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Empowering WARD 5 for Positive Change
My Vision for Ward 5
I believe Ward 5 has the potential to be a shining example of city living in the District of Columbia. Every resident has the potential to enjoy an excellent quality of life that includes safe streets, excellent schools, quality housing and economic vitality. Every Ward 5 resident should feel proud to call Ward 5 home; friends, workers and visitors should enjoy spending time in our ward. I envision a ward with the resources to allow every Ward 5 resident to thrive, dream, create and enjoy a better life.  How do we get there?

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● I will conduct an inventory of every Ward 5 neighborhood in consultation with residents to best determine what the community wants and needs. I believe every Ward 5 resident deserves to live in a neighborhood that is tree-lined, clean and vibrant.
  ● I will create a public-private literacy initiative that gives adult learners the opportunity to improve their reading skills. Adult learners are unlikely to attend daytime literacy programs due to scheduling issues and privacy concerns. I believe police stations, engine companies and twenty-four hour businesses have the capacity to host an adult literacy program. I will ask churches to join this initiative.
  ● I will expand the Landlord Roundtable initiative to include all of Ward 5, ensuring property owners maintain viable, safe and clean rental housing.
  ● I will identify legislative priorities to improve the lives of Ward 5 residents; our city is stronger when Ward 5 is stronger. I will leverage legislative resources to create job opportunities for Ward 5 residents. When Ward 5 works, our city works.
 

● I  will work with the Environmental Protection Agency to determine whether or not any Ward 5 neighborhoods are affected by "brownfields"

 

● I will work to expand and strengthen the excellent partnership with the Fifth District Police Headquarters and Ward 5 residents. I will implement an initiative that fosters safety walks with neighbors, the councilmember and police. I believe empowering residents to reclaim their communities has lasting value.

 
 
Kathy -