what's going on
Projects (Complete & Ongoing)
- Led the initiative for an improved Animal Welfare Ordinance to address Tethering (Pending, Final Vote November 4, 2024).
- Working to secure funds for the City of Darlington to use at Sports Complex.
- Working on project to rehab The Mineral Springs Historical Site.
- Led initiative for improvements and repaving @ Highway 34 Pee Dee River Landing - Approved, work to start in 2024.
- Led the initiative to increase Base Pay for Darlington County Sheriff's Office and fought for all other county employees to receive MORE than 3% 'cost of living increase'. Additional 3% employee retention incentive - Approved and started showing up in paychecks late August 2022. County Council did not receive an increase in pay.
- Initiated and led the effort for a City/County project for vast improvements and enhancements to downtown Darlington by securing a $750,000 Community Development Block Grant - Project scope is under the implementation by the City of Darlington.
- Countywide Watershed Study - Ongoing (Buyout Program Options)
- Lawson Road & Oleander - Larger STOP signs installed due to numerous accidents at 2-way stop.
- Smith Avenue and Blue Street - Drainage issues. Ditches cleaned and watershed study to address.
- Initiated and led the effort to bring Broadband accessibility throughout the county
- Recycling Centers Expanded - McIver Road and Smith Avenue sites have been expanded to include more containers and revised schedules
- Speed limit signs installed in neighborhood off McIver Road
- COVID Vaccinations - Established host site for vaccinations to be given in Darlington (Thank You, First Baptist Church!)
- COVID Vaccinations - Established host site for vaccinations to be given in Darlington (Thank You, First Baptist Church!) Tethering Laws and incorporated "Animal Care" into the ordinance to ensure basic necessities of food, water, and shelter were addressed - 1st Reading (Pass), 2nd Reading (Made the Motion to Approve and NOT ONE SINGLE COUNCIL MEMBER seconded the motion, so it FAILED - very clear indication that COUNCIL MEMBERS do not promote animal welfare. The Sheriff did not speak out in support of the ordinance at any time.)
- Spay/Neuter One-Time donation of $8,000 to sustain program through December 2023. Worked with DCHS Board to include $12,000 annual support for the Spay/Neuter Outreach Program. DCHS funds from the county increased to $265,000 to help cover this support for Outreach.
- Commercial property across from First Church of God - requested clean up and store front update to enclose/make safer due to close proximity to a church and a school.
- Requested clean-up of Wells Fargo ATM site since it's a main corridor into the city limits. Working to establish an ordinance to address unkept properties along the fringe of downtown areas throughout the county.
