District 8 Issues

• Traffic Congestion

District 8 needs transit options.  Metrorail, expanded and more frequent bus routes, grid completion.

• Police and Fire Services

Advocate for mandatory staffing. As the number of residents increase, so should the amount of police and fire personnel

• Limit uncontrolled development without the proper infrastructure in place.

• Gun Violence

Better use of police community units and a focus on mentoring at-risk youth.

• Urban Development Boundary (UDB)

 Hold the line and protect it from encroaching interests.

• Climate Change - Implementing ways to adapt to sea level rise. 

• Protecting the Farming Community

• Homelessness

• Domestic Violence