From the upcoming voter's phamplet....

Hello, for those who do not know, I am

Lowell Neal a.k.a. Bob Valdez:

(Below is the text I submitted to go in the voter's phamplet that you will receive in a few weeks:)

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I am running for mayor of Toledo because I want to be a voice for the people,

the people's voice.

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Today people in Toledo are feeling the crush of the economic hard times we are living in. There is not enough money in the budget to do all the things differing groups of people want their local government to do for them.

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We have citizens who are living on fixed incomes, who have lost their jobs and only are barely managing to pay their mortgages. Meanwhile there are groups wanting the city to use code enforcement to force these folks to fix up their homes and properties now.

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We need to let the economic recession and the recovery from it play out before we enter into zoning enforcement campaigns that would drive people from their homes and properties during these stressful economic times.

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As

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the people's voice,

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also a retired person living on fixed income, I realize that I will need to be available to people who want to talk about their situations to see if the city might have state or federal programs we could participate in here in Toledo to help our senior citizens living on fixed incomes and younger workers affected by the economic hard times. If you have suggestions, I am in the book.

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We have a lot of issues to face in Toledo. Each of these issues seem to be problems that cannot be solved, but they must be solved. Setting the agenda for finding direction and solutions for the various problems we are facing will be my primary goal and job as mayor.

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My goal truly will be to be

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the people's voice

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in office and as leader of the city council, the one setting the tone that the entire council can follow.

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CALL ME, WE'LL TALK

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541-336-5504