(Community Matters 209) Candidate Interview: Vice Mayor Sofia Seeks Re-Election To Continue Progress for Battle Creek

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reckon it's related to what you just talked about or some of it, but point to what you're particularly happy about, impressed with after looking at the last two years.

I think our commission has worked well together, which is not always the case.

You know, there are a lot of other communities where they don't have a commission that is as cohesive as the one that we have.

I think that we have taken a good approach to, I'll use housing as an issue.

We need housing at all price points.

And So figuring out how we can help the developers who are coming in, who are looking to spend money in our community to provide housing.

I think that that's one thing that we can point at.

We are making strides, and it's an issue that communities across the country are having to face.

And I think that, you know, we don't have all the answers, but I think we've got some of them, and I think that we're moving in a good direction.

I

reckon it's related to what you just talked about or some of it, but point to what you're particularly happy about, impressed with after looking at the last two years.

I think our commission has worked well together, which is not always the case.

You know, there are a lot of other communities where they don't have a commission that is as cohesive as the one that we have.

I think that we have taken a good approach to, I'll use housing as an issue.

We need housing at all price points.

And So figuring out how we can help the developers who are coming in, who are looking to spend money in our community to provide housing.

I think that that's one thing that we can point at.

We are making strides, and it's an issue that communities across the country are having to face.

And I think that, you know, we don't have all the answers, but I think we've got some of them, and I think that we're moving in a good direction.