An additional 54 acres of parks - our most effective method to guarantee greenspace and tree preservation for generations to come
Matthews Veterans' Park: By serving as a strong advocate on the board to implement current design and plan for future improvements.
Economic Development:
Acceleration Advanced Manufacturing Campus by Hendrick: A 200-acre project that will bring clean manufacturing, innovative technology, and high-paying jobs to Matthews, which, in turn, facilitates the creation of a local police/ fire/EMS training facility.
New Facilities:
Fire Station #3: Ensured funding allocation, allowing quicker emergency response times for our residents in the northern part of town and improvement of the town’s ISO score
Discovery Place Kids: An innovative partnership between Matthews, Discovery Place, and CMS to build a science museum using tourism-related funds rather than property taxes to bring another family-friendly recreational option to downtown
Matthews Elementary Rebuild: Led advocacy efforts to approve CMS bonds, enabling a downtown rebuild of Matthews Elementary
Community-Building:
Brought the Hometown Hero banner program to Matthews to honor our veterans
Partnered Boy Scout Troop 46 with Matthews veterans to create a relationship-building opportunity to maintain Matthews Veterans Park
Governed with our elected Board and staff in a fiscally responsible manner that resulted in Matthews first ever triple-A bond rating