Common Sense USVI 2026: This document outlines the grassroots organizing strategy for the Christiansted Revitalization Planning Task Force, describing a decentralized "node-and-swarm" advocacy model. It provides guidance on using free, accessible entry points—such as workshops, commitment cards, and social channels—to unite civic leaders across St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John around territorial reform.
- TEA Act Final Bug: This draft bill provides the legislative language to establish the Territorial Energy Authority and reorganize electrical and water utility operations territory-wide. It authorizes the creation of member-governed CRECs, establishes transparent cost-of-service wholesale power and water rates, empowers cooperatives to build middle- and last-mile broadband networks, and enacts protections for utility workers during the transition.
- VI Municipal Corporations Act: This bill establishes the statutory mechanism for local municipal incorporation in the USVI, designating Christiansted and Gallows Bay as the initial pilot town government. It outlines enumerated powers for local planning, historic preservation, and unarmed public safety officers, while setting fiscal guardrails—such as debt limitations, disaster reserves, and a defined-benefit pension prohibition—alongside a replication pathway for Frederiksted, Charlotte Amalie, and Cruz Bay.
- WAPA Reform Proposal: This policy framework details the operational blueprint to restructure WAPA by separating generation from distribution. It proposes transitioning utility distribution and local water customer services to member-owned Community Rural Electric Cooperatives (CRECs), mandating an independent prudence review of past propane conversion costs, and using grant funding to provide ratepayers with zero-balance debt resets.
- WAPA Economic Impact: This assessment analyzes how restructuring the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority under the TEA Act serves as an economic development engine for the territory. It details seven compounding benefits, including lowering electricity rates through solar transitions, deploying last-mile gigabit fiber via electric pole infrastructure, resolving chronic water billing dysfunction, and leveraging hundreds of millions in federal funding.
- Network Considerations: This document outlines the grassroots organizing strategy for the Christiansted Revitalization Planning Task Force, describing a decentralized "node-and-swarm" advocacy model. It provides guidance on using free, accessible entry points—such as workshops, commitment cards, and social channels—to unite civic leaders across St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John around territorial reform.
Bottom Up Government BUG Brochure
This brochure introduces the Bottom Up Government (BUG) initiative, a non-partisan civic campaign launched by the Christiansted Revitalization Planning Task Force ahead of the 2026 General Election. It advocates for structural "devolution" to replace centralized governance and utility monopolies with community-level control. Specifically, it champions two landmark bills: the TEA Act, which breaks up WAPA by transferring distribution and water services to eight member-owned electric cooperatives, and the Municipal Corporations Act, which establishes a framework to incorporate four towns—starting with a Christiansted–Gallows Bay pilot—under elected local councils with built-in fiscal safeguards.