Housing People Can Afford: Strengthen partnerships, modernize zoning, and support innovative housing models to expand attainable homes across rural and small‑town communities while reducing land and infrastructure costs through regional strategies.

Mental & Behavioral Health Support: Expand crisis response and treatment capacity, improve continuity of care, and increase trauma‑informed education so residents, especially youth and families, receive timely, comprehensive support.

Every Community Deserves a Voice: Establish consistent engagement in small towns, improve transparency in county decision‑making, and ensure rural communities receive fair access to services and infrastructure investments.

Wildfire Mitigation & Community Safety: Strengthen year‑round education, increase defensible‑space support, expand interagency partnerships, and build rural readiness hubs to improve prevention, response, and recovery.

Support for Small Business & Local Economies: Create entrepreneur‑driven advisory input, expand technical assistance, promote “shop local” initiatives, and remove barriers that limit rural business growth.

Responsible Growth & Land Stewardship: Promote land‑use policies that protect agricultural heritage, support sustainable and low‑impact development, and update growth tools to reflect climate and water realities.

Safe, Connected Transportation & Infrastructure: Advocate for rural road upgrades, expand regional transit coordination, improve biking and walking networks, and align infrastructure planning with growth and emergency access needs.

Protecting Natural Resources for Future Generations: Strengthen watershed protections, expand wildlife connectivity, increase renewable energy adoption, and broaden community access to conservation education.

Transparent, People‑First Leadership: Expand public engagement tools, increase clarity around county decisions, build bipartisan working groups, and model accountability through regular progress reporting.

Youth Opportunity & Community Connection: Expand enrichment and leadership programs, build career and apprenticeship pathways, elevate youth voices in county decisions, and support housing options that help young adults stay rooted locally.

Local Resilience & Self‑Sustaining County Governance: Prioritize planning that reduces reliance on unstable federal funding, strengthen emergency readiness, protect democratic processes, and expand local systems like food, broadband, and essential services.

Regional Collaboration & Coalition Leadership: Formalize a county‑wide collaboration framework, align regional action plans, expand joint funding opportunities, improve data‑sharing, and convene multi‑sector partners around shared priorities.