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Livable Raleigh - Mary Black-Branch, Dist A Candidate, in her own words

Mary earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural and environmental systems from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and a master's degree in environmental law and policy from Vermont Law and Graduate School. She lives in Raleigh.

Mary is the founder of Radical Futurist Lab. 

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Mary Black-Branch currently serves as a Raleigh City Council member. She was elected in 2022 and is serving her first term.

Indy Week - Candidate Questionnaire: Mary Black-Branch, Raleigh City Council District A

Supported reinstating a citizen advisory council to enhance community representation.

- Supported reinstating a citizen advisory council to enhance community representation.

Public Services

Said, "All public servants in this city deserve to be treated with the respect of being paid a liveable wage."

Supported addressing police violence through budget cuts.

- Said, "All public servants in this city deserve to be treated with the respect of being paid a liveable wage."
- Supported addressing police violence through budget cuts.

Public Safety

Supported investment in small businesses to enhance the downtown region.

- Supported investment in small businesses to enhance the downtown region.

Economy

As of July 31, 2024, Mary Black-Branch’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

Prioritized addressing "the deep levels of gentrification and displacement driven by the growth over community policies."

Supported increasing access to and renovating existing affordable housing.

Advocated regulation of short-term rentals to prevent rent increases.

- Prioritized addressing "the deep levels of gentrification and displacement driven by the growth over community policies."
- Supported increasing access to and renovating existing affordable housing.
- Supported a ban on exclusionary zoning.
- Advocated regulation of short-term rentals to prevent rent increases.

Housing & Urban Development

Supported enhancing public transit systems.

- Supported enhancing public transit systems.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Mitchell lives with his wife in North Raleigh.

Mitchell is an urban planner, with experience as the former Chief Planning Officer and Planning Director for the City of Raleigh.

Mitchell Silver was the former New York City Parks Commissioner. 

Supports measures to improve public health and safety.

Supports measures to improve public health and safety, including having parks serve as cooling centers. 

- Supports measures to improve public health and safety, including having parks serve as cooling centers. 

As of July 31, 2024, Mitchell Silver’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Plans to prioritize policies that make Raleigh accessible for residents of all ages, incomes, and backgrounds.

Supports broad improvements to public streets and spaces.

- Believes in affordable housing for all. 
- Supports broad improvements to public streets and spaces.

Mitchell Silver

Whitney lives in North Raleigh. He holds a computer science degree from North Carolina State University. Whitney is married and has 3 children. 

Whitney has experience working as a project manager, IT director, and small business owner. 

Whitney Hill previously ran for city council member in Raleigh City Council in District A in 2022, but did he not win. 

Wants to be careful with expanding city parks and balance park maintenance with ensuring excessive tax burdens are not placed on citizens. 

- Wants to be careful with expanding city parks and balance park maintenance with ensuring excessive tax burdens are not placed on citizens. 

Plans to pay first responders "top dollar". 

Wants to establish more programs where police can develop relationships with the citizens and neighborhoods they serve.

Wants to ensure citizen safety for all in Raleigh.

- Plans to pay first responders "top dollar". 
- Wants to establish more programs where police can develop relationships with the citizens and neighborhoods they serve.
- Wants to ensure citizen safety for all in Raleigh.

Believes citizens should not be responsible for tax increases due to funding large corporations that relocate to the area.

Supports small and local city businesses.

- Believes citizens should not be responsible for tax increases due to funding large corporations that relocate to the area.
- Wants to regulate city taxes.
- Supports small and local city businesses.

As of July 31, 2024, Whitney Hill’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to expand housing availability for those from all income brackets. 

Promotes "healthy growth in Raleigh NC that adds value to all citizens".

- Wants to expand housing availability for those from all income brackets. 
- Promotes "healthy growth in Raleigh NC that adds value to all citizens".

Whitney Hill

- City council members work together to set and implement city policy. 
- The city council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city.
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 

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