Joey Brunelle will bring fresh vision to Portland | Letter
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I love Portland for its scenic beauty, architecture, music scene, leafy neighborhoods, international diversity and opportunities for flânerie. With such an array, can one be blamed for not wanting to change a thing?
But then one day we all woke up to find coastal flooding, a housing shortage, a concomitant homeless crisis and a stagnant population in a growing world.
How did this happen? A major cause is decades of resistance to change and a gradual, incremental regression. Which is why I’m supporting Joey Brunelle for Portland City Council. Joey knows that what people value is each other and has the vision to say: “Let’s do this a little differently.”
Joey is uniquely prepared to serve our city, not just because he is a policy wonk, or because he has attended hundreds of City Council meetings, but that he has the guts and compassion to work for all of us.
Zack Barowitz
Portland
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