My Platform For Cocoa

Encourage Cocoa Economic Growth

• Increase Local Employment
• Develop a comprehensive plan for the 524 Corridor
• Help attract new business to the abandoned 524 Center
• Take Advantage of the Brightline Railroad Station To Encourage Surrounding Business Building
• Annex Cocoa West, Clearlake Village and Sunrise Village
• Create “Auto Row” Events

Increase Support For Law Enforcement

• Better Community Policing
• Cleanup Clearlake, Dixon and Fiske
• Re-publicize The Crime Hotline At (800) 423-TIPS To Diminish Drug Traffic and Abuse
  • Publicize the amounts of money that is being paid out every month
  • Give each police office an ample supply of business cards to hand out at crime scenes, investigations and elsewhere to promote this program
• Provide Better and Safer Housing Options For The Homeless To Eliminate the Homeless Encampments

Better Citizen Communication

• Monthly Video Updates
• Feature Citizen Success Stories on City’s Website, Social Media and All Local & Regional Media

Upgrade Educational Opportunities in Cocoa

• Raise the Academic Standards at Cambridge, Saturn, Endeavor and Cocoa Junior and Senior High School To Become “A” Schools
• Leverage More Educational Synergy With EFSC’s Cocoa Campus
• Work With County School Board To Advocate For Increased Funding For Our Schools and Programs
• Create Internship Opportunities For Cocoa High School and EFSC Students With Local Businesses