My Plans for Midlothian's Future

I have several primary goals for Midlothian.  Unfortunately, due to lack of support on the city council, I've been unable to act upon them extensively.

• Eliminate property tax in the future:
  Instead of increasing property tax, we need to eliminate it.  Several cities in Texas have already done it, and it won't be an overnight project, but it's quite feasible.  And, we won't reduce city services to do it.  We simply replace the property tax with sales tax, by make Midlothian more business-friendly.  We can learn from other's mistakes.

   

  Click here to see how Cedar Hill did it wrong. 

   

  Click here to see an article on a city that has already eliminated property tax.

   

• Enhance our police and fire protection:
  This is being done slowly, but not for the entire city.  While everyone's taxes pay for the warning sirens, some neighborhoods are still not protected.  We must be vigilant in protecting our health and safety.
   

• Recover our freedoms:
  Our government should be here to serve us, not make us subservient to it.  We need common-sense restrictions to protect our property values, but we must make sure government doesn't go too far.  Businesses can't grow if they spend all their time conforming to ordinances, and why would someone move to a city where one can get fined $1,000 for having a crack in a parking spot (Section 12.003.011(c))?  One proposed ordinance would restrict the types of light bulbs we can use in our home, and that's just going too far.

As we make decisions for Midlothian, we must think of the future.  For me, "our future" means the type city we're leaving for our children and grandchildren.  I've added pictures of my family throughout this website;  the purpose is to make us all remember we're doing this for our children, for they are the future.