(10/2022) This past month has been busy with many campaign events. We recently had our first two candidate forums where all 4 candidates-at-large participated in both. I was very happy to share my positions on many issues including growth, education, public safety, and quality of life issues in Frederick County. I look forward to several upcoming events to get to share more about the campaign and meet more voters.

I wanted to talk this month about our parks and recreational areas in the county. I have had the pleasure of serving several years on the Frederick County Parks and Recreation Committee and learning the great things going on in our county.

Many people have moved to Frederick County for the quality of life that we have here. That has put pressure to continue to add parks and recreation events for those that are here. Three new parks that I have visited and was on the parks and recreation committee, as they were being built, are Urbana Regional Park, Utica Park, and Othello Park. These 3 parks are all outstanding increasing opportunities for our residents to enjoy.

I am supportive of the Frederick County Bikeways & Trails Plan. We have a beautiful county and people want to enjoy it by walking and biking, we need to make sure that they can do that safely and have proper paths. The parks and Rec department also do an excellent job of providing events for us in the county. You can see those at www.recreater.com.

An example of an event is Paw-O-Ween on October 26th at Ballenger Creek Park and the History Trick or Treat on Friday, October 28 at Rosehill Manor Park. I will be very supportive of continuing to grow this department and provide additional opportunities for our residents.