Lou Hunter Runs for Council!
My name is Lou Hunter. I’m a 32 year old husband, father of three (ages 11, 10 & 6), business owner and proud resident of the Meadowcreek community. Aside from the various professional organizations, and awards (i.e. NAMB (National Association of Mortgage Brokers), TAMB (Texas Association of Mortgage Brokers), 2002 YMCA of Greater Houston – Minority Achievers Award recipient, 2003 African-American Pinnacle Award recipient, etc.), I am most proud of my involvement with mentoring at risk youth as a member of The 100 Black Men of America (A national mentoring organization for at risk youth), providing free housing, clothing and furniture for the displaced after Hurricane Katrina, and personally giving scholarships to underprivileged high school seniors (Jack Yates H.S, Ross Sterling H.S., Evan E. Worthing H.S.).
My decision to run for City Council (District B) is because I feel that I can bring a fresh, new perspective in a leadership position to organize and mobilize community involvement to affect change for the betterment of ALL Missouri City residents.
I’m concerned with the “Slow burn” taking place on Cartwright and Texas Parkway (FM 2234). As a business owner and licensed professional in both the fields of Mortgage Finance and Insurance, I understand the negative impact this transition has had on our districts crime rate and, at best, our stagnant to declining property values.
Each day, without option, our residents district dollar travels across what is steadily becoming the “other side of the tracks” (Highway 6) to support a one sided approach to city growth.
I intend to focus heavily on measures to encourage new business development and support the growth and success of existing business by holding neglectful commercial landlords accountable for unsafe, and unsightly retail centers that threaten to destroy the local landscape and economic future of where the residents of District B call home and should be able to shop.
Another pressing issue facing our community is ordinance 46-4. I support the repeal of ordinance 46-4 as a matter of principle. First, I feel it unfairly targets older, more established communities throughout Missouri City due to its mature trees, older residential infrastructure and shifting landscape. Secondly, it shifts the inherent accountability of city government setting a poor moral standard for future decisions.
I am both honored and grateful to announce long time Missouri City resident and trusted business owner, Attorney Rolfe Goode as my campaign Treasurer. I have been blessed to surround myself with a broad constituency base of community leaders, retired law enforcement personnel, educators and religious leaders eagerly awaiting a successful May 12th election when progressive action can finally begin.
I look forward to one city with one future, no exceptions.
Lou Hunter
City Council Candidate – Missouri City, Texas – District B
