I’m serving on your Town Council during a busy, important time for the future of Ward 1. The issues are complex, so I always take the time to listen to you, learn about all the options, and then serve you the best I can with my votes and my advocacy. Here are a few of the Ward 1 wins for which I’ve provided leadership and support in my first four years on Council:
Pending William Hilton Parkway Corridor Memorandum of Understanding with County
🗳️Improved access to Jenkins Island Cemetery.
🗳️Improved access to property owners, minimized right of way land.
🗳️Improved safety and efficiency of intersections.
🗳️Provided Community Development Corporation resources to assist with noise pollution.
🗳️Provided Community Development Corporation resources to generate economic development.
Stoney
🗳️ Revamped much desired PickleBall & Basketball Courts.
Sandalwood Food Pantry
🗳️Approved long-term lease for this important community asset.
Squire Pope
🗳️Completed sailing and rowing center mural to tell the story of how our waterways were saved.
🗳️Restriped pedestrian crosswalks and new signage.
🗳️Improved Greens Shell Park.
Wild Horse
🗳️ Approved additional land and funding for Taylor Family Park.
Gum Tree
🗳️Approved Development Agreement with One Street Residential for NorthPoint neighborhood.
Old Woodlands
🗳️Improved drainage to address negative effects from neighboring construction.
Jonesville
🗳️Purchased stable and land on Jonesville Road.
🗳️Acreage: 12.019 acres Purchase Price: $7,600,000.00 (funded by Real Estate Transfer Fee).
🗳️Benefits from Acquisition: Preclusion of 93 single-family units and 93 peak-hour driving trips. Master planning with community input now in progress.
🗳️Leisure path budgeted.
🗳️Installed an emergency spillway at Lake Russell.
Marshland
🗳️ Approved additional land and funding for Patterson Family Park.
Mitchelville
🗳️Pushed master plan process for new land. Aquired 26 acres of land in Mitchelville area out of Development, $11.745 million funded by Green Space.
St. James Baptist Church
🗳️Worked with the church, Town, and County, along with Federal Partners to facilitate plans and secure funding for relocation of the church due to expansion from the Airport runway.
🗳️Confirmed availability of suitable land on the Mid-Island Tract.
Beach City Road to Mathews Drive
🗳️Approved crossing improvements on William Hilton Parkway to increase safety for pedestrians and drivers – currently under construction.
🗳️Decreased speed limit to 40MPH.
Muddy Creek Stabilization Plan
🗳️Purchased tract at 30 Bryant Road.
🗳️Acreage: 7.19 acres Purchase Price: $3,400,000.00 (funded by Real Estate Transfer Fee).
🗳️Benefits from Acquisition: Preclusion of 43,140 square feet of commercial development, 57 timeshare units, and 45 PM peak-hour driving trips. Master planning with community input now in progress.
Shelter Cove Lane
🗳️Purchased the former Cracker Barrel Restaurant site.
🗳️Acreage: 3.04 acres Purchase Price: $3,938,000.00.
🗳️Source of Funding: Real Estate Transfer Fee, State Accommodations Taxes, Land Sale Proceeds, and Hospitality Taxes.
🗳️Benefits from Acquisition: Preclusion of 30,400 square feet of commercial development, 106 motel rooms, 18 timeshare units, and 1,028 PM peak-hour driving trips.
All these initiatives will provide significant benefits to the quality of life for our Ward 1 residents, and also for our entire Island community. And there’s much more to be done in the next four years, as we work together to win for Ward 1.
My commitment remains:
🗳️I’ll always show up.
🗳️I’ll answer tough questions and listen to your opinions.
🗳️I’ll fight for solutions to strengthen our community.
Thank you for your continued support.
-Alex
Ward 1 Town Councilman
Chairman, Finance & Administrative Committee
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