As an incumbent Mayor, I have a record to defend against my challengers that claim I have not done enough to move the Village forward.  The following is a partial list of my accomplishments during my terms as Village President.  While some use the “we need a change” slogan to try and capture votes and create confusion and doubt in voters, I assert we have constantly changed and it is called “progress“.  Through my leadership we have accomplished much! 

* indicates personal responsibility

• Downtown Street lights – $220,000.00 grant *
• Land plan layout for Fairway Sub-division *
• Reed Ekal property acquisition *
• Woodlands of Merioneth Subdivision deal w/park *
• Bike trail over the trunk sewer line *
• Richton Road project – Approx $7,100,000.00 grant *
• Station #2 water tower grant $273,000.00 *
• METRA Southeast Service –my original proposal in 1986 *
• Water main extension to Walt’s
• CDGB in Enterprise Sub. – $2,000,000.00 in grants
• Main Street & Milburn intersection improvements *
• Well 8 & 9 Grant -$200,000.00*
• Three major trunk sewer lines installed
• New hydrant flushing program
• Land plan for Village property*
• Drainage improvements – old Lincolnshire
• Commuter rail parking lot land purchase $25,000.00*
• Downtown TIF plan
• Two Motor Fuel Tax major road programs – $2,000,000.00*
• 500-acre industrial park  along Burville Road*
• Walt’s Food Store and Ace Hardware projects*
• Comprehensive plan with and without airport $40,000.00 grant
• Holland Co. TIF project *
• Techn-O-Tape TIF project *
• North American Stone TIF project
• DTE Crete Energy TIF project
• Many downtown TIF projects leveraging private investment
• South Holland Bakery Supply Project
• $1.2M Road Grand for the C-M School District
• CenterPoint 1,100 acre annexation and plan
• Retail on IL 394, Kohl’s*, Culver’s*, GoLo*
• Silliker Labs project
• M&M Roofing
• McDonald’s on Steger Road
• Strip stores on Steger Road at Cottage Grove
• Universal Steel America project
• Well Built Equipment project
• $368,000 paving project grant for Burville Road
• Sewers to the properties on North Main
• Al-Amin Brothers Transportation Project ($5.0M)
• Holland Company office expansion project ($5.0M)
• St James Senior Estates
• New water tower by the high school*
• Leveraged the power plant project to build Hartmann Dive*
• Veteran’s Plaza project grant for $175,000
• $160,000 grant to improve the village hall
• Dutch American Foods development*
• Al-Amin Transportation development*
• Drinking water iron removal grant*
• Road construction grants for Crete Road and Burville Road*