KEA Endorsement

Thanks to my colleagues in the Kenosha Education Association for their endorsement in 2010.

As a teacher at Tremper and member of the Kenosha Education Association I have daily contact with our community and understand the issues facing Kenosha. I view the education community as having a vested interest in city politics. I will bring a strong pro-education voice to the Kenosha city council. The city is served best when the different taxing authorities work together to strengthen our neighborhoods and schools. As chairman of the Park Commission I am working on negotiating a cooperative agreement between the City and KUSD to build a spray/water feature park at the Brass School site. A recently completed agreement between KUSD and the Kenosha Park Commission regarding Anderson Park softball diamond #2 for the Tremper girls softball team is another excellent example of how the work of the city and the mission our schools come together to improve the quality of life in Kenosha.

This year the city and Kenosha Unified School District will need to continue to work together as a new comprehensive high school comes online. Making sure students have safe access to Indian Trail and managing the increase of traffic in the neighborhood surrounding the school will be an important issue. As alderman of the 15th district which represents a portion of the 60th Street corridor this is an issue of vital importance. I look forward to working with KUSD and city administration to solve the upcoming challenges.