Please read my newsletter for January 2016. What’s Happening In District 1 River District Redevelopment Plan Plan proposes the creation of three Tax Allocation Districts In the next couple of months, the Council will decide whether to approve the River District Redevelopment Plan. This plan proposes the creation of three Tax Allocation Districts or TADS. The […]

Please read my newsletter for December 2015. What’s Happening In District 1 The Case for Medicaid Expansion in Georgia Medicaid Expansion is the right thing to do for Georgia’s citizens When the Affordable Care Act became law, there was a provision to allow for health care insurance coverage for adults whose incomes are at or below […]

Please read my newsletter for November 2015. What’s Happening In District 1 Ft. Benning Sequestration still on course… And the continued negative affects to expect if unresolved. The Columbus community will soon be feeling the effects of Sequestration. Due to the Army’s commitment to downsize from 570,000 soldiers to 450,000 and to reduce the number of […]

Please read my newsletter for October 2015. Seniors are Top Priority for 2016 Legislation  In the the legislative agenda, I requested additional funding in the 2016 session to be allocated for Home and Community Based services for Georgia’s Senior population. Last Thursday, October 29th CO-AGE (The Coalition of Advocates for Georgia’s Elderly) held a meeting at the […]

Please read my newsletter for September 2015. COLUMBUS A CITY ON THE MOVE Columbus opportunity to become a vibrant city where its citizens will be able to easily travel by walking, automobile, public transportation or bicycling. Recently, the Columbus City Council was told that the plan to tunnel under the Spiderweb was changed due to expected […]

Please read my newsletter for August 2015.

Please read my newsletter for July 2015. What’s Happening In District 1 Updates on the army downsizing in Ft. Benning And the new neighborhood watch program. The City of Columbus over the next couple of years will be feeling the effects of sequestration. The Army’s decision to downsize from its current strength of 570,000 soldiers to 450,000 will […]