Regarding Potential Change to Buncombe Occupancy Tax Allocation
Friends & Neighbors, During this time of crisis and uncertainty, I urge you to consider emailing a letter about the allocation of our hotel occupancy taxes to our Buncombe County Commission, Asheville City Council, and Tourism Development Authority, copying to our NC Legislation. UPDATE on March 19th: With so many service industry workers out of […]
Asheville On Bikes Questionnaire
Will you participate in “Get There AVL – Primary Candidate Forum,” on Thursday, Feb. 27th at Wedge at Foundation located at 5 Foundy St. Yes! Tell us something about your transportation habits. How do you most often get around Asheville? I am a transit-dependent pedestrian and cyclist who occasionally carpools. I’m excited about installing a […]
Asheville Blade Primary Questionnaire
Profession: Piano Teacher, Service Industry Worker, Community Radio Producer, Community Advocate In up to three words, describe your political affiliation: Affiliated with People In one brief sentence, describe yourself and why you’re running: After 5 years of attending and reporting back to neighbors from City Council and civic meetings, I know we must take better […]
Candidate Questionnaires 2020
Click the name of the questionnaire to go to my answers: Sierra Club Endorsement Questionnaire 2020 Asheville City/Buncombe County Associations of Educators Endorsement Questionnaire 2020 Asheville Area Arts Council Survey September 2020 Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods Questionnaire Grove Park/Sunset Mountain Neighborhood Association Questionnaire WLOS Candidate Questionnaire Asheville Blade Primary Questionnaire Asheville On Bikes Primary Questionnaire […]
EqualityNC Endorsement Questionnaire
I am honored to again carry the endorsement of EqualityNC! Please share the LGBTQ+ focused events that you have attended and the LGBTQ+ organizations that you have supported: As an ongoing practice to advance and protect human & civil rights, I show up regularly with and for community by using my time and resources with […]
Homestay Network Questionnaire
Please clarify your understanding of the difference between an STVR and a homestay? In Asheville, a homestay is a room or rooms within a permanent residence that are permitted for short-term rentals for less than a month, while a short-term vacation rental encompasses any dwelling units, including whole-home, accessory units, apartments, condos, etc. New STVRs as […]
Asheville Downtown Association Questionnaire
This is the 2nd, final version of my answers: Please tell us why you are running for City Council. As a community, we are woven together, and need one other to do our part to Be ‘Bout it Being Better. I’ve been attending City Council and board & commission meetings for over 5 years, distilling information […]
Sunrise Movement Questionnaire
How will you use your office to advance and build support for a federal and local Green New Deal? We will need a robust community engagement effort that addresses barriers to participation so our neighbors can engage in what a Green New Deal for Asheville means. This includes working with the City’s offices of Equity […]
Mountain Xpress Questionnaire
Here are my submissions to the Moutain Xpress questionnaire for the Asheville City Council primary, out in print this week. Key endorsements: City Council members Sheneika Smith and Brian Haynes; Rev. Amy Cantrell; Chef Gene Ettison; Julio Torodya; Magaly UrdialisAmount of money raised: $7,336Top three donors: Kendall Oliver, Esther Cartwright, Dr. Lisabeth Medloc What makes Asheville home to […]
Why I Can’t Support The 3-Cent Property Tax Increase As Proposed: We have what we need, this gets in the way of what we want.
Friends & Neighbors, Climate change and migration is the biggest public safety issue of our time. I agree that we must treat this issue with the urgency required, and that we need a Green New Deal for Asheville. But how we do that is very important. Since our most vulnerable neighbors are those with the […]