Common Sense Priorities for Ward 6
Local government doesn't have to be complicated.
It should keep our community safe. Take care of the roads and infrastructure we already have. Plan responsibly for growth. Spend taxpayer dollars carefully. And listen to the people who live here before important decisions are made.
Rob's approach to serving Ward 6 is straightforward: understand the problem, ask the right questions, bring people together, and work toward practical solutions that protect the quality of life that makes Hendersonville such a desirable place to call home.
Protect What Makes Hendersonville a Great Place to Live
Keeping Hendersonville safe, affordable, and well-managed starts with protecting the fundamentals.
Keep Property Taxes Low
Families shouldn’t be priced out of the community they call home.
Rob believes keeping property taxes as low as possible while maintaining the services residents depend on starts with disciplined city government—setting clear priorities, spending taxpayer dollars carefully, and making sure residents are getting real value for the money entrusted to the city.
Before asking taxpayers for more, city leaders should be willing to ask whether existing resources are being used wisely.
Maintain Strong Public Safety
A safe community is the foundation of everything else we want Hendersonville to be.
Rob will support Hendersonville's police and fire departments and work to ensure the people responsible for protecting our community have the staffing, equipment, training, and resources they need to do their jobs well.
Public safety isn't an area for shortcuts. As Hendersonville grows, the resources needed to protect the community need to keep pace.
Manage Growth Before It Manages Us
Hendersonville is growing. The question isn't simply whether growth happens—it's whether the roads, infrastructure, public services, and neighborhoods that support our community are considered as decisions are made.
Rob believes growth should be thoughtful, infrastructure should keep pace, and the people who already call Hendersonville home should have a meaningful voice in decisions that affect their neighborhoods.
Address Traffic Where It Matters
Residents shouldn’t have to accept worsening congestion as an inevitable consequence of growth.
Rob will advocate for meaningful improvements to Stop 30 Road, Drakes Creek Road, and New Shackle Island Road, while looking at transportation decisions through a broader lens: safety, congestion, infrastructure capacity, and the impact of future development.
Traffic and road capacity should be part of the conversation before new development is approved—not something residents are left to deal with afterward.
Responsible, Planned Growth
Growth should strengthen Hendersonville—not overwhelm the neighborhoods and infrastructure already here.
Rob will advocate for development decisions that consider traffic, infrastructure capacity, public safety, schools, drainage, and the character of surrounding neighborhoods before projects are approved.
Rob will oppose high-density development where the surrounding roads, infrastructure, public services, or neighborhood character cannot reasonably support it.
Take Care of the Roads We Already Have
Planning for tomorrow shouldn’t mean neglecting what residents depend on today.
Rob will support continued repaving and maintenance of Ward 6 roads and advocate for infrastructure dollars to be directed where residents are experiencing the greatest need.
New projects matter—but so does taking care of the streets, roads, and infrastructure Hendersonville taxpayers have already paid for.
Rob will support continued repaving and maintenance of Ward 6 roads and advocate for infrastructure dollars to be directed where residents are experiencing the greatest need. New projects matter—but so does taking care of the streets, roads, and infrastructure Hendersonville taxpayers have already paid for.
Make City Government Work for the People Who Live Here
Responsible government means respecting taxpayer dollars and listening to the people affected by its decisions.
Accountable City Spending
Every tax dollar comes from someone who worked for it.
Rob will approach city spending with the same expectation of accountability and discipline that guided him throughout more than four decades of military and professional service.
That means asking questions, understanding long-term costs, distinguishing needs from wants, and making sure residents can understand where their money is going and why.
Fiscal responsibility isn't simply about spending less. It's about spending wisely.
Accessible, Responsive Representation
Ward 6 residents deserve an Alderman who listens before decisions are made—not simply someone who explains them afterward.
Rob will make himself accessible to residents, listen to concerns, communicate about important issues facing Ward 6, and work collaboratively with fellow city leaders to find practical solutions.
He won't pretend to have every answer. He will do what has guided him throughout his career: listen, learn, ask hard questions, and do the work.
Your Voice Matters
Have an Issue Rob Should Know About?
Traffic on your street? A development affecting your neighborhood? A road that needs attention? A public-safety concern? Or another issue affecting Ward 6?
Rob wants to hear about it.
Good representation starts with listening.