Attainable housing and visible curb appeal is how we attract high-performing employers and talented people—growing our tax base and standard of living without hiking rates.

My dad helped recruit AMI here by aligning ISU’s Vo-Tech training with real jobs—proof that workforce and business climate matters. I’ve done my best to carry that torch. I’m a Leadership Pocatello graduate; early Portneuf Greenway board member when there wasn’t even one single trail; 30 years on the Chamber’s Beautification Committee leading the citywide Spring Cleanup; founding/longtime leader with Portneuf Valley Partners (entrance beautification, Brooklynn’s Playground, river cleanups, corridor landscaping). This is the “make it look and feel like opportunity” work I’ve done for decades. With your vote, we can do even more, making Pocatello a competitive destination for skilled workers. 

Here’s the plan:

• Launch a “Clean & Green” corridor program: lighting, trees, sidewalks, gateways, storefront facades, and neighborhood pride grants.

• Stand up a one-stop business desk and accelerated review for projects that create good local jobs.

• Make sites “shovel-ready,” tighten ISU-Downtown connections, and keep streets safe and efficient for workers and customers.

How to know I’ve kept my word:

• storefront occupancy

• new business starts

• private capital invested

• rising median wages

• broader tax base