This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on March 29, 2018, as message #47845, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKB8OrbHN9g
Ward 1 Candidate Forum
March 29, 2018
7:00-9:00 PM
Bus Boys and Poets
2021 14th St, NW (14th & V Sts, NW)
Come hear from the Democratic candidates running for the Ward 1 Council seat. Questions will focus on housing affordability, equitable development, gentrification/displacement, and the role of local government on these issues.
Candidates:
– Kent Boese
– Councilmember Brianne Nadeau
– Lori Parker
– Sheika Reid
– Jamie Sycamore*
*Campaigning as an independent
Candidates Answers to Pre-Forum Questions Posted <www.dcgrassrootsplanning.org/w1candidates/>
www.dcgrassrootsplanning.org/w1candidates/
Questions are below:
1) In your view, should our housing policies reflect the belief that safe, affordable housing and safe, clean shelter is a right? If so, do you think those needs are best met through public housing options and/or a private market with more government controls, or do you think it is best met through a private real estate market with fewer government regulations?
What policies will you pursue that reflect your beliefs while meeting the needs of the extremely low income, moderate income, and families regardless of their race, immigration and/or language spoken?
2) Do you believe the city’s recent economic development strategies affected inequality and homelessness? And in what ways? What new economic development policies, if any, would you pursue to meet the needs of all residents making $30,000 or less?
3) In your view, has the city’s focus on creating more market rate housing supply fueled or reduced displacement pressure on lower income people and affordable housing stock? Are the policies in the comprehensive plan that aim to reduce displacement pressure and preserve black and/or immigrant neighborhoods from gentrification sufficient to that task, or would you take additional steps to achieve these goals?
4) In your role as councilmember, how would you use the comprehensive plan to make sure that DC is protecting its infrastructure and the environment as new development occurs?