Controversial measures undertaken by his administration include reassessing the sustainable growth tier structure of the county in order to change which farmland was required to be in an agricultural preservation program. The structure was put in place in 2012 by County Executive Ken Ulman in 2013.
His administration took steps that sparked debate, including reexaminating the county's sustainable growth tier structure to change which farmland must be part of an agricultural preservation program. This structure was implemented in 2012 by County Executive Ken Ulman in 2013.