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Delgado, Adriana
From:Mark Buchman <mark@schoolyard.us>
Sent:Sunday, October
To:CityClerk
Subject:Fwd: Mark Buchman, application withdrawal
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I hope this will suffice to have the comments below become official public comment.
Thanks
Mark
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From: Mark Buchman <
Subject: Mark Buchman, application withdrawal
Date: October 3, 2021 at 7:17:53 PM PDT
To: emailcouncil@slocity.org
After much thought and discussion with some of those who indicated support, I
have decided to remove my name from consideration for Mayor/City Council.
To be honest, I was very flattered by the people who encouraged me and who
thought I would make a good Mayor or City Council person, even to the point of
sending me the link to the application.
I let my ego get in way of my heart.
And after some reflection, I believe my calling is to continue representing children
and their families as a member of the school board.
There are four topics that I have concerns about and would have wanted to bring to
the City Council table:
1) How the SLO homeless are (or are not) cared for
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2) Many more and improved, well maintained, and clearly identified crosswalks for
the 50 percent of the city populations that are seniors and the children who want to
get to parks, schools, and businesses
3) Increased joint use of school and city facilities and services for children, families,
and community
4) More details on the city water supply
Even as I thought more about these topics, I realized they all relate to my belief
that the needs of children always come first - homelessness, crosswalks, joint
facility/services use, water. I need to continue my work on the school board.
I will be applying for a City committee appointment so that I can help to address
these concerns moving forward.
I urge the city council to appoint Erica Stewart as Mayor and Joe Benson to the
city council
Sincerely
Mark Buchman
Every Student Every Future Every Day
Mark Buchman
Every Student Every Future Every Day
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