Public Safety

All of them say what gets done, how, and when, with a label saying who has to agree and, where it applies, something countable you can hold me to.

1. 6.1

   Publish Response Times

   Police and fire, published plainly. Request EMS figures from the county and publish those alongside.

   What it unlocks

   A staffing and coverage conversation based on numbers instead of impressions.

   Hold me to this

   Published within six months, updated quarterly.

   First yearNeeds a partner

2. 6.2

   Stop Training Officers for Other Cities

   Find what we pay, what Tifton and Albany pay, and how many trained officers we've lost and where they went. Bring the real numbers to council. We cannot fix a staffing problem nobody has quantified.

   What it unlocks

   A pay and retention proposal that council can actually vote on.

   Hold me to this

   Pay and turnover numbers to council within six months.

   First yearNeeds a council vote

3. 6.3

   Grant Funding for our Police Department

   I think we have a good chief. Identify every federal and state law-enforcement grant we're eligible for, work with him on which ones actually fit our needs rather than chasing money for its own sake, and file them. Support, not oversight.

   Hold me to this

   At least two applications filed per year.

   First yearNeeds a council vote

4. 6.4

   Light the Dark Streets

   Streetlight outage audit, run alongside the walking route audit. Same lights, two purposes, cheapest safety work available.

   What it unlocks

   A repair list the city can work through, and a lighting line in the next budget.

   Hold me to this

   Outage list published within six months.

   First yearNeeds a council vote

5. 6.5

   Loose Dogs and Stray Animals

   Right now it isn't clear who you call about a loose dog. The city says animal control inside Ashburn is its job, but the Turner County Sheriff's Office also helps. A loose or aggressive dog keeps kids from walking to school and older folks from walking at all. Find out what the city has to work with now: who answers the calls, what hours, and where animals go. Publish one plain page on how to report a loose or dangerous dog and what happens after you call. Then cut the number of strays over time by working with animal rescues on adoptions and bringing low-cost spay and neuter days to town.

   Hold me to this

   How to report a loose dog, and what happens next, published within six months. At least one low-cost spay and neuter day in Ashburn every year.

   First yearNeeds a council vote

6. 6.6

   Stronger Fire Protection for Every House

   Ashburn has its own fire department, separate from the county's. Our fire rating, set by the insurance industry, affects what every homeowner and business in town pays for insurance. Find out the city's current rating and what's holding it back. The city owns the hydrants and the water behind them, so put every hydrant on an inspection and flushing schedule and fix the ones that don't work. Sit down with our fire chief and firefighters about what the department needs in equipment, training, and people, and go after federal firefighter grants together. Make sure the city and county departments have a clear, written plan for backing each other up. And because empty houses are where a lot of fires start, the derelict property work in this plan is fire prevention too.

   What it unlocks

   A list of what would improve our fire rating, which is the case for every equipment and water grant we file.

   Hold me to this

   Fire rating and what would improve it published within six months. Every hydrant inspected in the first year.

   First yearNeeds a council vote