Doris Brevoort for Mount Vernon City Council At Large

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October 21, 2009

Brevoort intelligent, dedicated

I am writing to encourage Mount Vernon voters to cast their ballots for Doris Brevoort, who is running for the at-large seat on the City Council. If you have not yet had the pleasure of meeting Doris, she is one of the most vibrant, energetic, intelligent, and dedicated civil servants you will ever meet.

Doris is completely focused on working collaboratively to make Mount Vernon an even better place for us all to live. She will bring fresh ideas and thinking to the City Council. For example, she is a proponent of creating neighborhood organizations that bring people together in their local communities. Those groups can then communicate important neighborhood issues to the City Council, so that the council is more responsive to citizens’ needs.

She has been and will continue to be a proactive supporter of a revitalized downtown through the Main Street program and other avenues. Doris will help to move Mount Vernon into this new century by promoting wise land for the anticipated growth of our retail economy and residential areas in ways that will protect our quality of life while increasing business, thereby maintaining ample funding for essential city services. She has strategies for saving the city money while benefiting the environment, by encouraging conservation of resources to reduce the city’s carbon footprint.

Doris’ creative energy will add diversity to the existing council. Knowing her as I do, I am confident that she will be open and accessible to all citizens’ concerns. You will be well-represented if you elect Doris Brevoort to the Mount Vernon City Council.

Eric Knudsen

Mount Vernon

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