Infrastructure First. Families First. Always.
Every morning, thousands of District 11 families lose precious time stuck in traffic that didn't need to exist.
The math is simple but infuriating: developers build houses, collect profits, and leave. We're left with overcrowded roads, overwhelmed schools, and strained utilities. The infrastructure that should have been built first becomes our problem to fund later.
In Eagle Mountain, Herriman, and across Tooele County, we've watched neighborhoods spring up faster than roads can handle them. SR-73 and SR-36 weren't designed for this volume. Neither were our local roads, our schools, or our water systems.
Developers should pay the true cost of the infrastructure their projects require. Current impact fees cover a fraction of actual road, school, and utility costs. I'll fight to update fee structures so growth pays for itself.
New legislation requiring infrastructure capacity verification before development approval. No more "build now, figure it out later." Roads, schools, and utilities must have capacity or be funded before permits issue.
District 11 needs dedicated legislative advocacy for accelerating SR-73 improvements, SR-36 widening through Tooele County, and Mountain View Corridor completion. Tooele County residents have one way out—SR-36—and it's under construction through 2026. These aren't nice-to-haves—they're essential for the families already living here.
I'll explore practical public transit options connecting Eagle Mountain, Herriman, and Tooele to employment centers. Not pie-in-the-sky projects, but realistic solutions that reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips.
I sit in the same traffic you do. I've watched my commute grow from 25 minutes to over an hour as development outpaced infrastructure. I've seen neighbors move away because the quality of life they came here for disappeared under the weight of unmanaged growth.
With 18+ years in infrastructure and operations—building pipelines, managing complex systems, running multi-million dollar projects—I understand how infrastructure works. More importantly, I understand what happens when it doesn't.
"This isn't about stopping growth. It's about smart growth that protects the families who are already here while welcoming those who want to join us."
Join the movement for smart growth in District 11
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