Accomplishments

Even before joining council I advocated for safe walks. Starting in 2016 I engaged Woodinville city staff as a citizen, focusing on safe walking paths near our schools. It immediately became clear the most dangerous road for students was a section of 124th AVE in Woodinville's West Ridge neighborhood. 

I made that my goal and in summer of 2020 the concrete was finished and ready for students.

Shortly after joining council, two citizens approached me about inadequacy of crosswalks on 140th Avenue. Each walks into the downtown for groceries and work, everyday. They had frequent near misses with speeding cars. 

The solution was two-fold: I asked our Police Chief to schedule more patrols in the area and voted for Public Works to prioritize the installation of crosswalk beacons. 

Installed in February 2021, these “RRFBs” (Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons) safely connect our neighborhoods to the downtown district.

In my first full council meeting I directed staff to find ways to improve our citizen's access to nature through Trails and Parks.

Trail projects include maintenance on the Greenbrier Trail in its namesake neighborhood and a new trail network in the Wood Trails area of West Wellington. We are using partners such as Washington Trails Association to foster citizen ownership of trails throughout Woodinville's beautiful forests. 

Improved Parks were approved in January 2021 when I proposed and council agreed to expand city maintenance to all neighborhood 'pocket parks'

To help local small businesses come back from the pandemic, Woodinville provided low/no cost PPE to speed up safe re-openings. The city council also reduced permitting costs for small businesses and citizen home repairs to jump-start the economy.

Additionally, we have retained an outside consultant to revamp the City's permitting processes with a more customer-centric approach. 

I founded the council's Climate-Action subcommittee with a charter to find Woodinville-scale projects that help the local and global environment. Two immediate wins were: Grinding buckled sidewalks instead of pouring new concrete (a major CO2 source) and applying for a grant to place solar power on City Hall. 

The work will continue into the new year with an inventory of pesticide/fertilizer usage and plans to incorporate more native species in our parks. 

From my first involvement with the city it was clear we needed better communications. The pandemic only made this more acute with the closure of City Hall. 

I am proud that at my direction the City launched the Woodinville Works app to provide direct citizen-to-city feedback on issues. Download the free app see for yourself.