Issues & Policies

East Bethel is facing a set of connected decisions. Growth, infrastructure, public safety, housing, taxes, and land use cannot be managed in isolation. My approach is to define the objective first, understand the tradeoffs, and make decisions that strengthen the city over the long term.

Growth & Development

Growth should be directed where it makes sense, not scattered across the city simply because land is available.

Rural Character

Preserving East Bethel means maintaining substantial rural areas and resisting development patterns that erase the community’s identity.

Public Safety

The city should define the public-safety outcomes it wants and evaluate whether dedicated law-enforcement spending is producing those outcomes.

Taxes & Spending

Large recurring expenditures should be supported by evidence, clear objectives, and measurable results.

Infrastructure

Water, sewer, roads, and transportation should guide development strategy rather than react to it after the fact.

2050 Comprehensive Plan

The next comprehensive plan is an opportunity to define where East Bethel should remain rural, where growth belongs, and what kind of tax base the city wants to build.