Riverdale City is a great place to live and I’m proud to call it my hometown. I grew up here and there’s no other place that my wife and I would rather raise our family.

Because Riverdale is home to so many good people, you have excellent choices and a wide variety among the 9 candidates for city council. No matter what type of candidates you want to support, you’ll have good options on the ballot.

I am asking for your vote for Riverdale City Council. I would like to serve you by taking a fact-based, logical approach to policy-making decisions. It’s important to me to ask questions and research facts before debating, forming opinions, and voting. My end goal is to ensure the City continues to be a great place to live well into the future.

We’ve had an admirable culture of service in Riverdale, including the City staff and volunteers who contribute to our great quality of life. In addition to addressing our basic needs of public safety, streets, water and other infrastructure, the City offers programs for young and old to recreate, socialize and make the most out of our parks, trails and other community amenities. Public works and public safety make Riverdale a comfortable place to live, the businesses make it convenient, but our citizens, recreation and senior programs make Riverdale an outstanding community.

My goals as city councilor would include: fiscal responsibility with balanced budgets, maintaining a satisfactory level of core services and amenities and supporting the service-oriented culture amongst the staff by ensuring fair treatment for good results.

This community and its unique quality of life are the things I want to help preserve as your city councilor. Municipal government has a big impact on people’s day to day life, so please vote in the primary election on August 11 and again in the general election on November 3.

Please feel free to contact me, I’d appreciate any opportunity to respond to questions or concerns.