- Worked with staff and the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County to initiate twice-per-week electronics drop-off site at Public Works
- Work with Karen May and SWALCO to initiate Fluorescent Drop off w/electronics at Public Works
- Envisioned and initiated the Prairie Wolf Slough on Half Day Road and Trail linking the Prairie through Deerfield High School to Ridge Road
- Initiated Friendly Fence Ordinance
- Fiscal Conservative
- Promotes budget restraint and consolidation of services
- Achievement of a Aaa Bond Rating which reduce city costs
- Communications and Open Government
- Promotes Cable telecast of public meetings, enhanced Highlander, and sign notification for property petitions in front of the Plan Commission, ZBA, and other public meetings.
- Initiated our Community Home Page and the City Home Page on the Internet
- Intergovernmental Agreement with Park District
- Established New Pool, Driving Range, and future Community Center.
- Spearheaded Relocation of Fredrickson Place for safe access onto Deerfield Road
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- Park District Advisory Committee's
- Highmoor Nature Preserve
- Sunset Park
- Mooney Park
- Helped save Historic Church for adaptive reuse
- Consolidated City Departments for greater efficiency and continuity
- Worked with Lake Front Task force to write and pass our new Steep Slope Ordinance
- Worked with the Greenways Committee to establish Greenways Plan
- Initiated Painters Lake trail through open fields behind Deerfield High School which connects to the Prairie Wolf Slough along the Middle Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River.
- Initiated pedestrian trail between Park Ave. and Route 22 along Highland Park Country Club and the Highland Park woods.
- Formed Coalition of Commercial Waste Reduction
- Partnership with Chamber, League of Women Voters, and Environmental Commission
- Received grant from SWALCO for the Green Zone program
- First Volume Based waste hauling contract
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