Keeping His
Promises to You
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✔ Reduced Crime & Increased Safety: Hired more police and firefighters. Now, crime rates are down, making Apopka a safer place for families and businesses to thrive.
✔ Property Tax Cuts: Lowered the property tax rate in 2025–26 to put more money back in your pocket.
✔ Eliminated Red-Light Cameras: Removed all red-light cameras in Apopka, restoring fairness and privacy to our roads.
✔ Record-Setting Budget Management: Increased reserves to $42 million (a 313% increase), securing the city’s financial future.
✔ Reduced Debt: Cut the city’s general fund debt by over $13 million, helping us live within our means and avoid future financial burdens.
✔ Boosted Downtown Development and New Restaurants: Created the Apopka Restaurant Incentive Area, bringing Propagate, Hall’s on 5th, 3 Odd Guys, and Ale House.
✔ Economic Growth & Opportunity: Launched Apopka’s first-ever Economic Development Department.
Achievements
✔ Public Safety Improvements – Hired additional police officers and firefighters, reducing crime and strengthening emergency response.
✔ Property Tax Relief – Lowered the property tax rate for residents in 2025–26 while keeping the city financially strong.
✔ Red-Light Camera Removal – Eliminated all red-light cameras, restoring fairness, privacy, and trust on city roads.
✔ Fiscal Responsibility – Increased city reserves by $42 million, a 313% growth, while cutting the general fund debt by more than $13 million.
✔ Economic Development Leadership – Launched Apopka’s first-ever Economic Development Department to attract new businesses and create jobs.
✔ Downtown Growth – Established the Apopka Restaurant Incentive Area, bringing new dining, retail, and entertainment opportunities to the city’s core.
✔ Job Creation & Higher Wages – Focused on attracting local, higher-paying jobs to strengthen Apopka’s workforce and economy.
✔ Infrastructure & Growth Management – Supported improvements that balance Apopka’s rapid growth with protecting its small-town feel.
✔ Community Engagement – Served on influential regional boards for the betterment of Apopka, such as MetroPlan Orlando, Tri-County League of Cities, Florida League of Mayors, and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Advisory Council.
✔ Faith & Service – Led as head of the church council at First Methodist Church of Apopka for three years, reinforcing his long-standing commitment to community and faith-based service.
