Growing Apex Thoughtfully

Growing Apex Thoughtfully

During my time on the Apex Town Council, I’ve constantly tried to figure out how to balance our small town charm, the strong demand for new housing, and our school/road capacity. One metric I’ve calculated is potential rate of growth, which is the number...
Why I’m Running for Re-Election: Part 2

Why I’m Running for Re-Election: Part 2

Three words: Historic Downtown Apex. Our historic downtown is what makes Apex unique, but there’s always room for improvement. In 2019, the Apex Town Council adopted the Apex Downtown Master Plan and Parking Study to provide a vision for these improvements....
Why I’m Running for Re-Election: Part 1

Why I’m Running for Re-Election: Part 1

One of the biggest frustrations of serving on the Apex Town Council is the slow pace of change. A great example is the rapid population growth…at the time I was elected in 2017 our population was 50,000 but new residential developments for 20,000 more people had...
My First Apex Budget

My First Apex Budget

The most interesting part of being on the Apex Town Council thus far has been my involvement in the development of the 2018-2019 fiscal year budget spanning July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. My first task was eye-opening: I was given a stack of 47 index cards with...