The Issues: Baltimore County Council

Keep Our Schools Strong

• Reduce classroom sizes.
• Direct more money into the classrooms.
• Give students and teachers the resources and technology they need to excel.
• Upgrade the infrastructure in our aging schools and make sure our residency rules are followed.

Keep Our Communities Safe

• Put more Police Officers on the Street.
• Bring the latest crime fighting technology to Baltimore County.
• Promote partnerships between citizens, Police and Fire.
• Maximize emergency response efforts and provide the latest safety advances to our first responders.
• Find new locations for Wilkens Police Precinct.
• Strengthen laws against Gang and Sex offenders.

Keep Our County Strong

• Work to attract new business to the County, especially the First District.
• Revitalize our local commercial districts in Catonsville, Arbutus, Lansdowne and Woodlawn.
• Promote appropriate, reasonable development that strengthens the character of our Communities.
• Target rundown rental properties and absentee landlords.
• Develop budgets that we can meet, budgets that meet spending guidelines and keep our property values strong.

Keep Our Quality of Life

• Build more ballfields and playing space.
• Rebuild our aging infrastructure.
• Promote and Preserve our open space and environment.
• Be mindful of historic preservation.
• Provide and promote services to residents.

Improve County Government

• Maintain Baltimore County's history of fiscal responsibility.
• Advocate term limits for members of the Baltimore County Council.
• Introduce legislation to eliminate the current defined benefit pension system for members of the Baltimore County Council.