Leontyne Peck is a member of Piedmont Housing Alliance’s board and specializes in African American history and family genealogy. She works as an administrative programs assistant for Fluvanna County.
What’s your experience been as a PHA board member and working there? What do you think of the housing voucher system?
What does the city need to do to address its poverty levels and affordable housing crisis?
How does racial equity play into PHA’s work in Charlottesville and Friendship Court? Do conversations about reparations need to happen?
Community-wide, what would those reparations look like?
How does that pertain to rentership versus homeownership?
Do you think intentional mixed-income communities work?
What role do the surrounding businesses play? Can they be expected to respond to the needs of low-income residents?
You worked with Montpelier in crafting their new exhibit on the legacies of enslavement — are there lessons from that experience, and working with descendants of people who were enslaved, that translate to this redevelopment project?
How does genealogy and the study of history intersect with poverty?
Should the name of Garrett Street be changed because Alexander Garrett enslaved people?
What is the stigma attached to people who receive a Section 8 voucher for housing?
Citywide, what can or should be done to raise the living wage or reduce the cost of housing?