Marc Rossouw

Housing No city can survive by catering to a small percentage of high-income residents. We MUST work with builders to develop more affordable housing. Almost two thirds of the city is south of downtown Dallas, but only a small percentage of the population lives there. We need to identify development opportunities in that area for homeowners and businesses alike. Infrastructure / Transportation We must also co-ordinate with public utilities like Atmos and garbage/waste services to maintain alleyways in a responsible and economically efficient manner. Tearing up the same alleyway multiple times in a year for different projects is wasteful. Many Dallas communities were designed specifically for alleyway access which keeps the streets and neighborhoods neat and trash-free. For this reason, we must maintain alleyways for utility, emergency and homeowner access as well as storm water run-off. Criminal Justice / Public Safety We need to develop a detailed plan showing how much that 50% of additional revenue is projected to be and how it will be allocated to achieving the growth in officers. We also need to show how we will attract, train and pay new officers while also disclosing the related costs associated with those additional hires. Costs like training, pensions, vehicles, weapons, computers, support staff, etc. Need to be considered as we ramp up the number of officers on our streets. Infrastructure / Transportation The city is largely reliant on motor vehicle transport which causes congestion, pollution and loss of productivity. Investing in public transport will bring relief in each of those areas.