First 90 Days

What starts on day one, and how you can check it.

Day 1 is swearing-in day. Every item below says what done means, who has to say yes, when it is due, and where it stands today.

65Commitments in the plan

12Start in the first 90 days

18Things to check by day 90

1Scorecard on day 90

Last updated November 3, 2026 · See the full roadmap

All 65 commitments, by when they start

12First 90 days
30First year
21Years 2 to 4
2Years 5 and up

The 12 that start in the first 90 days

These are the first-phase commitments: the counting, the asking, and the cheap visible fixes. Tap a title to read the whole commitment.

7.1
You'll Know Before and After
Running City Hall Right
Done means
Agenda posted before every meeting; plain recap within 48 hours
Who says yes
I can do this alone
WhenDay 1 and ongoing
StatusNot started · 0%
1.3
Tell You When I Lose
Know Your City
Done means
Any failed motion I bring, reported within a week
Who says yes
I can do this alone
WhenDay 1 and ongoing
StatusNot started · 0%
7.5
Keep Ashburn in the Room at the Regional Commission
Running City Hall Right
Done means
Ashburn represented at every meeting; what comes out of it reported back
Who says yes
I can do this alone
WhenDay 1 and ongoing
StatusNot started · 0%
7.2
Posted Hours You Can Find Me
Running City Hall Right
Done means
Set times, same place, published and running
Who says yes
I can do this alone
WhenDay 1 to day 30
StatusNot started · 0%
7.3
Get the Audits Caught Up, and Keep Them on Time
Running City Hall Right
Done means
Audit and state standing reported publicly
Who says yes
I can do this alone
WhenDay 1 to day 30
StatusNot started · 0%
1.1
Who Does What, and How to Get Something Fixed
Know Your City
Done means
Guide in print and online; copies at City Hall, churches, ag center
Who says yes
I can do this alone
WhenDay 1 to day 60
StatusNot started · 0%
1.2
How to Show Up
Know Your City
Done means
Meeting calendar and speaking guide published
Who says yes
I can do this alone
WhenDay 1 to day 60
StatusNot started · 0%
2.1
Audit the Youth Resource Center
Our Young People
Done means
Cost, hours, visitors, what's broken, published
Who says yes
I can do this alone
WhenDay 1 to day 60
StatusNot started · 0%
3.1
Publish the Condition List
Our Neighborhoods
Done means
Streets, water, sewer, ditches: worst first, with costs
Who says yes
Needs a council vote
WhenDay 1 to day 90
StatusNot started · 0%
7.6
Where the City's Money Goes, in Plain English
Running City Hall Right
Done means
One plain page published; quarterly budget report requested
Who says yes
I can do this alone
WhenDay 1 to day 90
StatusNot started · 0%
8.2
Listen to Business Owners
Business, Downtown, and I-75
Done means
First quarterly sit-down with local owners
Who says yes
I can do this alone
WhenDay 1 to day 90
StatusNot started · 0%
1.7
A Scorecard for This Whole Plan
Know Your City
Done means
First scorecard on all 65 commitments
Who says yes
I can do this alone
WhenDay 1 to day 90
StatusNot started · 0%

Six more with a deadline inside the 90 days

These belong to later phases, but each has a first step due before day 90.

5.1
Help Our Veterans Get What They've Earned
Our Elders and Veterans
Done means
City support for the annual veterans ceremonies, right away
Who says yes
Needs a partner
WhenDay 1 and ongoing
StatusNot started · 0%
4.1
A Maintenance Standard for Our Parks
Parks, Health, and Recreation
Done means
Tom Whitsett restroom cost and a date
Who says yes
Needs a council vote
WhenDay 1 to day 90
StatusNot started · 0%
4.4
A Safe Place to Walk
Parks, Health, and Recreation
Done means
Sidewalk and crossing audit published
Who says yes
Needs a council vote
WhenDay 1 to day 90
StatusNot started · 0%
3.10
Don't Wait for the Sewer Plant to Fail
Our Neighborhoods
Done means
Written equipment report requested
Who says yes
Needs a council vote
WhenDay 1 to day 90
StatusNot started · 0%
8.1
Put Our Development Authorities Back to Work
Business, Downtown, and I-75
Done means
Status of both authorities reported publicly
Who says yes
Needs a council vote
WhenDay 1 to day 90
StatusNot started · 0%
3.7
Get People from Renting to Owning
Our Neighborhoods
Done means
Homebuying help guide published
Who says yes
I can do this alone
WhenDay 1 to day 90
StatusNot started · 0%

How to follow along

Before and after every meetingThe agenda is posted before every meeting, with a plain recap within 48 hours.
When I lose a voteAny motion I bring that fails is reported within a week.
A scorecardOn day 90, a scorecard on all 65 commitments, and every three months after.

Last updated November 3, 2026.

Paid for by James Burgess.