Gammons for Charleston Mayor
Attorney, Educator, Mediator, Public Speaker, Mother, Lowcountry Native & Wife
Debra has always advocated for what is right. Her mission is to strengthen equality in our City and within City government; pay attention to all areas of our City; improve public transportation; reduce traffic congestion; clean up the streets; and support residents and local businesses.
She will work with constituents and elected officials to create strong community and economic development, paying particular attention to affordable housing and over-development.
Debra takes great pride in the Lowcountry:
its people, its beauty, its treasures –
it's her home.
Our City needs a clear vision, a strong strategic plan, and comprehensive inclusion of all neighbors to create a safe, clean, walkable place to live, work, and visit.
My Pledge
- To Listen
- To Work for Improvements
- To Support Residents and Local Business Owners
- To be Visible
- To Work for Diversity, Inclusion, Fairness
Preservation, Pride, Protection
Preserve our true history; natural environment; and historical buildings
Protect our residents, visitors, workers for walking, biking, living
Pride in the Lowcountry – its people, its beauty, its treasures
Charleston History. HERstory. OUR Story.
We are all connected. We are all humans. We create history every day.
Create history with Debra – the first female Mayor of Charleston!
First Mayor who is a person of color! The Time for Change is Now!
Goals
- Create a Mayor’s Task Advisory Committee with representatives from each area of the City of Charleston
- Peninsula
- James Island
- Johns Island
- West of the Ashley
- Daniel Island
- All areas will get attention
- Develop Strategic Plan; Comprehensive Plan; Amend Zoning Ordinances
- Protect the Environment (marshes, creeks, rivers, trees)
- Protect historic homes, buildings
- Establish moratorium and height restrictions for commercial buildings
- Evaluate City Departments
- Survey current City Employees
- Creation of Community and Economic Development Department
- Ensure diversity and inclusion of City Employees
- Repair Streets
- Fix potholes
- Make pedestrian and bike-friendly
- Add bike lanes (especially near schools)
- Elevate streets in flood-prone areas
- Calm Traffic
- Eliminate long, wide trucks and busses from the peninsula (waiver for school busses)
- Sell long, wide CARTA busses and replace them with shorter, narrower public transportation
- Invest in areas outside of the peninsula for parking; shuttles to transfer people to the peninsula
- Increase Practical Police
- Community Policing: Foot patrol, bike patrol, bring back horse patrol
- Regularly walking, biking, visiting all neighborhoods
- Add more Officers
- Support Local Businesses
- Provide tax incentives to remain in the City
- Repair Dilapidated Buildings
- Utilize eminent domain; revoke Business Licenses of public nuisance
- Provide assistance to homeowners financially unable to repair, or renovate homes
- Work collaboratively for Affordable and Workforce Housing
- Neighboring Municipalities, County Government, State Government, Federal Government, non-profit organizations (One80 Place)
- Establish public-private partnerships
- Clean City
- Pick up litter off the streets regularly
- Fix broken street lamps
- Fix sidewalks
- Paint over graffiti
- Engage Everyone
- Attend Neighborhood Association Meetings
- Move City Council Meetings to 5 different areas of the City (including schools)
- Plan Town Hall Meetings in 5 different areas of the City
- Utilize Ordinances to ensure Visitors share in the costs of maintaining the City
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Preserve Our
History
We can inspire one another and keep our wonderful city, beautiful.
02
Protect Our
Residents & Visitors
When we work together, we can do great things.
03
Pride In Our
City & People
Take pride in the Lowcountry – in its people, its beauty, its treasures – it’s Our Home.
Gammons For Charleston Mayor
Charleston deserves a leader who can not only build bridges but who will develop plans to improve and maintain what we already have.
economics
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Mayor’s Task Advisory Committees
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Gammons For Charleston Mayor
A Love Letter to Charleston
Election Day 2023 Countdown
Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
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