Bothell Position 5 Candidate Responses

Candidate

I’m Brittany Miles, and I’m running for Bothell City Council, Position 5.

Brittany Miles

Bothell needs to embrace gentle density, streamline permitting, and prioritize affordable housing development near transit. We should also protect existing affordable units from displacement.

Brittany Miles

We need to work regionally to expand shelter options and permanent supportive housing. In addition, the city should strengthen partnerships with outreach providers to connect people with services.

Brittany Miles

We must invest in mental health crisis response and diversion programs to reduce harm and improve outcomes. Building trust with communities through transparency and accountability is also critical.

Brittany Miles

Bothell should fund and expand mobile crisis response and behavioral health services. We should also ensure culturally responsive care is accessible to all residents.

Brittany Miles

The city should plan growth around transit and walkable retail centers. We must prioritize transit access and active transportation infrastructure for underserved neighborhoods.

Brittany Miles

We should seek progressive revenue options at the state level to reduce reliance on regressive sales taxes. Locally, we should use tax dollars to directly benefit residents through improved services.

Brittany Miles

The city must actively seek input from marginalized communities and those underrepresented in government. This includes going beyond public meetings to meet people where they are.

Brittany Miles

Bothell should center environmental justice in all policy decisions, particularly around land use and transit. We must also ensure frontline communities have a seat at the table.

Brittany Miles

Thank you for your advocacy. Our region needs leaders who will listen to communities most impacted by injustice. I would be honored to bring that perspective and commitment to the Bothell City Council.

Bothell Position 5 Candidate Responses

1: Please share your name and the position you are running for.

2. What, if anything, do you believe your city should do differently to enable the production of housing that will meet the needs of our local communities?

3. What, if anything, do you believe your city should do differently to support members of our local region experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity?

4. What, if anything, do you believe your city should do differently to make public safety and criminal justice services more effective, more just, or both?

5. What, if anything, do you believe your city should do differently to enable access to human services, such as behavioral health and crisis services?

6. What, if anything, do you believe your city should do differently to ensure all residents have access to transit, core retail (such as grocery and pharmacy) and key services?

7. What, if anything, do you believe your city should do differently to reduce the impact of taxation on residents, make taxation more just, or both?

8. What, if anything, do you believe your city should do differently to engage residents that have less representation in your city government, or are more at risk of impact from local legislation, or both?

9. What, if anything, do you believe your city should do differently to further environmental justice?

10. Is there anything else you would like to share with the members of Northshore Social Justice Action Group and other groups we are connected to across Bothell, Kenmore, Lake Forest Park and Woodinville?