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Dear Honorable Mayor and City Council:
We are writing you today to urge you to please listen to us, NHC employees, who are also residents of SLO County, including the City of SLO. With hundreds of jobs and an equal number
of families that depend on NHC obtaining its permit in SLO, we implore you to reconsider the brash decision by your staff to revoke, not only NHCs opportunities but the opportunities
for all of us that work for this great company.
Many of us have worked for years gaining our experience, our knowledge, and our connections to the patients and customers we serve in SLO County. Many of us have worked for years to
obtain leadership roles at NHC. Together we comprise a young, dynamic group of hardworking, taxpaying citizens who would not have had these kinds of opportunities were it not for this
business.
In addition, many of us have struggled our entire lives seeking economic stability in one of the most expensive places to live in California. The employment opportunities that are available
on the Central Coast do not provide most families a chance to become self-reliant or enjoy financial stability for themselves and their families on a wage that can be described as livable.
We have worked tirelessly educating ourselves, dedicating our time to become leaders in this new and emerging industry in the central coast.
The NHC business model is second to none. We have earned the opportunity to continue pushing forward and delivering everything we have promised to this City and to the community.
We look forward to speaking to you face-to-face and bringing our collective perspectives, and those of our families, and our customers, by explaining how this decision will negatively
affect us all. It is our sincere hope that as wise, progressive, and compassionate leaders of this City you will make the right decision for this community. We believe that decision
is to allow NHC to begin its operations as the company has spent years planning for while making tremendous sacrifices to bring this business to fruition.
Lastly, seeing as both the City and NHC have put forth much effort into opening the dispensary, why not give NHC the chance to prove it is a legally managed business? The towns of Morro
Bay and Grover Beach have, and we can all see how well the business is thriving in both communities - and without any legal concerns!
Please give NHC the opportunity to operate in the City.
Regards,
Wendy Ventura