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Craig Carozza-Caviness - Candidate, County Council At-Large
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You’ll Learn About:
Experience
- Real Estate Agent
- Insurance Consultant (Series Six)
Priorities
- Education
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- Pay Teachers More
- Close Achievement Gap
- Public Safety
- Transportation
- Affordable Housing
- Local Economy
- Raise Revenue
- Progressive Action
- Green Culture
Financing Campaign
- Taking Public Financing
- Restricting any Donations?
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- Yes to PACs, Not Yet Received
- NRA - No
- Hasn’t had the need to refuse donations yet
Teacher Pay
- Raising teacher pay means a better school system / more attractive county
- After School Programs - Need More Funding / Improvement (to help low income families who can’t afford after school care) => provide a boost to at-risk youth to stay out of trouble
- Support Art Programs
- The Best School Districts Tend to Pay More
Helping Working Families
- How Universal Pre-K or Free Community College Helps
Finding Funding for Programs is Critical and a Major Challenge
- Need support in Annapolis
- Legalize Recreational Marijuana / Monetize It (State Level)
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- Proven profitable in other states
- Countywide Internet Service Provider
Green District
- Move us towards:
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- Clean Energy
- Organic / Vegan / Vegetarian / Healthy Food
- Education component in schools
Education is the Great Equalizer
- Social Media Awareness
Challenge with Police / Minority Relationship
- On Being Stopped / Harrassed by Police as a Child
- Community Oversight Needed
- De-escalation Training
- Need highly qualified police officers
- Most police officers are great
Affordable Housing / Public Transportation Link
- Transit Oriented Development
- Rollback Mandates on Accessory Developments
- Development Impact Fees Needed
- Employer / Employee Incentive Programs
Compassion in Government
M83 - 200 Extension Past Clarksburg
- Cuts through a lot of low income neighborhoods
Climate Emergency
- We need incentives / mandates to make change
- Ensure that our stormwater runoff permits aren’t privatized
- Incentivize composting / look at waste
- Educate the community
- Incentivize biking / car pools
- Expand the agricultural reserve
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