VOTE TODAY NoHo!
With an entirely new roster of City office candidates and a largely rookie City Council, the 2013 election will seriously affect us on any issue, hyper-local to state-wide.
Liquor license density, development, construction, traffic, zoning, variances, landmarks, environmental protection, parking, bike lanes, plazas, parks, sanitation, infrastructure repair, agency enforcement and follow-up – these are just a few of the everyday issues in which the NoHo-Bowery area engages. With an extensive new slate of elected officials each agency or commission with which we interact on a regular basis will likely have new leadership as well; staffing/restructuring will take months if not years; access, protocols and guidelines will change.
This does not mean that policy and budget issues like affordable housing, education, economic development/small business growth, security (environmental and human), aren’t important, or that a change in long-term planning and goals shouldn’t be addressed. But, the effects of new leadership will definitely impact management our everyday issues; hands-on experience has never counted more.
If you have registered with a Party affiliation you’re in the game for TODAY’S Primary. There is a wide selection of candidates, narrowing this down to a wisely chosen few will pretty much determine the outcome of the final election. Today is probably the most important election day of the last two AND the next eight years.
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