Upcoming Elections - Your vote counts!

We just received a visit from Third Ward Common Council candidate, Donna Fleming. Donna is running unopposed and is knocking on doors throughout our neighborhood to introduce herself and share why she wishes to serve our community. For those of you who have not yet met Donna, she is our immediate past president of the Belle Sherman/Bryant Park Neighborhood Association. She served in this role for a number of years and will continue to advocate for us in this larger role as a city representative. We are fortunate to have her commitment to Ithaca and our neighborhood. If she doesn't have the chance to greet you in person, you will be able to read about her current and past public service positions, as well as the issues she will focus on (which are all meaningful to many of us). Here are the issues you can read on her flyer:

• Pleasant, peaceful, orderly and walkable neighborhoods
• Diverse business development offering meaningful consumer choices and fair wages
• Strong infrastructure: reliable sewage systems; clean water
• Efficient public transportation; safe streets and sidewalks
• The expansion of local arts and agriculture
• Local initiatives to reduce carbon emissions

If you hear a knock on your door later today, please take some time to speak with Donna. She is making an incredible commitment to us, and I believe, will serve us very well.

- Marybeth Tarzian