Vote for Parks - Mount Pleasant

02/08/2024

Plans for Rifle Range Park are coming together. We were able to save all of the grand trees and add a dog park!

The latest design for Mount Pleasant’s $40 million park and sports complex will impact just over 3 acres of wetlands but preserve grand trees in the park.

09/13/2023

Important information regarding the Recreation Referendum is below. The bottom line is that it will cost folks less than expected and we have earned almost $1 million in interest, which is a surplus from what we owe thanks to the favorable interest rate that we received. Thank you for supporting this investment into the future of our town! Don’t let people use parks and recreation as a way to divide our community.

Great news came out of last night’s Mount Pleasant Town Council meeting. The first is that the financial impact of the Recreation Referendum will be even less than expected: $55 per $500,000 in assessed home value versus the $80 that residents were told before the vote. Secondly, because the town issued the bonds before interest rate hikes, we have actually earned more interest income ($970,000 in interest) than we owe. And finally, the town’s finance director said it is possible that the town could pay off the park and other recreation improvements in as early as 10 years instead of the 15 years that we issued the bonds for.

Finally, I want to say one more thing. The Vote Parks campaign was made up of many people both in this photo and not in this photo. I worked hard to get this group together and to educate voters about Rifle Range park, new tennis courts at Whipple, renovations to the indoor pool and additional bike paths. These are improvements for our town that will benefit generations to come and I am proud to have been involved! This is a testament to the amount of work I will put in as a Town Councilman.

07/31/2023

It’s never too late to start chasing your dreams. Let’s go, USNWT!

Watch Alex Morgan, USWNT Soccer Player, tell the story of how the resilience she learned through soccer changed the trajectory of her life on and off the fi...

07/27/2023

Every dream starts somewhere.

Pictured is Sophia Smith of the playing recreational soccer in Fort Collins, CO.

07/26/2023

Congratulations to all of our town’s athletes and parents who are wrapping up the summer sports season. It has been a real pleasure seeing all of the fun that’s been had … win, lose or draw. Recreation keeps kids busy, healthy and out of trouble. Fall season is just around the corner.

07/25/2023

Another day, another batch of lies from people who should know better. In fact, this particular one was dispelled by the town's own finance director in open session. The town cannot collect a tax for projects once the debt has been retired. The tax automatically expires when the new Rifle Range park and other park upgrades are paid off, which is 15 years in this case. State law is very clear about that.

It really makes you wonder what would motivate someone to blatantly lie over and over again, and to do it with the comments locked so no one else can respond. What's the end goal? To disparage the 7 members of Town Council who voted to put the issue on the ballot? To promote the Mayor? To second-guess the will of the voters who agreed that the projects are worth the modest tax increase ($80/year on a $500K house)?

It is a shame that some in this town would stoop so low. We never thought we'd be here having to relitigate an election that took place last November, but we won't stand idly by while people play politics with our children, families and seniors who just want parks to enjoy in their community.

They can lie. They can mislead. They can issue threats. But that says a lot more about them than it does us.

07/23/2023

We lament the fact that there are still people out there spreading misinformation about Mount Pleasant’s plans for Rifle Range Park and other recreational improvements. Especially people who do it in ways to that don’t allow for others to respond with their opinions as well. These critics do not understand that these new parks aren’t for private clubs; they are for all of Mount Pleasant, including families, children and seniors. Instead of trying to work together for the betterment of the community, they lob political bombs and stoke division. That is sad and out-of-character for our community.

07/21/2023

Here’s an update on the awesome improvements to Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park.

Construction is underway at Memorial Waterfront Park! Get an inside look at the plan for Phase III, which includes new monuments, sports courts, a splash pad...

07/17/2023

Fall sports registration is today!

📢 Today is the FINAL DAY to register for , including 🏈 FUNdamental Flag-Football & ⚽ FUNdamental Soccer, 👟 Cross Country, Baseball, 🥎 Softball, 🏈 Tackle Football, 🏉 Instructional Rugby, 🏀 Basketball, ⚽ Soccer, and 🏐 Volleyball.

06/14/2023

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