Democrats running for Omaha mayor talk housing, transit, economic development
The four Democrats running for Omaha mayor convened Wednesday to talk about their ideas on neighborhood issues and focused on housing, streets and economic development.
Jasmine Harris, RJ Neary, Kimara Snipes and Mark Gudgel fleshed out their ideas for Omaha’s future during a forum at the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center on the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus.
Questions, including some from residents, touched on income inequality, gentrification of neighborhoods and how the candidates would use city-controlled federal money to create more affordable housing. A video of the forum can be found here.
Harris, who works for a nonprofit that helps convicted people reenter society after serving prison sentences, said the city must hold landlords accountable for the quality of their properties and do more to address a shortage of affordable housing units. Omaha also needs more starter homes, she said.
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