I will offer bills to keep growth from hurting existing residents and existing businesses, and make growth pay its way. Conserve Colorado - Agricultural and natural lands are disappearing at an alarming rate. We need to act quickly to save undeveloped land by purchases and incentives to encourage protection. It is time to cut government promotion of development. My professional expertise is the environment, with graduate degrees in environmental engineering and law.
Education is our best long-term investment.
Every child needs to attend a high quality school. Let's invest some surplus revenue in schools and reduce class size. Also I will introduce a bill so schools can receive impact fees to help cover the costs of accommodating growth. I favor charter schools and work internships for credit available to high school students. Government can seem disconnected from citizens but we are the bosses.