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STRINGER, AND I AM RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL IN DISTRICT TWO.I WISH I COULD SAY THAT I WAS HAPPY TO BE HERE, BUT I'M NOT, I'M NOT A POLITICIAN NOR DO I WANT TO BE.
BUT THE INEPTITUDE OF OUR CITY COUNCIL, WHEN IT CAME TO DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC AND NATTING POLICIES THAT ARE DESTROYING SMALL BUSINESSES AND PERPETUATING CIVIL UNREST LEAVES ME NO CHOICE.
AN ENTREPRENEUR DRIVES A PETTY CAP.
I AM THE WORKING MAN WHO OUR QUOTE UNQUOTE PROGRESSIVE CITY COUNCIL PLAN TO CARE SO MUCH ABOUT YET EVERYTHING THEY'RE DOING FROM THE CRIPPLING ECONOMIC SHUTDOWNS TO RAISING PROPERTY TAXES BY OVER 25% WHILE WE WERE IN OUR BIGGEST ECONOMIC RECESSION IN HISTORY TO DEFUNDING APD IN A MANNER THAT IS BOTH UNSAFE AND DIVISIVE, NOT TO MENTION IT IS GOING TO GET OVERTURNED BY THE STATE NEXT YEAR.
SO PUSHING A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR TRANSIT PLAN THAT IS GOING TO BE COMPLETELY OUTDATED AND OBSOLETE BY THE TIME THE RAIL GETS BUILT AND, BUT PUSHING A HOUSING MODEL BASED ON URBAN DENSITY WHILE WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC IS AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER.
AND TO BE HONEST, I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYBODY CAN BE SO INEPT THAT THEIR JOB, UNLESS THEY ARE DOING IT ON PURPOSE.
WELL, WE NEED A MORE AFFORDABLE, ACCOUNTABLE AND ACCESSIBLE AUSTIN WHERE THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THE BACKBONE OF OUR CITY CAN THRIVE AND FLOURISH HERE.
WE NEED TO DOUBLE THE HOMESTEAD TAX EXEMPTION TO 20%, AND WE NEED TO KEEP OUR PROPERTY TAXES AT A SUSTAINABLE LEVEL SO THAT WORKING FAMILIES CAN AFFORD TO STAY HERE.
WE NEED MEANINGFUL POLICE REFORM.
SO THE SAFETY OF BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND OUR POLICE OFFICERS, WE NEED COMPASSIONATE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR HOMELESS THAT DO NOT ENABLE A CULTURE OF FAVORITES.
AND WE NEED TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE AID AND RELIEF TO THE BUSINESSES WHO ARE THE MOST EFFECTED BY OUR RESPONSE TO THE PEN, DEBIT, EATING BARS, RESTAURANTS, MUSIC, VENUES, MUSICIANS, ARTISTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE INDUSTRY.
THEY NEED OUR HELP AND THEY NEED OUR HELP.
NOW THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING ME TO BE YOUR CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE.
AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MY CAMPAIGN, PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE, WWW.ALEXANDERSTRINGER.COM.
AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW MY CAMPAIGN ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PLEASE CHECK ME OUT ON TWITTER.
AND ON INSTAGRAM AT THE ALEX STRINGER, WE NEED A MORE AFFORDABLE, ACCOUNTABLE AND ACCESSIBLE AUSTIN.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING US ACHIEVE THAT.