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Accomplishments

During my 12 years on the West Jordan City Council, I partnered with other councilmembers, city staff, and community stakeholders to deliver practical results that made everyday life better for residents. 

Whether the issue was public safety, infrastructure, or neighborhood quality of life, my approach was consistent: be careful with tax dollars, keep tax rates low, and make sure the city delivers real value for the money people are asked to pay.

That focus helped West Jordan grow responsibly, invest in core services, and strengthen neighborhoods without overburdening homeowners.

Selected Accomplishments from City Council Service

  • Lowered the city’s property tax rate nine times, reducing it from 0.002562 to 0.001499, while continuing to fund public safety, infrastructure, and parks

  • Saved residents over $1.2 million by challenging the process for a solid waste contract and improving service at a lower cost

  • Expanded public safety staffing, adding 24 police officers, 8 firefighters, and building Fire Station 54 to improve emergency response

  • Resolved long-standing police and firefighter compensation issues, improving recruitment, retention, and fairness while reducing legal risk

  • Invested in transportation, including major improvements to 5600 West, 7800 South, 1300 West, and key regional interchanges

  • Partnered with multiple agencies on the Big Bend Restoration of the Jordan River, including remediation of the Sharon Steel Mill Superfund site, improving water quality, environmental safety, and public access along the river corridor

  • Completed the Jordan River Trail underpass at 9000 South and replaced two aging trail bridges to improve safety and connectivity

  • Addressed chronic neighborhood flooding, including long-standing issues in Constitution Park, by modernizing stormwater systems and maintenance practices

  • Modernized city finances, replacing outdated accounting systems and moving to multi-year financial planning to reduce long-term risk

  • Expanded parks and recreation, adding 63 acres of park and trails

  • Led energy-saving infrastructure upgrades, including an LED streetlight conversion projected to pay for itself in under five years

  • Supported business attraction and commercial revitalization, helping bring employers and services like Smith’s, Home Depot, Boeing, and Amazon to West Jordan and reactivating vacant commercial properties

  • Protected neighborhood character, supporting smarter zoning, limiting inappropriate high-density development, and opposing the relocation of a state prison to West Jordan

  • Brought services closer to residents, including opening a U.S. Passport Office at City Hall and partnering with county agencies to locate health and justice services in West Jordan keeping over $215,000 per year in passport fees within the City

  • Helped secure more than $5 million in outside funding for a Community Arts Center (non-WJ taxpayer funds)

  • Served as Council Chair and Mayor Pro Tem, helping guide the city through a transition in government structure and leading during the COVID-19 pandemic