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Reeves lives in District C near downtown Raleigh. He earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture resource economics from North Carolina State University and a master's degree in business administration from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. He serves as a Raleigh Planning Commissioner. 

Reeves works as an associate for First Citizens Bank. He previously worked in agriculture technology in the Bay Area of San Francisco.

Reeves Peeler's campaign for the city council of Raleigh is his first run for public office.

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Wants to enhance and expand parks and recreation options, especially for young people.

Supports fully investing in Community Action Councils and creating new opportunities for direct community engagement with city staff, developers, and the city council.

As a community organizer, he has organized campaigns that won funding for new public park facilities in Oxford.

- Wants to enhance and expand parks and recreation options, especially for young people.
- Supports fully investing in Community Action Councils and creating new opportunities for direct community engagement with city staff, developers, and the city council.
- As a community organizer, he has organized campaigns that won funding for new public park facilities in Oxford.

Public Services

Believes in advocating for criminal justice reforms.

Supports advocating for criminal justice reforms.

Supports paying living wages to all city workers and competitive salaries for emergency service workers.

Supports fair property tax practices and advocates for local public servants to receive living wages.

- Supports advocating for criminal justice reforms.
- Supports paying living wages to all city workers and competitive salaries for emergency service workers.
- Supports fair property tax practices and advocates for local public servants to receive living wages.

Public Safety

Supports building ordinances that prioritize locally owned small businesses in new commercial spaces.

Aims to find ways to support seniors, retirees, and low-income residents who may be adversely affected by high property taxes.

Priorities finding ways to support seniors, retirees, and low-income residents adversely affected by high property taxes.

Supports affordable spaces for local small businesses.

- Supports building ordinances that prioritize locally owned small businesses in new commercial spaces.
- Priorities finding ways to support seniors, retirees, and low-income residents adversely affected by high property taxes.
- Supports affordable spaces for local small businesses.

Economy

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Supports amending Raleigh's laws to require new developments to include public greenways and parks within a five-minute walk of all new homes.

Supports creating policies to incentivize affordable housing unit construction and protect residents of existing affordable homes.

Supports planning housing developments to shorten commute times, reduce car dependency, and ensure people can live close to where they work and play.

Prioritizes planning housing developments that shorten commute times, reduce car dependency, and ensure people can live close to where they work and play.

Supports re-investing in public housing and community land trusts.

Believes Raleigh is "a city for everyone" and that land use and development ordinances should be inclusive.

Supports increasing tree cover requirements in development ordinances.

Opposes development in protected watersheds.

- Supports amending Raleigh's laws to require new developments to include public greenways and parks within a five-minute walk of all new homes.
- Supports creating policies to incentivize affordable housing unit construction and protect residents of existing affordable homes.
- Prioritizes planning housing developments that shorten commute times, reduce car dependency, and ensure people can live close to where they work and play.
- Supports re-investing in public housing and community land trusts.
- Believes Raleigh is "a city for everyone" and that land use and development ordinances should be inclusive.
- Supports increasing tree cover requirements in development ordinances.
- Opposes development in protected watersheds.
- Opposes criminalization of homelessness.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports making Raleigh’s fare-free public transit permanent.

Plans to improve street design to enhance safety and comfort for buses, bikers, and pedestrians.

Supports investing in GoRaleigh and GoTriangle.

Believes the working class must be prioritized in public transit discussions, saying "Ensuring that people like nurses, teachers, public servants, and service industry workers can afford to thrive along our BRT lines will be pivotal to its success."

Said, "Ensuring that people like nurses, teachers, public servants, and service industry workers can afford to thrive along our BRT lines will be pivotal to its success."

Supports investing in green transportation.

Believes in ending "unsustainable sprawl" and shifting growth patterns away from "solely car travel."

- Supports making Raleigh’s fare-free public transit permanent.
- Plans to improve street design to enhance safety and comfort for buses, bikers, and pedestrians.
- Supports investing in GoRaleigh and GoTriangle.
- Said, "Ensuring that people like nurses, teachers, public servants, and service industry workers can afford to thrive along our BRT lines will be pivotal to its success."
- Supports investing in green transportation.
- Believes in ending "unsustainable sprawl" and shifting growth patterns away from "solely car travel."

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Supports public services that enhance community engagement and local recreation.

Supports community development campaigns in rural counties.

Believes in creating better city codes to encourage affordable-sized development and central density.

Believes in changing zoning laws to promote the development of more affordably priced and sized homes and apartments.

Supports fully investing in affordable housing preservation funds and creating policies to protect existing affordable housing units.

Believes in establishing "clear affordability frameworks and guidelines" to help housing providers increase affordable housing and local housing funds.

Aims to increase and protect permanent affordable housing.

Believes in protecting existing housing units and encouraging the construction of more affordable housing.

Supports the development of more "permanently affordable housing," the protection of existing affordable housing, the creation of safe streetscapes, and the establishment of quality public spaces to foster community connections.

Plans to "set aggressive goals to curb traffic, pedestrian, and cycling accidents."

Believes new development should prioritize pedestrians, transit riders, and bicyclists, and include public amenities like parks and tree cover to create sustainable, livable, and inclusive neighborhoods.

Supports developing a multi-jurisdictional climate action plan involving regional cities and counties.

Believes local government can tackle environmental challenges like unsafe drinking water, loss of farmland, forest destruction, and uncontrolled sprawl.

Supports maintaining and expanding high-quality infrastructure and service delivery while promoting long-term fiscal balance.

Aims to develop policies that reduce commute times and car dependency, and ensure essential workers can live close to their workplaces.

Aims to ensure all bike lanes are protected.

Reeves Peeler lives in District C near downtown Raleigh. He was born at Rex Hospital and graduated from Wake County Public Schools and NC State University.

Reeves Peeler is a current Raleigh Planning Commissioner. He previously worked in agriculture technology in the Bay Area of San Francisco.

Reeves Peeler is a current Raleigh Planning Commissioner.

Plans to walk neighborhoods and distribute literature about the upcoming City Council election.

Supports maintaining and improving public services such as community centers.

- City council members work together to set and implement city policy. 
- The city council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city.
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 