Environmental

Paul Schrader and I spent many hours researching, photographing and videoing Town Neck Beach in Sandwich to document the desperate condition of the beach due to excessive erosion. There are examples of accelerated erosion of eco-sensitive areas througout the 5th Barnstable District, both natural and man-caused. This video documents the condition of Town Neck Beach and the steps necessary to protect this area for future generations. 

More environment involvement

I have a deep appreciation of the ecosystems of Cape Cod. Everyone needs to be aware of threats to our environment in order to be good stewards of this beautiful place in which we live.

I am proud of my environmental efforts, which include:

• Establishing Sandwich Community Pride Day & Spring Cleanup - This event takes place annually on the second Saturday prior to Memorial Day. Hundreds of citizens put in a few hours of "spring cleaning" to get the Town of Sandwich looking good for our tourists and for ourselves.
• Establishing the Sandwich Energy Committee - This active group of citizens has been instrumental in acquiring grants to install solar panels on a town building, studying municipal energy usage to generate a baseline for future energy efficiency projects, analyzing the opportunities afforded to the town by joining the Cape & Vineyard Electric Cooperative, and developing many other ideas to make the Town of Sandwich a green community.
• Re-establishing the Sandwich Beach Committee - This is a citizens' group responsible for assisting the town with identifying and resolving problems at all of our salt and fresh water beaches. The good work generated by this committee will pay big dividends for the town, its tourists, and residents alike.

Public safety

The tragic slaying of school children in a small Amish town in Pennsylvania occurred when I was chairman of the board of selectmen. It wasn't too many years before that when Columbine, CO, and Jonesboro, AR, were in the news for similar massacres.

I organized the School Safety Committee as a response to these horrendous acts of violence. This I want to make clear: Once the members of this important committee were appointed, which include firefighters, police officers, school department employees, and a resident expert on such catastrophes, the committee accomplished more than I could have imagined was possible.

All of the credit goes to these hard working folks, but I do feel it was the most important effort that I have been involved with in my six years as selectman.

Other community involvement

• Trustee - Sandwich Historical Society
• Donor & Reader - Audible Local Ledger (reading for the sight impaired) in Mashpee
• Sponsor - Glass Town Gala (fundraiser for local charities)
• Member - Monument Beach Sportsman's Club
• Member - Sandwich Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association
• Member - Sandwich Chamber of Commerce
• Member - Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce
• Member - Sandwich Community Television
• Member - Sandwich Republican Town Committee
• Member - Massachusetts Society of CPAs
• Member - American Institute of CPAs