Building the Smartest City in America

City-County Councilor for District 20 focused on public safety, infrastructure, and housing affordability.

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Practical Priorities

Focused on the basics that improve daily life in Indy.

Public Safety

Safer neighborhoods through accountability, smart deployment, and prevention that works.

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Roads and Infrastructure

Fix the basics: roads, sidewalks, lighting, and long-term infrastructure planning.

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Housing Affordability

More housing options so working families can stay in Indy and the city can keep growing.

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Washington Square Mall

Tracking the first step in pre-development planning, study deliverables, and verified public documents.

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Site Study Update

First step in pre-development planning is underway. View the study scope, partners, and public documents.

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Latest Sunday Post

A weekly report on Council work and building the smartest city in America.

The Sunday Post - Feb 22, 2026: A Loss in Beech Grove, Washington Square Progress, and What Comes Next

This week’s Sunday Post starts with a loss in Beech Grove, then moves into real progress on Washington Square Mall. I also share the YMCA conversation and the priorities I put on the table with the Mayor’s Chief of Staff.

The Sunday Post - Feb 15, 2026: The $20M YMCA Reality, Housing Baselines, IMPD Staffing, and Brookville Road

This week I brought City leadership, the YMCA, and Hancock Health together at the Indy Chamber for a working session Indy should have started years ago. We walked through a scalable prevention model (DPC plus the YMCA) and the hard truth on Ransburg: saving it as-is requires an endowment-style solution and about $20M, with a March 31 deadline approaching fast.

The Sunday Post - Feb 8, 2026: YMCA Update, Washington Square Momentum, and a Big Eastside Jobs Win

Real momentum on the Eastside, from a funded Washington Square study to a major jobs win at Kimball, plus the next step in our YMCA health model discussions. This is what Smart City leadership looks like in practice.

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