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I live in Ward 3. Our Longmont City Council representative, Bonnie Finley, is term limited. Susie Hidalgo-Fahring is hoping to replace her. As a hard working woman with a family, Susie is running to represent regular working people in Longmont. She is a bilingual education teacher who rents her home. Being on the district's negotiations committee, she has learned to work collaboratively to find solutions. These skills and her kind and respectful approach is just what we need in these divisive political times.
Likewise, Joan Peck, is hoping to serve another term as one of our At-Large representatives. She too, is a coalition builder who has been a tireless force in trying to bring the Peak Rail commuter train to Longmont. Joan deserves credit for getting air quality monitoring for oil and gas emissions in place, has advocated for inclusionary affordable housing, and to adopt policies promoting environmental sustainability. While she's accomplished a whole lot in four years, her work is not finished. Especially with all the development happening, we need Joan on council to continue to keep people and planet in the profit equation.
Please join me in proudly voting for these two hard working women who are all about representing everyone in Longmont!
Shari Malloy
Longmont 80501
