small business. The city should support practical efforts to close service gaps and make sure development planning does not leave connectivity behind.

Aging in East Bethel

Residents who have spent years building a life here should have more options to remain in the community as their needs change. Housing, transportation, emergency response, and access to local services should be planned with an aging population in mind.

City Staff Capacity

A Council can generate more initiatives than a small city staff can realistically execute. My approach is to prioritize the work, define ownership, establish timelines, and avoid creating an ordinance or reporting workload without understanding who will carry it out.

What Success Looks Like

Reliable core services, realistic staffing expectations, clear performance measures, and long-term planning that prevents maintenance and emergency-response needs from becoming avoidable crises.