Councilwoman Charika Davis: Affordability, Stormwater, and “Serving in the Messy Middle” — Episode 73

Covington City Councilwoman Charika Davis is back for her second term, and she’s not tiptoeing around the biggest word in local government right now: affordability. In this conversation, she shares what it’s really like campaigning while doing the job, why she sees herself as an advocate for working- and middle-class families, and what people often misunderstand about city government—especially the reality that a councilmember is “one vote,” not the person who hires, fires, or runs day-to-day operations.

We also get into two of the most talked-about issues in Covington: the stormwater billing controversy (and what fairness looks like when people feel blindsided) and the potential property tax relief conversation tied to major economic development and PILOT revenue. Along the way, Davis talks infrastructure strain from growth, sidewalks and safety, why empathy matters in policy, and how residents can actually reach her when they’ve got a real problem to solve.

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