One standard for every commitment.
Each entry will retain the original promise and date, show later documented actions, and explain the current status. Similar wording or a later policy decision alone does not establish who first developed an idea.
We would credit the people and organizations that performed the work, identify who approved it, and distinguish an announcement from a completed result.
How progress would be assessed
Not yet assessed: the evidence review is incomplete; this does not mean nothing happened.
Proposed: a documented proposal exists. Under study: a documented review is underway. Approved or funded: an authorizing decision or funding action is recorded. In progress: implementation is documented. Completed: the stated deliverable is verified. Partly completed: only specified parts are verified. Changed or discontinued: a documented decision explains the change.
Entries would show a review date, supporting records, unresolved questions, and corrections. A decision to fund a project would not be marked as completed construction.
2025 election · Historical commitment
Competition for road contracts
- Aberdeen Together’s commitment
- Called for more competition, accountability, and better value in road contracting.
Source: supplied Facebook text export, October 30, 2025. Summary reviewed from the supplied archive. - Aberdeen Forward’s commitment
- Dated 2025 campaign source still needed. No position or absence of a promise has been inferred.
- What happened afterward
- Township records have not yet been assessed for this entry.
- Progress
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence to check
- Bid notices, bid tabulations, contract awards, change orders, and completed project costs.
2025 election · Historical commitment
Live-streaming major meetings
- Aberdeen Together’s commitment
- Committed to live-streaming major public meetings so residents could follow local decision-making.
Source: supplied Facebook text export, October 11 and 23, 2025. Summary reviewed from the supplied archive. - Aberdeen Forward’s commitment
- Dated 2025 campaign source still needed. No position or absence of a promise has been inferred.
- What happened afterward
- Township records have not yet been assessed for this entry.
- Progress
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence to check
- Meeting schedules, dated recordings, publication dates, and documented opportunities for public input.
2025 election · Historical commitment
Restore a local business council
- Aberdeen Together’s commitment
- Proposed restoring the Economic Business Council to address vacant storefronts and support the local business base.
Source: supplied Facebook text export, September 5, 2025. Summary reviewed from the supplied archive. - Aberdeen Forward’s commitment
- Dated 2025 campaign source still needed. No position or absence of a promise has been inferred.
- What happened afterward
- Township records have not yet been assessed for this entry.
- Progress
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence to check
- The establishing action, membership appointments, meeting records, activities, and reported results.
2025 election · Historical commitment
School input in development negotiations
- Aberdeen Together’s commitment
- Proposed giving the Board of Education a voice in future development negotiations before agreements are reached.
Source: supplied Facebook text export, August 15, 2025. Summary reviewed from the supplied archive. - Aberdeen Forward’s commitment
- Dated 2025 campaign source still needed. No position or absence of a promise has been inferred.
- What happened afterward
- Township records have not yet been assessed for this entry.
- Progress
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence to check
- Consultation records, meeting minutes, proposed agreements, and documented responses to school concerns.
2025 election · Historical commitment
End the Cliffwood Beach rehabilitation designation
- Aberdeen Together’s commitment
- Promised to end the “area in need of rehabilitation” designation in Cliffwood Beach. This records the historical proposal; it does not verify the post’s claims about its tax effects.
Source: supplied Facebook text export, September 5, 2025. Summary reviewed from the supplied archive. - Aberdeen Forward’s commitment
- Dated 2025 campaign source still needed. No position or absence of a promise has been inferred.
- What happened afterward
- Township records have not yet been assessed for this entry.
- Progress
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence to check
- The original designation and boundaries, any repealing or amending action, effective dates, and the treatment of existing agreements.
2025 election · Historical commitment
Stop granting the PILOT deals criticized by the campaign
- Aberdeen Together’s commitment
- The post called for “Stop handing out PILOTs,” in a discussion criticizing unnecessary or poorly negotiated developer incentives. The scope of that historical language should be retained when comparing later actions.
Source: supplied Facebook text export, September 5, 2025. Summary reviewed from the supplied archive. - Aberdeen Forward’s commitment
- Dated 2025 campaign source still needed. No position or absence of a promise has been inferred.
- What happened afterward
- Township records have not yet been assessed for this entry.
- Progress
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence to check
- Dated campaign explanations, proposed and executed PILOT agreements, council votes, and any policy changes; distinguish new agreements from previously approved ones.
2025 election · Historical commitment
Repair roads and address dangerous intersections
- Aberdeen Together’s commitment
- Committed to road repairs and fixing dangerous intersections, with safer travel for people driving, walking, and biking. The post did not identify a project list or completion deadline.
Source: supplied Facebook text export, November 1, 2025. Summary reviewed from the supplied archive. - Aberdeen Forward’s commitment
- Dated 2025 campaign source still needed. No position or absence of a promise has been inferred.
- What happened afterward
- Township records have not yet been assessed for this entry.
- Progress
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence to check
- Project lists, safety studies, design scope, contract awards, construction records, and verified completion dates.
2025 election · Historical commitment
Seek grants for infrastructure improvements
- Aberdeen Together’s commitment
- Committed to securing grant support for safer, better-connected neighborhoods. No particular grant award or funding amount was promised in the text.
Source: supplied Facebook text export, November 1, 2025. Summary reviewed from the supplied archive. - Aberdeen Forward’s commitment
- Dated 2025 campaign source still needed. No position or absence of a promise has been inferred.
- What happened afterward
- Township records have not yet been assessed for this entry.
- Progress
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence to check
- Grant applications, award notices, amounts received, matching-fund requirements, and the projects supported.
2025 election · Historical commitment
Protect open space and neighborhood character
- Aberdeen Together’s commitment
- Committed to protecting open space and neighborhood character when considering development. This was a broad policy commitment, without named parcels or a numerical target in these posts.
Source: supplied Facebook text export, October 16 and 26, 2025. Summary reviewed from the supplied archive. - Aberdeen Forward’s commitment
- Dated 2025 campaign source still needed. No position or absence of a promise has been inferred.
- What happened afterward
- Township records have not yet been assessed for this entry.
- Progress
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence to check
- Dated development proposals, zoning actions, preservation decisions, agreements, and documented effects on the specific sites involved.
2025 election · Historical commitment
Cut waste and control spending
- Aberdeen Together’s commitment
- Committed to spending discipline, cutting waste, and protecting affordability. These posts did not specify a dollar savings target or promise a particular tax rate.
Source: supplied Facebook text export, October 9 and 24, 2025. Summary reviewed from the supplied archive. - Aberdeen Forward’s commitment
- Dated 2025 campaign source still needed. No position or absence of a promise has been inferred.
- What happened afterward
- Township records have not yet been assessed for this entry.
- Progress
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence to check
- Budget proposals and adopted budgets, actual expenditures, identified recurring and one-time savings, debt costs, and changes in services.
2025 election · Historical commitment
Build additional school funding plans with the community
- Aberdeen Together’s commitment
- Mark Bishop proposed that districts with an already-balanced budget itemize additional educational needs, invite public revisions, and put the resulting plan to a referendum. The post explicitly distinguished districts still facing a serious shortfall. This was an advocacy proposal involving school-district decisions.
Source: supplied Facebook text export, April 10, 2025. Summary reviewed from the supplied archive. - Aberdeen Forward’s commitment
- Dated 2025 campaign source still needed. No position or absence of a promise has been inferred.
- What happened afterward
- Township records have not yet been assessed for this entry.
- Progress
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence to check
- The district’s budget position at the time, itemized proposals, public consultation, Board of Education actions, and any referendum question and result.
2025 election · Historical commitment
Give residents a voice before decisions
- Aberdeen Together’s commitment
- Committed to clear communication and meaningful resident input before votes, rather than only after decisions were made.
Source: supplied Facebook text export, October 15 and 23, 2025. Summary reviewed from the supplied archive. - Aberdeen Forward’s commitment
- Dated 2025 campaign source still needed. No position or absence of a promise has been inferred.
- What happened afterward
- Township records have not yet been assessed for this entry.
- Progress
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence to check
- Dates proposals and supporting materials were released, meeting notices and minutes, opportunities for input, and the timing of final votes.
