• Expand mobile clinics for mental health, addiction, and primary care

• Reduce red tape for nonprofit and community clinics

• Target resources using real health data

• Connect people in crisis to treatment and housing, because it costs the county less and works better than doing nothing.

• Support employers who train workers and pay living wages

• Expand apprenticeships and trade pipelines

• Speed permits and inspections for small businesses

• Invest in childcare supply so parents can work

• Audit county rules to remove unnecessary delays

• Limit discretionary vetoes that stall projects

• Keep safety and environmental protections, with clear timelines

• Require accountability when projects are delayed or denied

Too many Gaston County families are being priced out of their neighborhoods in the county they grew up in.

Here’s how I’ll fix it:

• Fast-track permits for workforce housing

• Allow duplexes, triplexes, and ADUs in already-served areas

• Set clear timelines (“shot clocks”) for zoning and planning decisions

• Use surplus county land for mixed-income housing

If you’ve ever sat through three light cycles just trying to get onto Wilkinson, or have seen the conditions some of our rural roads are in, then you know our infrastructure needs serious attention.

• Prioritize intersection fixes, turn lanes, and signal timing

• Improve bus frequency and reliability

• Require new developments to contribute to mobility solutions

• Coordinate county and city projects to prevent duplication and delay

• Ensure rural roads and infrastructure are maintained and supported

• Fast-track energy infrastructure that saves the county money

• Modernizing our grid for future growth

• Use county purchasing power to reduce resident costs