Holly Springs council members need to hold themselves to a high standard with integrity and forward thinking serving the entire town. Citizens should expect our public servants to strive to make Holly Springs a great town, uniquely Holly Springs, with an identity different from any other town. Let’s be Holly Springs. 

Our Town faces the opportunity and the obligation to drive growth in tandem with positive community and environmental outcomes.  To drive success, we must adhere to the Town's vision outlined within the Comprehensive Plan Mission Statement to make Holly Springs a unique town while also fostering responsible growth and a sense of community. Mission-Statement (hollyspringsnc.us). Policies need to be continually reviewed and updated with consistent application.

Ways to Maintain Responsible Growth:

• Consider the “total impact.” Holly Springs must continually evaluate the actual residential, commercial, and natural resources impact of development.
• Support Holly Springs with mixed use and commercial development that aligns with the town’s mission, purpose and considers stakeholder-inclusion.
• As we experience continued growth, ensure our transportation infrastructure will match our expected growth (5–10-year forecast), along with our community facilities, parks, recreation areas and greenways.

Holly Springs continues to grow and change both residentially and commercially.  When possible, we should increase mass transit opportunities to assist in solving our residents' transportation needs.  

In addition, we should continue to forecast and ensure utilities are developed in support of a 5–10-year plan. 

Holly Springs should continue to work closely with surrounding local governments to coordinate land use and infrastructure in support of quality sustainable patterns of growth and development.  

Specific Concerns stated by residents: 

• 540/Kildare displacement, expansion, rejuvenation as an entertainment hub
• Walmart-Mainstreet- Plans on the books already - the town needs to redesign the entire area for more efficient vehicle transportation and safe pedestrian traffic
• New water source for the town
• Aging water utility pipes
• Ensuring all public services are planned out for 2040 to meet population growth

Our residents deserve the best quality fire, police, and EMS services available. ​We have a great base in place to improve and build upon. As a former Army Engineer, I will fully support our public services being adequately structured to best serve all our residents. I will continue to reinforce transparency and checks & balances throughout town government including public services.

Given the rapid growth of Holly Springs it is important that citizens play a key role in future growth through citizen advisory boards. These boards would assist in guiding the direction of growth by incorporating public input and addressing community concerns. 

We need to continually evaluate and innovate our community facilities, greenways, parks and recreational programs so that these amenities may be enjoyed now and preserved for future generations of Holly Springs residents. These amenities are one of the key means of differentiating Holly Springs and ensuring that it will continue to be a place that people want to live and work.

We have a solid, increasing tax base. I support keeping taxes low while maintaining and growing the General Fund to evenly balance this tax base.  Our continued growth must be managed to ensure the proper levels of services (public utilities, public services) are distributed properly across our town. 

We need to achieve a residential tax base balanced by the commercial tax base. By continuing to pursue companies like Fujifilm and other bioscience companies, we will be able to improve and grow our town. 

In support of the Town’s Comprehensive plan, I support strategically encouraging business, light industrial and commercial development in appropriate locations that will balance the overall tax base.  Executive-Summary (hollyspringsnc.us)

I support transportation improvement through state and federal grants to fund infrastructure improvements, alleviate congestion and make our roads safer for our residents.

I will channel and utilize my professional background as an Army Corps of Engineers Officer, and my experience in financial compliance, project, and program management to help identify and implement efficiencies in town spending to alleviate any unnecessary spending. My time in the service overseas broadened my view of local governments and how they impact our everyday lives. 

Holly Springs has continued to grow over the last 10 years. We now have over 41,000 residents with a ten-year projection of 61,000 residents and twenty-year projection of 70,000[1]. Our Town, our residents and landscape, are constantly evolving and maturing. At the same time, we want to preserve the “welcoming culture” that makes our town unique and appealing. I believe our Town government needs to continually evolve and grow with its residents to effectively serve everyone. 

We should hold ourselves to a high standard of integrity and forward thinking across the entire town. Residents should demand that our public servants make Holly Springs a great town. I do not believe we need to compare ourselves to other towns. Holly Springs should be the example for other towns. 

I will bring to the Town Council an emphasis on using appropriate leadership – stakeholder inclusion, instinct, humility, compassion, combined with integrity, systems thinking and common sense – to guide our town and town government into the future. Together, we will navigate critical local, state and other issues that affect our residents while maintaining the vision of the stated town mission. 

Where appropriate, I will focus on technology and innovation, while balancing data-to-knowledge, continuous learning, and critical thinking.  Ultimately, I will employ a responsible approach to continue building our town while honoring its uniqueness. 

I believe in developing meaningful relationships with my fellow Holly Springs residents, hearing their concerns, providing them a voice, and building a platform for all residents to be an integral part of where we call home.
   

[1] Table 3-1, Projected Population for the Town of Holly Springs, Microsoft Word - Sec3_Holly_Springs_2015_SCIMMP_FINAL_v1.docx (hollyspringsnc.gov)