Initiatives and Accomplishments

Experience:

• Founding Member of the Radnor Alumni Council

• Founding Member of the Radnor Educational Foundation

• President of the Ithan Elementary and Radnor Elementary School PTO’s

• 4 years as School Board Director, including Board Vice President

• Served three times as a member of the district’s Strategic Planning Cmte

• Served 8 years as a Board Member of the Radnor Educational Foundation

• Served six years on the Exec Cmte and as Chair of the Grants Cmte

• 3 years – BOC representative to Shade Tree Commission – first BOC representative to the Shade Tree Commission after working with Shade Tree to secure this representation.

• 3 years – BOC representative to Radnor Memorial Library; participant in strategic planning 

• Led search for new police superintendent. 

• Darby Creek Valley Association

• Radnor Conservancy

• Former Manager of Philadelphia Police Foundation

Accomplishments:

• Sent a letter from the Board to the State to encourage action on gun laws. The Board is unable to pass laws more strict than the state’s on guns. So they have to beg for more. 

• Passed an ordinance to block Township police from intervening in abortions if abortion becomes illegal in PA. They can’t investigate or file charges against people who seek or assist abortions

• Fixed state-owned  roads, like Darby-Paoli 

• Willows Mansion

  • Helped secure lease agreement with the Willows to support efforts of community initiated and developed 501(c)3 to restore and preserve the Willows Mansion, which is a Township treasure

• 4 years hosting annual Darby Creek clean up with Darby Creek Valley Association in Skunk Hollow

• 2019, Radnor Township committed to 100% clean energy for electricity by 2035 and 100% for heating and transportation by 2050. LB led the effort to get the votes for this

• Preserved more open space 

  • Introduced and passed changes to Density Modification to increase percentage of open space required in Land Development, and to specify that the calculation cannot include buffer areas, floodplains, or wetlands

  • Residential development required to be increased from 15-25%

  • Worked with Radnor Boy Scout Troop 284 to secure property enhancements as part of open space preservation

• Stopped over development

  School Board:

  • 4 years as School Board Director, including Board Vice President

  • Served three times as a member of the district’s Strategic Planning Cmte

  • Served 8 years as a Board Member of the Radnor Educational Foundation

  • Served six years on the Exec Cmte and as Chair of the Grants Cmte

  • Radnor Township became first in the region to implement full-day kindergarten

  • Completed major renovations and improvements at two schools

    Board of Commissioners:

  • 2 years Board President, 1 year Board Vice President

  • 3 years BOC representative to Radnor Memorial Library

  • Led search for new police superintendent

  • Funding for police and first responders

    • Worked with Police Superintendent to establish Youth Aid Panel to assist Township youth who are first-time offenders for minor offenses

      • This program is primarily designed to divert first time offenders of less serious offenses from the formal court system.

    • Supported Radnor Police Department’s Safe Schools Initiative

    • Supported additional funding for Radnor Fire Company in 2019 to specifically establish millage to go directly to staffing needs

    • Supported Radnor Township Police Dep’t fully participating in Anti-Bias Training with the ADL (began in 2018)

  • 13.7 million in capital projects 

    • Orchestrated process to vet projects and put forth a bond issue to support $13.7 million in formerly unfunded capital projects and sewer enhancements

    • Received bipartisan support and resulted in no new taxes and improvements to areas across the township

  • Crosswalks and sidewalks

    • Coordinated with township staff an onsite review of roads needing repaving and potholes with state reps and penndot

    • Replaced Roberts Road culvert to prevent flooding

    • Secured funding to repave Newtown Road, Sproul Road, Darby-Paoli Road

  • Stormwater management upgrades 

    • Arbor Place/Cumberland Place

    • Robinhood Road stream bank restoration

    • Supported billing efficiencies by combining sewer and stormwater bills

  • Additional infrastructure projects:

    • June 2022, BOC announced South Wayne Avenue Flood Reduction Project

      • will impact the significant flooding which occurs in front of the Radnor Fire Company and Radnor Township School District Administrative Building

      • $5.4 million project, impacts anyone who lives in the area, has a child attending the Radnor Middle School, needs fire or EMS assistance, or travels through the South Wayne area

      • New trees planted along Darby Creek to help with streambank stabilization as part of Shade Tree Fall/Spring Planting Program

    • Enhancements at Saw Mill Park – stop signs, pedestrian crossing, new trash can, signage, and trees

    • Advocated for traffic speed studies on several roads, including Wyldhaven, Strathmore, and Malin

    • Additional lighting on S. Ithan Avenue to address safety issues

    • Introduce and passed an amendment to the Township Noise Ordinance to address construction noise – changed times to end earlier

    • Supported additional Township funding to maintain high quality of Township services (like sanitation services, leaf collection, snow plowing, parks and trails maintenance)

  • Transparency:

    • Hosted yearly Ward 4 Town Halls and multiple special interest programs related to neighborhood development and timely issues

    • Worked to answer all constituent emails within 24 hours and respond to all phone calls within 12 hours

  • Community and Small Businesses:

    • Supported increased funding for Radnor Memorial Library, Radnor Senior Center, Radnor Historical Society, Surrey Services

    • Oversaw finalization of significant commercial development – upgrades to Township business corridor, generated Township revenue

    • Worked with Wayne Business Association to secure approval for enhancements – new trees, trash cans, sidewalk repaving, parking enhancements, ordinance changes that would allow for rooftop dining

    • Introduced and passed repeal of the Amusement Tax

Education

• No book bans.

• Support for teaching all of history, the good and the bad.

• Lesson plans that don't censor race, gender identity.