A Fort Myers city council seat is up for grabs, and two women are using the last few days leading up to the election to win your vote.
Your Fort Myers community correspondent, Miyoshi Price, spoke with both candidates running for Ward 2 City Council about affordable housing, which impacts many of us.
Ward 2 Fort Myers City Council candidates explain their Affordable Housing plans
Depending on your vote on November 5th, that open seat could be Jacquelyn McMiller or Diana Giraldo .
Giraldo says a balanced ratio of rental communities versus home ownership needs to be balanced.
“Home ownership is so important for us to really create the generational wealth,” says Giraldo. “It’s really part of building the American dream, and we want to make sure that the places that we’re creating around the housing are providing equity to the community.”
She explained that development, such as grocery stores, dental offices, and medical offices, needs to be added to the community as living spaces are built.