Kevin Chavous
A Mayor for every neighborhood

The District of Columbia is at a critical crossroad in its history. Over the past ten years, many residents and businesses have left the District. To stem this exodus and to rebuild the city, I will focus policy decisions on stabilizing neighborhoods, improving our schools and the delivery of government services, retaining existing businesses and attracting residential and business development within our neighborhoods. Schools are the heart of a neighborhood. Our neighborhood schools must offer quality educational programming and modernized facilities in order to retain and attract neighborhood families.

Kevin’s Vision . . . working with every neighbor to make our neighborhoods work will bring

• Good schools and libraries with good teachers and administrators
• Parks, well-maintained with professional staff
• Businesses that serve the residents
• Safe streets, secure public spaces
• Economic development that makes sense first and foremost for DC neighborhoods
• Cost efficient, user-friendly service delivery

Kevin Chavous . . . two-term Ward 7 City Councilmember and chair of the Council’s Committee on Education, Libraries and Recreation

Education

• demanded that the school system develop a master facilities plan which passes public comment and is approved by the City Council. School closings should not be considered unless recommended in the approved master plan.
• held more than 40 hearings and roundtables in 18 months enabling parents, students and communities to be heard about school issues
• placed additional $1.6 million in library budget to increase hours libraries are open
• reversed budget cutbacks that threatened the survival of The University of the District of Columbia
• supports school based budgeting and local school governance fought to reverse deterioration of DC public schools and worked with school officials to map strategies to improve student performance
• authored legislation to enable school facilities maintenance, construction and modernization

Protecting Neighborhoods

• co-introduced emergency, temporary and permanent legislation to regulate trash transfer stations
• wrote the law that gives communities legal muscle-to shut down crack houses and supports community policing
• fought legislation that allows commercial liquor licenses in residential neighborhoods
• introduced legislation to continue the moratorium on Class B wine and liquor licenses
• worked with Wayne Curry to establish joint border patrol with PG County police
• supports rent control and opposes vacancy decontrol
• fought to protect historic preservation and environmental laws threatened by the control board
• supported Kingman Park residents
• opposed to an entertainment center on Children’s Island
• calls for vigorous enforcement of District laws, including zoning, ABC and safety laws

Economic development that makes sense for DC neighborhoods

• opposes the Convention Center at Mt. Vernon Square with its billion dollar cost to the taxpayer that will be obsolete in 10 years
• will direct DC economic develop funds to neighborhood commercial corridors to stabilize, retain and attract viable businesses

For more information, call Chavous for Mayor at 202-332-7400
Paid for by the Chavous for Mayor Committee, Victor L Reid, Treasurer