My priorities for serving our Flagstaff community include: the creation of affordable housing; advocating for behavioral health and recovery; supporting business development, employment opportunities, quality education, and vibrant community infrastructure; championing our sustainability and climate goals; investing in cultural representation and preservation; and championing the elevation of the voices of those often unheard in our community.
Vibrant and Engaged Community
Affordable Housing, Behavioral Health, Equity of Access,
and Community Infrastructure
🗹 A lack of affordable housing negatively impacts individual and community health, diminishes our ability to maintain employment and a thriving business economy, and comes at the cost of the diversity and community culture we treasure. It is time to get creative to adopt actionable initiatives to meet Flagstaff’s ever-growing need for affordable, attainable housing. I will continue working toward increasing Flagstaff's housing options by supporting the incorporation of diverse housing options and prioritizing meeting the needs of our sheltered and unsheltered residents and workforce.
🗹 A community’s health is essential to community vibrancy. We must move actively toward increased behavioral health awareness, advocacy, and access to resources meeting the diverse needs and backgrounds in our community. This includes access to community supports for mental health, substance use, and recovery. I continue to advocate for local access to behavioral health services, the unsiloing of resources and systems that contribute to our community's health (housing, social services, education, infrastructure, etc.), and moving Flagstaff towards being a community in which recovery is possible, sustainable, and supported.
🗹 It is important to work toward equitable access to community resources and neighborhood infrastructure. All our citizens deserve access to the critical resources that determine their quality of life, including access to food, quality education, economic stability, access to healthcare, and neighborhoods where multimodal transportation (walking, cycling, public transit, etc.), parks, and civic spaces are made accessible for all. I will work to build connections with and between our valued community organizations and resources to work toward a community where the vital resources our community members need are readily available to them.
Sustainability and Sustainable Development
Environmental Stewardship, Environmental Justice,
and Sustainable Solutions for Development
🗹 Flagstaff is a community that values our unique natural resources and thrives on sustainability and conservation. Through stewardship in and of our community, we protect and preserve our natural environment in support of clean air, water quality, and ethical land use for community resiliency. I support our ongoing efforts to maintain our sustainability and conservation efforts and make Flagstaff an optimally resilient community.
🗹 We must examine policies and practices to reduce and minimize waste and preserve community and environmental resources in ways that consider equitable access to community space, resources, and all those things that determine the health and well-being of our neighborhoods and citizens. I am committed to ensuring that the choices we make that impact our environment are made with the full and equal participation of all segments of our community.
🗹 The planning and development of our community now must also consider the needs of future generations that will call Flagstaff home. As we grow, we must work to ensure that both our current and future community members are given equitable access to quality education; clean water, air, and energy; opportunities for business growth, economic development, and employment; and infrastructure to support that growth on the long term. I am committed to continuous collaboration with community partners in sustainability, forest management, fire mitigation, water conservation, and other areas to support smart growth for our community that takes a big picture approach.
Neighborhood Engagement and Empowerment
Cultural Preservation and Celebration, Promotion of the
Arts and Cultural Representation, and Supporting the
Voices of Our Community and Neighborhoods
🗹 As a community, Flagstaff is rich in culture and diverse history and heritage, with unique opportunities to acknowledge, celebrate, preserve, and engage with the ongoing legacies of traditionally marginalized voices. I have worked, and will continue to work, to engage with the various communities that make Flagstaff such a vibrant community to ensure that their voices are welcome at the table and taken into consideration when making choices that will impact our collective community future.
🗹Part of celebrating Flagstaff’s cultural heritage while enriching our future is acknowledging the history of our unique neighborhoods and the peoples who called them, and crafted them as, home. We must work to empower the ongoing development of our neighborhoods in ways that provide economic vitality while preserving the historical footprints of the peoples who sculpted Flagstaff into the community we enjoy today. I will continue working to ensure that our future plans for growth and development avoid inadvertent harm to our communities, and continue partnering with neighborhoods and community groups to ensure their inclusion in important conversations and considerations.
🗹 The arts are critical to enriching Flagstaff’s cultural story, preserving our history, and protecting our future. From beautification projects in our neighborhoods to artistic representations and celebrations of Flagstaff’s cultural heritage, the arts provide countless outlets for deeply enriching engagement in and of our neighborhoods and neighbors. I have worked to elevate Flagstaff's arts economy and appeal, and will continue to work to highlight the intersections and importance of our arts, science, and cultural narratives.
🗹 We must ensure all people in our community have voice in our community, and work toward engaging each neighborhood as part of Flagstaff’s collective voice and story. It is important that we empower residents to shape the future of Flagstaff, because every neighborhood holds an essential piece to the puzzle that tells our community's story. I am committed to deepening connections with our neighborhoods and community by showing up, listening, and creating space for honest dialogue and shared decision-making.
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KHARA HOUSE for Flagstaff City Council!