Affordability

Lower utility bills by using county-led bulk purchasing to make home energy upgrades cheaper, simpler and accessible to working families. Condition landlord participation on written rent protections preventing rent increases tied to upgrades.
Increase access to affordable childcare through zoning, county-owned spaces rented at below-market rates, and grants for home-based childcare.
Push to create a dedicated regional transit district with stable, voter-approved funding to provide reliable countywide service.

Community

Adopting a countywide non-compliance policy that prohibits use of county funds, staff, data, or facilities for federal immigration enforcement beyond what is legally required.
Require Equity Impact Statements that mandate equity, displacement, and community impact analyses for major land-use, budget, and development decisions.
Establish formal standing intergovernmental agreements with local Tribes that respect sovereignty and guide land, water, and emergency management decisions.
Target investments to unincorporated areas by prioritizing sidewalks, transit access, lighting, and road safety in rural and low-income communities historically denied infrastructure.

Economic Development

Tie county incentives and economic development support to living-wage jobs and benefits. Focus on attracting industry that is sustainable and worker-centered.
County contracts stipulate local workers first that pay living wages and provide apprenticeships.
Reduce red tape and right-size county fees so small businesses can open faster, hire sooner, and spend less time navigating bureaucracy.
Ensure that county construction is done by companies who have strong apprenticeship programs and has a fixed percentage of apprenticeships on the project.
Make county contracting accessible to local small businesses by simplifying bidding, breaking contracts into smaller pieces, and providing technical assistance so more businesses can compete and grow local jobs.

Environment & Water Use

End spot zoning and enforce groundwater protection overlays and limit high-water-use development in sensitive areas.
Develop relationships with local tribes and seek their direction regarding land use, water use, and other issues affecting the environment, honoring their wisdom as the original stewards of this land.
Direct growth towards development patterns with lower long-term water demand and plan land use and growth around sustainable water supply.
Protect South County and Terrebonne drinking water by stopping pollution at the source and holding developers accountable for wastewater impacts while funding long-term monitoring and remediation through land-use and infrastructure policy.

Housing

Implement fees for Short-Term Rentals and Vacant Homes that contribute to an Affordability Fund.
Impose strong system development charges, inclusionary requirements, and in-lieu fees on new development to directly fund land acquisition and construction of affordable housing through Affordability Fund.
Fast track permits for middle-housing, ADU’s, and workforce units.
Address forced homelessness by ensuring a housing ladder that includes permanent supportive housing.

Public Health & Behavioral Health

Integrate EMS, public health, behavioral health and housing strategy at the county-level to reduce system-wide costs and failures.
Shift the responsibility of 911 response to mental health emergencies from law enforcement to mobile behavioral health teams focused on crisis stabilization.
Invest in prevention and early-intervention programs that reduce repeat crisis calls and high-cost emergency care.
Support the already innovative culture of health services to ensure continued financial support through grants.

Wildfires

Strengthen wildfire risk overlays and limit development in high-risk areas.
Require fire-resilient building standards in wildfire-prone zones.
Tie land-use approvals directly to evacuation capacity and emergency response readiness.
Provide funding so wildfire hardening doesn’t disproportionately burden elderly and working-class community members.