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Maia Petrovic <
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Subject:9/19/2023 City Council Meeting Public Comment item 6c
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Hello,
First I want to say how happy I am to know that redistribution and recycling are a part of SLO city council's agenda. The
city has so much leverage in terms of environmental/sustainability issues and I am glad that there is a focus on
recycling used materials.
That being said, I know that funds are the most powerful instrument for any sort of change and that SLO wants to sell
the surplus materials (item 6c on today's agenda) for a beneficial sum of money, but I was wondering if the idea of
donating or selling some of these items at a discounted price to less fortunate communities could be considered.
Environmental impacts disproportionately affect minority groups in less affluent areas, and I think that identifying any
communities in need of these materials who may not have the resources/funds that we do would be a mutually
beneficial action that SLO could take to mitigate the consequences that climate change poses on all of us,
especially minority groups.
Thanks so much,
Maia Petrovic
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