Plan for Progress
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Tackle crime that still plagues parts of the district
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Utilize TIRZ 21 funds to pay for HPD overtime patrols
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Install HPD remote monitor stations on public land near crime hotspots
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Implement a District J Patrol Partnership model in District H
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Bring back neighborhood storefronts
SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS
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Invest in all parts of District H, supporting small businesses, encouraging economic development that will support neighborhoods
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Make decision that impact communities with them and not for them
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Prioritize public-private partnerships to improve neighborhood amenities
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Provide neighborhoods with the tools to protect themselves from gentrification through minimum lot size protections and modernize the Chapter 42 Minimum Lot Size Ordinance to include:
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Ability to sign the petition digitally
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Ability to submit your vote digitally
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Bi-lingual workshops for residents in an area where an application has been filed
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STRONGER NEIGHBORHOODS
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Expanding access to affordable health care by partnering with the county and Harris Health to put mobile health clinics in areas without easy access to hospitals and medical clinics
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Increase monitoring and penalties for illegal dumping
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Reduce the population of stray animals by:
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Consolidating city and county animal control efforts into one countywide effort
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Promoting animal education in elementary schools
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Utilizing additional vets at City of Houston clinics for spay/neuter/microchip services
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HEALTHIER NEIGHBORHOODS
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Keeping taxes low by making government more efficient, reforming outdated TIRZ policies, and increasing the property tax homestead exemption for seniors
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Prioritize housing for teachers, police, and firefighters who serve our community
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Promote the Community Land Trust in District H for truly long-term workforce housing
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Allow for smaller, more affordable housing units to be built in undeveloped parts of the district
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Lower the cost of new and remodeled housing by reforming the city’s dysfunctional permitting processes
