Issue Position: Communities....Local Control

Issue Position

As a member of the Bond Oversight Committee and the Planning Board in Jenks, I have seen firsthand the struggles that Municipalities must endure in navigating through endless red tape because of Federal and State overregulation -- which add cost and slow down construction projects. Because the entities controlling the enforcement of these regulations are government related and not part of the free market system, there seems to be little incentive to apply continuous improvement processes leading to faster response time, lower administrative costs, and friendlier customer service people. I will support legislation that reduces the regulatory burden on communities and gives them creative solutions to funding problems.

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