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Portsmouth is becoming a Bedroom Community; the people that live in Portsmouth do not work in Portsmouth. I will work to get new and existing companies to invest and employ in Portsmouth. This will increase the tax revenue sources and reduce the tax burden on the existing and future population.
The children that are currently in Portsmouth Public Schools are the future leaders of our city. Portsmouth School Board and Portsmouth City Council currently have a dysfunctional relationship; that only negatively affects the students. I will work to rebuild this relationship and fund the schools to an appropriate level.
The history, museums, and historic districts in Portsmouth are some of the most underutilized assesses in our city. Having lived in Charleston, South Carolina; I understand that people will come see our city if we market these assesses correctly. I will find the funding to accomplice tourism for our city without increasing taxes on our current residents and businesses.