GREETINGS FROM LARRY
Dear Friends,
We are just over a week away from the election and it is getting heated up. I hope you have had a chance to catch some of the debates where there have been some great exchanges. The critical thing we have been able to do is separate ourselves from the current administration on both style and substance levels.
Our campaign has focused on the right priorities: improving our schools, enhancing public safety, and making core investments in better roads, a rail connection to our airport, and developing our riverfront assets. The voters have had a chance to see the difference in styles and approach during the debates. We have shown that we will be an aggressive and decisive administration and will not run from the tough issues.
This week we will be posting our position statement on "Public Safety, Public Housing, Social Services & Neighborhood Development." In this paper, we discuss how a new approach to crime and public safety is needed to get necessary resources into the neighborhoods and business districts. We must coordinate our public safety expenditures with the County and not ask the taxpayers for yet another tax increase, which was suggested by the current mayor. We must also stop the cycle of co-dependency in our social services arena and start addressing fundamental problems and solutions. We must go after federal funds to redevelop our public housing, unlike the current administration which spent over $180,000 on studies and withdrew from a public housing redevelopment process. On the other hand, Winnebago County pursued the same grant funds and obtained an $18 million grant to redevelop its housing stock. We must also provide sound property tax and other incentives to homeowners and developers to rebuild our housing stock in our older neighborhoods.
We still have a lot of work to do before April 5. Funds and volunteer work is needed. Contact the campaign office directly or stop by the Downtown or East Side offices. The current mayor has raised 60% of his funds from downstate and Chicago sources and is expecting a ton of outside volunteers. I am so proud that our funds and our people are local. This is a race for control of Rockford's future. We need your help for Rockford to take back control of our future. Please join us at our next event, this Friday, March 25, at 6:00 pm at Medicine Man Graphics, for their Art for Change fundraiser. This event features outstanding silent auction and live auction items donated from local artists. The event will also feature live music and wonderful food. I hope you can make it!
Larry
UPCOMING EVENTS
Mark your calendars!!!
Art for a Change Fundraiser at Medicine Man Graphics
When: March 25, 2005 Time: 7pm Where: 510 E. State Street, across from The Irish Rose( 3rd St & State) Cost: Donation $20, includes food,beverages and music What: Silent to live Auction on over 50 local artist's work.
Help raise the last bit of funding needed to get Larry in City Hall.
Bid on Local Artist's work that are expressing their desire for Change.Other Events -
Join us for a Pre-Election Rally When: The evening of Monday April 4th Where: At the new East side office, the former World Gym
(6776 Troy Drive just South of Alpine Bank on E. State)
And - don't forget the Victory Party When: The evening of Tuesday April 5th Where: Paragon on State Street More details to follow
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
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P.O.Box 4288 • Rockford, IL 61110 • 815-968-MORC (6672)