Fred Hill

ዲሲ የቤት ምርት መተማመኛ ፈንድን (Housing Production Trust Fund) በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ማሳደግ አለባት።

Would fast-track any affordable housing project receiving city financing to prevent bureaucratic delay; BZA experience showed him how projects die in the permitting process. Also supports 3+ bedroom family units and working with Congress to relax the federal Height of Building Act to enable denser DC development. At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate he said the 'affordable housing system is broken right now — no one's investing in it, no one's building,' named the Housing Production Trust Fund among the tools that aren't working, and said as a first oversight step he would go to the housing agency to find out why the financing pipeline fails.

ምንጮች፦ [Meet the candidates for an At-Large seat on the DC Council — The 51st], [Youth Engagement, Education Policy — Washington Informer], [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ ነጠላ-ቤተሰብ-ብቻ የዞን ገደቦችን በማስወገድ አፓርትመንቶችን እና 'የጎደለ-መሃል' ቤትን (ድብል፣ ትሪፕል እና ትናንሽ ባለ-ብዙ ቤተሰብ ህንፃዎች) በመላ ከተማው ሕጋዊ ማድረግ አለባት።

Former 10-year chair of the DC Board of Zoning Adjustment who supports denser development: he calls for more 3+ bedroom family units and for working with Congress to relax the federal Height of Building Act to enable taller, denser construction in DC. At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate he reiterated the 'need for density,' tying it to rail lines and high-speed bus lines so more housing can be built along transit.

ምንጮች፦ [Meet the candidates for an At-Large seat on the DC Council — The 51st], [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ በትናንሽ እና በአካባቢ ንግዶች ላይ ግብርና ክፍያዎችን መቀነስ አለባት — እንደ የትንሽ ችርቻሮ ንብረት ግብር ቅናሽ ያለ እፎይታ መስጠትን ጨምሮ — እንዲከፈቱ፣ እንዲቀጥሉ እና እንዲያድጉ ለመርዳት።

A business-friendly moderate who ran a federal contracting firm for nearly three decades and argues the Council needs a private-sector voice. Wants to grow biotech and high-tech sectors to diversify DC's economy and reduce bureaucratic barriers for businesses. At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate he proposed cutting small-business red tape — a 50-day licensing window and a 45-day certificate-of-occupancy window — short-term leases to fill vacant downtown ground-floor space, and prioritizing AI, cybersecurity, and biotechnology to diversify the economy.

ምንጮች፦ [Meet the candidates for an At-Large seat on the DC Council — The 51st], [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ በከተማ አስተዳደር ላይ ለሚደረግ የትራምፕ አስተዳደር ጣልቃ ገብነት ጸጥ ካለ ዲፕሎማሲ ወይም ተግባራዊ ድርድር ይልቅ በቆራጥ፣ ይፋዊ አቋም — ክስ በመመስረት፣ የጥበቃ ሕጎችን በማጽደቅ እና ሕገ-ወጥ የፌደራል ትዕዛዞችን ለመፈጸም በመቃወም — ምላሽ መስጠት አለባት።

Supports 'strategic — rather than activist — resistance to federal overreach,' favoring a measured, pragmatic approach to defending DC's autonomy rather than an explicitly confrontational political posture. At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate he urged educating congressional allies that 'DC's disenfranchisement is a civil rights issue, not a partisan one,' a focused defense coordinated with the Council, Attorney General, and Mayor, and a 'nuanced' message to Congress that DC 'is run very well' and they should not make it worse by taking it over.

ምንጮች፦ [Meet the candidates for an At-Large seat on the DC Council — The 51st], [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ ጥቃትን እንደ የሕዝብ ጤና ችግር ልትመለከተውና በጥቃት ማቋረጥ ፕሮግራሞች እና በማህበረሰብ-ተኮር መፍትሄዎች ላይ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ኢንቨስት ማድረግ አለባት።

At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate Hill described 'two sides' to public safety: evidence-based violence interruption and restorative-justice programs focused on healing, accountability, and community engagement; the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement; mental-health co-responders; an expanded Marion Barry Summer Youth Employment Program; and re-entry services — paired with traditional policing. Supportive of the public-health/prevention approach as one of two pillars.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

በዲሲ ወንጀልን ለመቀነስ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ተጨማሪ የMPD መኮንኖችን መቅጠር ቅድሚያ የሚሰጠው ጉዳይ ነው።

At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate Hill said DC should 'fully fund the MPD' and escalate the force 'back up from the 3,000 to 4,000 officers,' then prioritize officers on commercial corridors. Supportive of more officers, presented as one half of a balanced approach alongside violence interruption and re-entry services.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ የፖሊስ መኮንኖችን ከመንግሥት ትምህርት ቤቶች ውጭ ማድረግ እና በምትኩ በአማካሪዎች፣ በማህበራዊ ሠራተኞች እና በአእምሮ-ጤና ሠራተኞች ላይ ኢንቨስት ማድረግ አለባት።

Reverse-coded question: keeping armed police out of schools aligns with the statement. In the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate lightning round, Hill answered 'no' to returning armed police to all DC public high schools.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ ለMetro (WMATA) የሚሰጠውን የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ማሳደግ አለባት፣ ሌሎች የከተማ አገልግሎቶችን መቀነስ ቢያስከትልም እንኳ።

At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate Hill said he would 'figure out how to fund Metro in a way that doesn't involve us providing other cuts' — not in favor of creating cuts to fund Metro. Supportive of Metro but against the cuts-elsewhere tradeoff; recorded as mixed.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ በዲስትሪክቱ ውስጥ የሚሰሩ ግን በMaryland ወይም Virginia የሚኖሩ ሰዎች ላይ የተጓዥ ግብር (commuter tax) መጣል አለባት (የፌደራል ሕግ ቢፈቅድ)።

At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate Hill opposed a commuter tax, arguing such fees 'end up hurting lower income workers' and are easily evaded (parking outside the zone, shuffling between cars).

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

ሁለቱ ሲጋጩ፣ ዲሲ በእያንዳንዱ ፕሮጀክት ላይ የጥልቅ-ተመጣጣኝነት መስፈርቶችን ከማብዛት ይልቅ ተጨማሪ ቤት በፍጥነት መገንባትን — ገበያ-ዋጋን ጨምሮ — ቅድሚያ መስጠት አለባት።

At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate Hill called it 'not either or' but 'what actually might work from a financial standpoint' — projects must 'pencil out,' DC needs more density (rail and high-speed bus lines), and the priority is both new affordable housing and retention of existing units. Recorded as mixed.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]