CRI'S IDEAS

There are many important issues facing us here in Covington, and I am open to listening, learning about and discussing each of them with each of you...the Community.

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I have a number of local passions including small businesses, parks and recreation, redevelopment and growth of our amazing City and public safety, just to name a few.

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Small businesses are the backbone of Covington and we are truly fortunate to have such an amazing and eclectic  variety of local business owners and entrepreneurs right here in Covington.  I am keenly interested in supporting, promoting and keeping our small businesses in Covington by looking for creative ways to help incentivize and retain them to continue to do business in our community while promoting their growth and expansion.  I will also do all that I can to attract and locate other small businesses to Covington so our community has everything we need to thrive.

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Our parks, green spaces and open spaces are the real gems of our City and we need to restore, protect and preserve our these important areas while also creating more opportunities for recreation and public enjoyment of these public spaces.  I currently serve on the Devou Parks Advisory Council (DPAC) and the plan for Devou Park is amazing.  I want to ensure this park and all of its amenities carry over to other parks within the City.

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I am also a huge fan of youth sporting programs and I truly believe that each and every child should be given the opportunity to play any sport they desire, no matter where they live within our community, what their annual household income may be, or what ethnic background they come from.  I want to work with our Parks and Rec Department and other community business owners and community members to create more youth leagues and sporting programs for our youngest residents of Covington.  Playing youth hockey and baseball and other sports was a big part of my experience growing up and each and every one of our kids in Covington need more opportunities like this.

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Responsible development and growth in our urban core is key to the future of Covington.  We have an incredible opportunity to reshape the former IRS property into something that truly benefits all our residents and our business community.  We have watched the City of Cincinnati grow the Ohio River Corridor for the past 15 years from the southern banks of the river and it is time that Covington does the same thing.  A carefully planned new development with input from a broad reach of stakeholders in our community will return a large vacant property to a productive and prosperous reuse with elements that will benefit everyone in our City.  Covington should be a place that everyone wants to live, work, dine, shop, play and enjoy.

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Community safety goes a lot deeper than the crime, violence and public health issues our local police, firefighters and EMTs respond to and address on a daily basis.  Although this is very import, there are other elements that I want to address if elected to office.  Street lighting, stop signs, sidewalks, basic traffic control on side streets and other items are all key to public safety.  Vacant and abandoned buildings that present health and safety hazards to our residents and children need to be addressed quickly.  Older infrastructure in need of improvement all have an impact on the overall viability of Covington and it needs to be dealt with now.  There are a number of State and Federal funding sources/programs that could benefit our City and I would like to work with our residents and local leaders to bring more and a much larger share of these resources, incentives and programs to our City.

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These are just a few of my interests and concerns and not a comprehensive list by any means, but hopefully you can see that I am ready to work for you, the City and our future.