Affordable Living

Paris spent the first eight years of her life in public housing. Her mom was able to find affordable housing, giving her family the opportunity to live and work in Durham. Paris’ mission is to secure affordable living opportunities for those who serve our community—essential workers, teachers, service workers, transit staff, and small business owners. She currently serves on the board of EmPOWERment Inc. and the Marian Cheek Jackson Center where she advocates for housing education, affordable housing management, and community engagement. On Council, she has ushered in policies to expedite affordable housing review, has encouraged the creation of missing-middle housing through the LUMO rewrite, and has added over 1,000 affordable housing units to the Town’s development pipeline.

During her second term, she hopes to increase the ease of development for affordable homes that are transit-oriented.

Environmental Preservation

The future of Chapel Hill is not a trade-off between securing housing and amenities for our residents and environmental protection. Paris advocates for land-use guiding the preservation of green space and the development of communities connected by transit.

On Council, Paris has increased multimodal transit options for Chapel Hill’s residents by establishing an e-bike lending program, increasing electric vehicle charging vehicles, and securing funding for the North-South Bus Rapid Transit.

On Council, Paris will oversee the completion of the BRT, and encourage development across transit corridors.

Safety and Security

Safety cannot be relegated to policing. Safety is about housing security, inclusion, and access to social services. Paris serves on the Community Police Advisory Committee and served on the Re-imagining Public Safety Task Force. As the Secretary of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP, Paris leads a collaboration between the Chatham and Orange branches to develop a 6 point agenda around law enforcement transformation. On these three bodies, Paris has advocated for increased mental health counseling and greater integration of social services to ensure community safety.

On Council, Paris was a part of creating the Crisis Assistance Response Engagement (CARE) Team—a non-law enforcement mobile crisis response. She was also instrumental in expanding the Street Outreach, Harm Reduction, and Deflection Program (SOHRAD) to support unhoused residents with outreach and harm reduction services.