• Established Citizen Advisory Boards to empower neighbors to be decision-makers in our community; currently we have Parks & Recreation, Nonprofit,​Cemetery, Festival Planning, and Public Art Boards

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• Created a Department of Community Development, including the hiring of the City’s first ever on-staff City Planner, and embarked on the City’s first-ever Comprehensive/Master Plan
   

• In progress to establish the City's first-ever Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
   

• Conducted the City’s first-ever Pavement Conditioning Index (PCI), so we would know what condition all 72 miles of roads in Red Bank are in to help establish a repaving plan
   

• In progress to complete the first-ever Stormwater infrastructure inventory through federal grant funds (a utility the City has managed since 2002)
   

• Completed long-awaited right turn lane onto Ashland Terrace
   

• Implemented at least a $15 minimum wage for all full-time employees (long overdue; some firefighters were making $11/hour in 2020)
   

• Adopted Red Bank's first-ever Parks & Recreation Master Plan in August 2024

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• Created official City of Red Bank email addresses for all elected officials and all staff to improve transparency, accessibility, and accountability

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• Passed ordinance making mural art legal

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• Installed AEDs at all department facilities and all parks and recreation public spaces
   

• Empowered a City employee to become our first-ever certified Human Resources Professional
   

• Installed public Wi-Fi at Red Bank Community Center
   

• Passed ordinance setting requirements for responsible development on steep slopes
   

• Completed the City's first-ever sidewalk inventory to help us determine their condition and where new sidewalks are needed for improved connectivity
   

• In progress to complete traffic safety study at Morrison Springs/Dayton Blvd 

• Completed White Oak/Stringers Ridge Connector Trail, connecting Red Bank to Chattanooga for pedestrians and cyclists

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• Created a multitude of accessible public input opportunities, including community meetings, convenient online surveys, and citywide mailers to reach those without internet access

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• Published new City website with online applications and services, active social media outreach, and monthly e-newsletter for residents

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• Promoted internal employee to become the City's first-ever Facilities Manager
   

• Installed ADA compliant automatic door openers at City Hall and Police Dept

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• Installed the City's first-ever EV charging stations through a federal grant

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• Installed the City's first-ever bike repair stations through donations from the White Oak Bicycle Co-op

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• Began street-sweeping program (to keep roadways clean and to remove debris before it ends up in stormwater culverts and causes blockages/flooding)
   

• Built the City's first-ever inclusive & accessible playground at White Oak Park with assistance from grant funds
   

• Installed first-ever signalizations at crosswalks across Dayton Boulevard
   

• Hired the City’s first-ever Parks & Recreation Manager, who created Food Truck Fridays, Community Movie Nights, Farmer’s Markets, quarterly clean-up days, Active Older Adults classes, and expanded Christmas Festival & Parade and Jubilee events
   

• Built covered seating and shelter at the White Oak Park Dog Park
   

• Received a grant from the CARTA Care-a-Van program to establish the first form of public transit in our city since 1996
   

• In progress to complete Small Area Study of the Former Red Bank Middle School site with ample public input

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• In progress to complete a new land swap agreement with the National Park Service to replace cancelled 2011 agreement and remove Red Bank's red-flag status at the State and Federal level

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• Majority female City Commission