Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Listen To This!
HERE, you can listen to my interview with Nashville Public Radio that took place during the Vanderbilt Candidate Picnic Forum on Thursday, July 19th 2007.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Profile in the Tennessean
Steve Reiter
Age: 51
Date of birth: Sept. 16, 1955, in St. Paul Minn.
Family: Single
Political Experience: none
Education: Bachelor's degree, University of Minnesota
Job: Community Activist
Top priority if elected: "focus on quality-of-life issues such as education, parks, affordable housing and libraries."
Other interests: travel, tennis, water sports, reading
Age: 51
Date of birth: Sept. 16, 1955, in St. Paul Minn.
Family: Single
Political Experience: none
Education: Bachelor's degree, University of Minnesota
Job: Community Activist
Top priority if elected: "focus on quality-of-life issues such as education, parks, affordable housing and libraries."
Other interests: travel, tennis, water sports, reading
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Why Me?
The reason I am running is because I have a passion for public policy and really care about Nashville. Over the last 2 years, I have attended virtually every council meeting, and have gotten to know the various members of the council. As an activist, I believe it is just a natural progression to seek elective office.
In my time observing council action, I have learned the legislative process, the council dynamics, and the major issues facing our city.
Upcoming Events
I will be appearing on Channel 5+ Morning Line on the 26th between 8 and 9am.
I will be at the candidate forum for the Edgehill neighborhood, at the Easley Center on Tuesday the 24th, at 6pm.
I, along with the Edgehill residents, strongly appose Belmont's proposal to take over Rose Park for an athletic facility for it's own use.
Affordable Housing Proposal
The need for affordable housing is overwhelming in our city. Not only is housing needed for the homeless, but many of our citizens are overly cost burdened and spend more than 35% of their income for housing. There are also many metro employees who have chosen to live out of the county because of the high cost of housing.
In our current system, there is little affordable housing being developed because of the lack of incentives. To address the issue of affordable housing I propose the following:
In my time observing council action, I have learned the legislative process, the council dynamics, and the major issues facing our city.
Upcoming Events
I will be appearing on Channel 5+ Morning Line on the 26th between 8 and 9am.
I will be at the candidate forum for the Edgehill neighborhood, at the Easley Center on Tuesday the 24th, at 6pm.
I, along with the Edgehill residents, strongly appose Belmont's proposal to take over Rose Park for an athletic facility for it's own use.
Affordable Housing Proposal
The need for affordable housing is overwhelming in our city. Not only is housing needed for the homeless, but many of our citizens are overly cost burdened and spend more than 35% of their income for housing. There are also many metro employees who have chosen to live out of the county because of the high cost of housing.
In our current system, there is little affordable housing being developed because of the lack of incentives. To address the issue of affordable housing I propose the following:
- Waive building fees for projects dedicated to affordable housing.
- Impose impact fees on developers for projects that exceed a certain square footage. This funding source would provide a revenue stream dedicated towards the construction of affordable housing.
- Combine Federal, State, and Local monies such as Federal home loan bank money and money from the Tenn Housing Agency.
Monday, July 2, 2007
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