Dear Friends, As our community transitions to bringing a 10-1 Austin City Council geographic representation plan to City Hall, it’s important for our next Mayor to be able to articulate and implement a clear vision for Austin. We have heard the statistics. Each day more than 150 people move into the greater Austin area. Our city is now home to nearly 850,000 people. We live with the reality that we may have lost touch with our community and quality of life values of protecting our environment and neighborhoods, fostering sustainability, affordability, and embracing the multicultural diversity of our City. Yes, Austin is economically strong and we are consistently ranked among the best cities in the U.S. But when longtime, native Austinites can no longer afford to live and/or raise our families here were long overdue for self-reflection and a plan of action. Fundamentally, this should be led by our next Mayor who should possess certain intrinsic abilities that will allow the Mayor to lead. Our community deserves a leader with a vision that will inspire and take into consideration the needs of our entire community. Access to a quality of life should not be dictated by our zip code and/or which side of I-35 we reside. It is said that good management is the ability to move others from Point A to Point B; and that leadership is the ability to discern where Point B should be. Our future Mayor should be the one who provides leadership and direction. A good Mayor should always exhibit a vision for the future, but having a vision is no good if the Mayor cannot facilitate the discussion to the community. I firmly believe we are at a critical juncture in Austin. Austinites deserve a Mayor that will place the needs of the people first. Mike has convinced me that working together we can better serve our community. I continue to admire his leadership, passion and resolve to serving the citizens of Austin. I also have gone back to my prerequisite of the important characteristics and traits our future Mayor should embody: Integrity, Pragmatic, Experience, Influencer, Inclusive, Politically Reliable, Strong and the Ability to exhibit a vision for the future and deliver it. That’s why I’m proud to be among a distinguished list of Latino community leaders supporting Mike Martinez. Please join Latinos for Mike on Wednesday, June 25th, 2014 5:30 p.m to 7:30 p.m. at Pelon’s Tex Mex at 802 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78701. Suggested Donation $25. Juntos Podemos! Together We Can! PAUL #Mike4Mayor
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 16:38:40 +0000
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