I believe that over the last 4 years we have made tremendous strides at City Hall. However, in my opinion, no City or elected official should rest on its laurels.  If elected I have the following goals.

Create a public/private partnership to develop a restricted area near our airport that is designed to house corporate headquarters and campuses.

Strive to create new, better paying executive and management jobs, which will allow our children to remain locally close to their families after graduation.

Work with the County to improve our airport in order to attract more corporate jets and corporate jet travel and possibly commercial commuter flights at a later date.

Work with Montgomery County and the CISD to master plan the governmental needs for new buildings, expansion, etc. in order to keep up with the record growth we are experiencing.  We will in the near future need more court buildings, county and city offices and new schools at all levels.  Working together on the same page in addressing these needs will foster a more orderly growth with less confusion and prevent unorganized urban sprall.

Strive with the help of Montgomery County and local State elected officials to bring the Appellant Court for the Southeast District, 9th Court of Appeals, to downtown Conroe.  The economic impact of this move would be extremely positive.

Work with our local Federal elected representatives to push for and insure the creation of a local V. A. Medical Clinic.  Our honorable local veterans deserve the City’s support.  Money has already been approved by the V. A. but for some unexplained reason the project has stalled.

Work with the private sector and Houston area developers to create public/private partnerships to help implement the Roger Brooks Plan unanimously approved by Council.  The plan for downtown has been adopted in its entirety, however Council has decided the plan should only be implemented as funds are raised and made available.  Use of grants, donations, creative federal and state funding sources, and private investment capital should be utilized.

Work hard to renovate and update as needed the infrastructure and services in our valued older neighborhoods.  New growth and expansion should not be at the expense of our existing neighborhoods.


When elected in 2002 I ran on the platform which included updating and strengthening City Housing Codes including establishing residential occupancy levels.  These new codes will improve the health and safety of our less fortunate citizens.  We at City Hall should not and will not promote profiteering by slum lords.  We want our citizens living here because of better economic opportunities and quality of life and not due to cheap substandard housing.  Housing codes are a complicated issue, however I pledge to continue working on them until we get them right.  I promise to insure code enforcement will be done in a fair, even-handed manner with responsibility placed on the landlord and not the tenants.

Continue to support Mayor Metcalf’s and Chief Ray’s war on Drugs Initiative.  The fight against drugs and crime is a never-ending battle and we should not waver.

We at the City have made some improvements in the traffic problems, however, there is still a long way to go.  I pledge to work with and support Community Development Director Guy Andrews as the City addresses these mobility problems facing our community.  We need to create and then work to implement a master thoroughfare plan.

I pledge to support the vision and leadership of Mayor Metcalf and City Administrator Jerry McGuire who are striving along with my fellow Councilmen to make the City of Conroe the best it can be and to exceed your expectations