I'm just a parent of two young kids in Asheville schools, a former community organizer, and software engineer. My spouse and I own a house in East Asheville.

Dan Ferrell is married with two children. They live in East Asheville. 

Dan is a software engineer. He previously worked as a community organizer.

Dan Ferrell's campaign for Asheville city council member is his first time running for public office.

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Dan's campaign for Asheville city council member is his first time running for public office.

Supports "fair and predictable scheduling laws to help employees maintain a work/life balance..."

Supports the city investing in and lending to the Community Owned Credit Union to provide financial services to local residents.

Supports providing low-interest loans to residents constructing accessory dwelling units (ADUs).

Supports green energy upgrades and climate resilience projects.

Supports providing low-interest loans to develop affordable housing.

Supports small businesses and local entrepreneurs.

- Supports "fair and predictable scheduling laws to help employees maintain a work/life balance..."
- Supports paid sick leave.
- Supports the city investing in and lending to the Community Owned Credit Union to provide financial services to local residents.
- Supports providing low-interest loans to residents constructing accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
- Supports green energy upgrades and climate resilience projects.
- Supports providing low-interest loans to develop affordable housing.
- Supports small businesses and local entrepreneurs.

Economy

Supports prioritizing parks, pools, and recreation areas.

Wants to create more parks where disabled and non-disabled children can play together.

Wants to build more basketball courts that aren’t shared with tennis courts.

Wants to build new pickleball courts outside of residential areas.

Wants to build small parks around bus stops.

Wants to ensure the Malvern Pool is fully funded and prioritized.

Supports using the Strategic Partnership Fund to finance youth outreach programs.

- Supports prioritizing parks, pools, and recreation areas.
- Wants to create more parks where disabled and non-disabled children can play together.
- Wants to build more basketball courts that aren’t shared with tennis courts.
- Wants to build new pickleball courts outside of residential areas.
- Wants to build small parks around bus stops.
- Wants to ensure the Malvern Pool is fully funded and prioritized.
- Supports using the Strategic Partnership Fund to finance youth outreach programs.

Public Services

Wants to enforce housing codes for unsafe living conditions and punish bad landlords.

Believes landlords have "too big of a voice in city council, which makes every single renter in Asheville worse off."

Supports proactive inspections to ensure rental unit safety.

Supports giving code enforcement officials more power to impose significant fines on landlords who are repeat offenders.

Supports a "know your rights" campaign to inform renters about legal standards for safe and habitable housing in Asheville, and advocates for easy reporting mechanisms to code inspectors.

Plans to introduce ordinances to seize property from landlords who "refuse to comply with code" and use community land trusts and non-profit housing to support tenants.

Supports prioritizing housing projects where at least 50% of units are affordable, specifically for first-year teachers and firefighters.

Supports increasing funding for city housing positions to address various housing challenges, including post-Helene recovery and code enforcement.

Supports transparency in housing performance measures and setting realistic goals to positively impact the community.

Supports the construction of more community housing in Asheville, believing it will help resolve the housing crisis.

- Supports building affordable housing.
- Wants to enforce housing codes for unsafe living conditions and punish bad landlords.
- Believes landlords have "too big of a voice in city council, which makes every single renter in Asheville worse off."
- Supports proactive inspections to ensure rental unit safety.
- Supports giving code enforcement officials more power to impose significant fines on landlords who are repeat offenders.
- Supports a "know your rights" campaign to inform renters about legal standards for safe and habitable housing in Asheville, and advocates for easy reporting mechanisms to code inspectors.
- Plans to introduce ordinances to seize property from landlords who "refuse to comply with code" and use community land trusts and non-profit housing to support tenants.
- Supports prioritizing housing projects where at least 50% of units are affordable, specifically for first-year teachers and firefighters.
- Supports increasing funding for city housing positions to address various housing challenges, including post-Helene recovery and code enforcement.
- Supports transparency in housing performance measures and setting realistic goals to positively impact the community.
- Supports the construction of more community housing in Asheville, believing it will help resolve the housing crisis.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports creating a HEART (Holistic Empathetic Assistance Response Teams) program in Asheville to reduce the burden on the police department by using alternative intervention teams for certain emergencies and non-emergencies.

Supports prohibiting the Asheville Police Department from working with federal immigration authorities.

Believes it is unacceptable that "our civil servants can’t live in the same place as the people they work for."

Believes poverty and crime are linked, and reducing poverty will also reduce crime.

- Supports creating a HEART (Holistic Empathetic Assistance Response Teams) program in Asheville to reduce the burden on the police department by using alternative intervention teams for certain emergencies and non-emergencies.
- Supports prohibiting the Asheville Police Department from working with federal immigration authorities.
- Believes it is unacceptable that "our civil servants can’t live in the same place as the people they work for."
- Believes poverty and crime are linked, and reducing poverty will also reduce crime.

Public Safety

Supports developing ordinances and codes to prevent the perpetual vacancy of properties.

- Supports developing ordinances and codes to prevent the perpetual vacancy of properties.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy by deploying microgrids and virtual power plants in Asheville.

- Supports transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy by deploying microgrids and virtual power plants in Asheville.

Energy & the Environment

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Dan Ferrell

Dan Ferrell is married with two children. They live in East Asheville.

- 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. 