BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT
Daily Post Staff Writer
Mountain View City Council candidates are hearing a wide range of complaints as they knock on doors and meet residents on the campaign trail.
Candidates answered the question – “What is the most frequent complaint you hear from Mountain View residents about the city? – at a debate on Oct. 8 hosted by the League of Women Voters.
Housing, vacancies and more James Kuszmaul, a software engineer on the city’s Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee, said rents are too high.
“People are concerned about housing costs and the impacts that will have on their lives and the lives of their neighbors and their children,” he said at the debate.
Teacher Silja Paymer said she hears concerns about vacancies downtown, and she wants to speed up the permitting process.
Library outreach specialist Erik Poicon said he hears about affordability, language access and road safety.
“Many of the folks had their vehicles hit and feel like the city hasn’t taken into regard their safety,” Poicon said.
Parks and Recreation Commission member IdaRose Sylvester said she hears complaints on two sides of the same coin: There’s either too much housing getting built, or not enough.
Google Operations Specialist Samuel Ali said residents complain about RVs on public streets.
U.S. Army reserve officer Alex Amoroso said he’s heard about affordability in general.
Rental Housing Committee member
Robert Cox said people want to know how to fill downtown vacancies, move RV dwellers into stable housing and get their neighbors to “cut out the noise” so they can sleep.
Environmental Planning Commission member Paul Donahue said he hears concerns about housing and questions about how the city government works.
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