Victoria Watlington
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3,394 appearances
31 recordings
3 series
first heard Sep 2023
last heard 17 Aug
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I am someone who would work with the three different entities that Councilwoman Ajmera mentioned to deliver results, but to do it together with you and to empower you in the roles that you have as council to lead.
I think that's really important.
I think it's important to listen.
I think it's important to understand what you all are wanting to advance and not bring you a fully baked plan, but come to you for early iteration, for early feedback, for opportunity to build something together that we can all be proud of.
When I think about the way in which the mayor operates with council and internal stakeholders and external stakeholders, last night my daughter said, Mommy, what does the mayor do?
I said,
The mayor is a bridge in a lot of ways.
And you have to be a bridge of information.
You have to be trusted and transparent as a bridge.
I don't want to go over any bridges that I don't trust.
And so when you have relationships, when you're able to work with folks, when you're able to include people in a process and galvanize people and build consensus, those are the ways that I have led and been known to lead across our city for over two decades.
And that's what I would continue to do.
Good afternoon.
Charlotte's priorities are not new conversations, but the tools, partners, and scale of these challenges look very different than they did even five years ago.
Can you walk us through a specific example of work you are doing right now or have done in the very recent past that directly connects to one of these priorities?
That's a great question.
Thank you for the question, Councilwoman Watlington.
I'll just tell you all, I'm very excited about the areas of strategic focus that you've outlined since your retreat in March because all of those areas, whether it's safety, whether it's housing, whether it's well-managed government, great neighborhoods, or planning and investment, are areas that I've worked in over the course of my career and areas that I've worked in hand-in-hand with residents of this city.
And so just to give a specific example as requested, over the last couple of years, I've done a number of significant things I'd say related to housing and to workforce development.
And so let me just talk just for a minute about that.
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