Richland City Council Pos 1
Chauné Fitzgerald
Elected Experience
No Information Submitted
Other Professional Experience
Business Development Executive and owner with over 25 years of experience.
Education
Master of Science in Business/Organizational Leadership Management – MBA
Bachelor...
Engagement:
- Betty Hollowell
- Alan C. Rither
- Tri-City Herald
Endorsements and letters
Donors
💰$17,498 from 95+ donors, including Precise Detailz Llc ($1900)Plumbers Steamfitters Local Union 598 Political Action Committee ($1000)Moravia Michel ($1000)Pacific Northwest Regional Council Of Carpenters Ssf ($1000)Algood Denise Dr ($750)National Womens Political Caucus Of Wa ($750)Evans Carole Ms ($725)Hollowell Betty L Mrs ($650)
Jhoanna Jones
Elected Experience
This is my first time running for public office!
Other Professional Experience
Options Commercial Mortgage Owner and Founder, SBA Loan Officer, and Commercial REALTOR.
Education
Business Analysis and Management, Bellevue...
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Endorsements and letters
No letters of support or opposition listed yet.
Donors
💰$14,321 from 22+ donors, including Jones Jhoanna R ($4331)Jones R Jhoanna Jhoanna R Jones ($2995)Wa Assn Of Realtors ($2000)Intl Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers Local 112 ($1000)Jones Candy ($920)Wa State Democrats ($525)Laborers Local 348 ($500)Benedetti Robert ($500)
| Statement A | Strong A | Lean A | Lean B | Strong B | Statement B |
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Citizens should elect me because I will make the best decision I can based on my experience, judgment, and beliefs. |  FitzgeraldMy experience as well as those differing perspectives will shape my decisions. Elected officials serve the people, serving the people means listening to the voice of the people. |  JonesI seek to understand our community needs from the point of view of our city residents by reaching out to stakeholders to better understand and support my decision-making process. | Citizens should elect me because I will seek out opinions and perspectives different from my own when formulating a decision. | ||
Our city is not urban and shouldn't pretend to be. We should prioritize traffic flow. | FitzgeraldRichland citizens have expressed more pedestrian friendly streets. The heart of our city is in it's parks and community gathering venues. Access needs to be planned, maintained, and safe. JonesSafe cities are safe by design; my goal is to enhance walkability and enforce the city's speed limits. We need quality walkable spaces and more reliable mass transit. | Our city needs to grow its urban core and should prioritize pedestrian-friendliness, even if these things make for slower traffic. | |||
The city has a role to play in cost of living and affordable housing. | FitzgeraldIn late 2020 the Tri-City Herald ran a story titled, 'Tri-Cities housing prices at all-time high. Wages aren't keeping up'. The average cost per square foot has topped $185 averaging over $367,000, and an average rent $1500 per month or $28,000/year, while the average 2-person income home after tax is $57,500. Richland must ensure affordable housing, built by local contractors, for it's citizens to ensure a thriving viable long term local economy. JonesThe city can help alleviate housing affordability through land-use and zoning changes, which are primarily made at the local level. As a city, we are responsible for considering housing types and the zoning laws that limit low and medium-density units within city limits. We need to allow a lower car per unit ratio and more dwellings per acreage. | Cost of living and housing affordability should be left solely to the market. | |||
Cities should rely on the private sector to create projects that enhance culture. | FitzgeraldCulture is a vital asset to our city identity and image. Its vital for regional development and economic competitiveness and attractiveness for tourism and bringing in new business opportunities. Yes, the city can benefit and should fund the vibrancy of local culture projects as well as acknowledge cultural heritages within our community. JonesOur job as community leaders is to design the right environment to create our own Main Street Community Program to set up our community for success. Vibrant cultural and commercial districts must have private and public partnerships that provide the resources and funding to bolster our small business and arts community. | Cities should help fund major capital projects that enhance the vibrancy of local culture. | |||
We should control and guide suburban sprawl even if doing so affects short-term economic growth. | JonesSuburban sprawl has a cost to our rural communities. This includes the increase in travel costs and the loss of farm and wildlife lands supporting the Easter Washington Economies and tourism. We need to create density within the city without putting undue stress on the habitat we should protect. | FitzgeraldA balance should be sought between short term economic growth, environmental considerations, the cost of building infrastructure for new communities in relation to existing tax dollars, and the planned growth of a centralized city structure. Controlled/guided suburban sprawl and smart development is a necessary part of city development planning to ensure adequacy of our roadways and ultimately long term viability of shopping and business districts. | We shouldn’t restrain free market development; it's critical to our local economy. | ||
A local majority is against cannabis legalization and therefore we should not allow cannabis businesses in our city. | JonesOur city residents decided and voted to keep cannabis businesses out of the city, and we must honor the vote of the majority. The residents who disagree with the outcome can put an initiative on the ballot, gain support, and change the minds of those against the retail sale of Cannabis. The city council should not decide what belongs to the city residents regardless of how the state voted. | FitzgeraldThe current existing LCB policy in place allows WA State to have legal cannabis businesses. RCW 69.50.331 allows our local government to decide the distance from 1,000 feet buffer to 100 feet buffer around our local playgrounds, childcare centers, public parks and libraries, except elementary schools. Some political parties do support cannabis retail businesses in our city. Currently, there is a store listed in Richland. Citizens do have the right to have an opinion and concerns on this policy should be heard by council. | Cannabis is legal in the state of Washington and running a cannabis business should be legal in our city. | ||
The city has a responsibility to control homelessness by code enforcement. | JonesThese questions are ambiguous since the responsibility of control belongs to the city through code enforcement and community programs by the region. This complex onion needs pealing, and neither the question or answer I give will have one solution to the many issues or solutions to the homelessness needs in the community, or the country for that matter. | FitzgeraldWe are in need of effective policy and plans pertaining to the homeless crisis in Richland. This subject is one of the core reasons I am running for city council. I have supported the homeless youth and adults with my own resources over the years. I would suggest to the city to create a system that will identify those experiencing homelessness through a data collection process and coordinate a service system to house and rehabilitate these individuals back to sustainable, affordable housing and work readiness programs to help ensure economic development. Collaborating with local organizations and State resources available can help with financial funding of this over due initiative. | The city has a responsibility to reduce homelessness by addressing its systemic roots. | ||
The city needs to invest more in mental health and other vital services so that police departments don't need to wear so many hats. | JonesToday's police departments are expected to solve every problem in our community and be everything to everyone, such as a psychologist, a parent, a social worker, or a family counselor, to name a few. I wish we lived in a world where crime or violent tendencies did not exist, but it does. Maybe we can have a system where Police deal with crime and violence and Area Resource Officers deal with non-criminal-related matters. | FitzgeraldPublic safety is a very high priority on my list for Richland. I support FUNDING the police and I support Funding MENTAL health and vital community support services. We have budget to effectively support BOTH initiatives. This effort should bring relief not stress or strain to our city service workers. | Redistributing police department funds will only put greater strain on existing officers. |