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Hi, I'm Joanna Small, city clerk for the
city of North Glenn. This year, voters

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in each of North Glenn's four wards will
elect one council member to serve a

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4-year term. Ballots will be mailed on
October 10th and must be returned by 700

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p.m. on election day, November 4th. You
can return your ballot by mail or drop

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it off at one of the 24-hour drop boxes.
If you return your ballot by mail,

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please remember that postmarks do not
count for the deadline. In North Glenn,

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a 24-hour dropoff box is located next to
city hall in the old recreation center

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parking lot just north of the Veterans
Memorial. If you need to use an

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accessible voting machine, please visit
a voter service and polling center.

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These centers open on October 27th.
Here, residents can also register to

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vote, request a new or replacement
ballot, and drop off your voted ballot.

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Colorado allows voter registration up to
and on election day, so it's never too

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late to participate. Voter registration
is also available online at

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govotecol.gov.
If you've moved recently, please verify

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your voter information. I encourage you
to watch the candidate videos, read the

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candidate profiles in the October issue
of the North Glenn Connection, which is

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also available on the city's website,
and reach out to candidates with your

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questions.
Running in ward 1 are Madison Lighty and

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Nicholas Walker. Running in ward two are
Joshua Severs and Jordan Stransky. Three

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candidates are running in ward three,
Mark Bramley, Ryan Easterling Babin, and

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Richard Condo. Running in ward four are
Ann Nvarez, and Jodie Roer. Local

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elections have a big impact on daily
life, and every vote truly matters.

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Thank you for being an engaged voter and
for helping to shape the future of North

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Glenn.

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Hey, North Glenn. I'm Madison Leidy and
I'm running for city council in Ward 1

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because I believe in a future where our
city grows stronger, greener, and more

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connected. I've always believed that
local government should reflect the

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people it serves. Diverse voices, fresh
ideas, and a shared commitment to making

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North Glenn better for everyone. That's
why I'm proud to serve on North Glenn's

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DICE board, where we work to build a
more inclusive and equitable city,

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because everyone deserves to feel heard,
valued, and represented in the decisions

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that shape our community. I also believe
that climate change is real and local

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action matters. Northgun has taken big
steps to protect our environment. And as

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your council member, I'll keep pushing
for smart, sustainable solutions that

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protect our parks, trails, and the
Colorado outdoors we love. My work in

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this community didn't start with
politics. It started with teamwork.

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Coaching youth volleyball showed me the
power of bringing people together,

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lifting each other up, and working
towards a common goal. That's exactly

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what I'll do on city council. listen,
collaborate, and take action on the

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issues that matter most. Safe
neighborhoods, thriving small

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businesses, and a city government that's
open, honest, and accessible. I love

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Northland, and I know that when we come
together across backgrounds and

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experiences, there's nothing that we
can't accomplish. I'm Madison Lighty,

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and I'd be honored to earn your vote for
City Council Ward 1. Let's keep North

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Glenn moving forward stronger, greener,
and more inclusive together.

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My name is Nicholas Walker and I'm
honored to be running for reelection to

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the North Glenn City Council in Ward 1.
North Glenn is my home. I've lived here

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for eight years and I've been actively
involved since day one. From shoveling

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snow for seniors through the snowstormer
program to caring for flower beds in our

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parks, serving on the liquor license
authority, the police board, and now on

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city council. I'm running again because
I care deeply about this community. And

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we still have more work to do. When you
told me speeding was a serious concern,

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I listened and acted. I authored the no
need for speed ordinance, which doubled

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fines and led to a,200% increase in
traffic enforcement. That's real impact

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directly from your feedback. I also
helped secure significant raises for our

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police department, a key step in
reaching full staffing levels and

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ensuring your safety on economic
development. I worked with city staff to

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help bring in businesses like the
Painted Tree and Pros Brewery, both part

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of revitalizing the marketplace and
boosting local jobs. If I'm reelected,

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here's what I'll focus on. Expanding the
no need for speed ordinances to areas

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like Larson Drive, where new concerns
have emerged. We've slowed down Fox Run

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Parkway and we'll do the same for
Larsson. Supporting public safety and

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our police, including new tools like
drones and more motorcycle traffic

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units. protecting your tax dollars by
continuing to vote against any budget

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that doesn't deliver essential services
or a strong quality of life. Beyond

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Northland, I'm committed to broader
issues that affect us all. Adams County

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has the highest rate of domestic
violence in the state, yet still lacks a

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family justice center. I've long
supported this effort and will continue

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working hard to bring one here. And here
at home, we've already built great

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projects like the recreation center and
the netzero city hall, but there's still

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more to do. I want to transform the
remaining CI civic center land into a

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vibrant downtown style destination just
like you have asked for. It's been an

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honor to serve Ward 1 for the past four
years and with your support I'd be proud

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to keep working hard for all of North
Glenn. Let's keep building on what we've

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started together. Thank you.
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Hello, my name is Joshua Severs. I'm
running to represent war on the

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Northland City Council. I served in
combat zones as a United States Marine.

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I played music in front of 2,000 people.
I've jumped out of a plane, not once,

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twice, but three times. I will say
asking for your vote and your support is

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the ultimate leap of faith and shot of
adrenaline. I grew up in a workingclass

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family where your word has to be worth
its weight and gold. You aren't given

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anything. You have to work for it. I
plan to work for you, for me, for the

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city of North Glenn. Radical
transparency, clear and honest

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communication, and my word, being as
good as gold, that matters. Delivering

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for North Glenn matters. In the Marine
Corps, you learn to adapt and overcome.

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When challenges arise, you figure it
out. Being relentless, focused, and

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fearless make a hard target and a fierce
fighter. I'm not a politician. I'm a

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member of the community. One that wants
to serve for the greater good, to give

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back more than I take. This is really
less about me and more about the

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community. I want to be one of the
reasons why people have faith in

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government in a sea of murky waters. I
want to be a lighthouse. I'm never going

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to claim I'm the subject matter expert
on everything. No one is. What I do

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promise is to use critical thinking
facts and have the courage to ask

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questions, push back on flawed
proposals, and do research that's

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necessary. Every day, new challenges
arise from sources within North Glenn to

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challenges brought by municipalities
neighboring the state and federal

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governments. North Glenn cannot print
monopoly money like the federal

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government. When we ask for an increase
in taxes and increase the financial

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burden on people, my promise is to you
that we will have done all that we can

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to cut the waste and make the current
dollar stretch as far as humanly

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possible. We are in this together. This
is about returning power to the people.

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Thank you for your time and thank you
for considering me for North Glenn City

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Council.
>> I'm Jordan Stransky. I've lived in

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Northland my entire life. I'm a mother
and I've worked in our schools for

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almost two decades. And my kids go to
school right alongside yours. I

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understand the everyday challenges
families here in Northland face because

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I live them, too. I'm not a politician.
I'm part of this community just like

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you. I know what it's like to want safe
neighborhoods, fair use of city

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resources, and a council that listens.
Too often, our city spends time on minor

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infractions while bigger issues like
real threats to public safety,

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supporting families, and keeping our
neighborhood strong don't get the

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attention they deserve.
My priorities are about people, not

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politics. safer neighborhoods through
real community policing and stronger

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neighborhood watch. Smarter use of
resources, focusing on what matters, not

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ticketing families over small issues,
supporting local businesses, and making

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sure North Glenn grows responsibly
without losing its sense of community.

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I'm not running to play politics. I'm
running because I live here, raise my

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kids here, and care about this community
as much as you do. This November, ride

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in Jordan Stransky for W 2. Let's make
North Glenn stronger, safer, and more

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connected together.

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Hello, North Glenn. My name is Ryan
Easterling Babin. I am your candidate

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for W 3 to serve on city council in the
upcoming November election. A little

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intro about me. I'm originally from a
small town in southern Mississippi, just

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north of New Orleans. I moved to North
Glenn in 2020 right as the CO shutdowns

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happened and ever since then I have
fallen in love with this city. That's

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why I've decided I want to be a new
voice for all of North Glenn. Everyone's

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voice deserves to be heard and no part
of North Glenn should feel like the

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other neighborhood which I've heard from
from residents when talking out and

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about in the parks. I believe in
leadership that talks to people, not

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down to them. I am an honest, straight
shooter who's not afraid to tell even

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the people closest to me when I disagree
with them. I currently serve on North

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Glenn's diversity, inclusivity, and
social equity board. I am the co-chair,

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and I have been on the board for about
two years. So, I have worked with

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council members, with the mayor, with
the police department, and I know the

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people to talk to and how to get things
to the right people when residents are

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talking to me. So, with me serving on
the diversity board, a lot of people

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often think inclusion is only about
protecting rights related to race or

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sexuality or gender, but it's so much
more than that. Regardless of identity,

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we are all just people living our best
lives, trying to do our best. When we

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lift one, we lift up all. It's time to
get rid of self-serving politics in

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North Glenn and start listening to the
people. Thank you, North Glenn.

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» Hi, my name is Rich Condo. People have
often asked me why I serve as a council

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member and why am I seeking reelection
again? Well, I'll tell you, I never

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really harbored any political ambitions
despite having served our nation in the

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Navy and society at large in the life
sciences industry.

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But in the spring of 2022, a council
seat had opened up. Meanwhile, my mom

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had passed after her long battle with
dementia while my wife and I were

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caregivers for her for several years.
And you know, profound personal loss can

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be a catalyst for huge changes in
people. And for me, that was certainly

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the case. And so with the newfound
energy and a sense of purpose, I decided

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to apply for the position and council
appointed me to serve for 18 months. And

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boy, let me tell you what a ride that
has been. Now having been reelected once

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and learning the ropes for three and a
half years from colleagues who have gone

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before me, I firmly believe I possess
the knowledge and skills to be a strong

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team contributor so that council can
effectively set a clear vision and

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direction for city leadership and staff.
My contributions to reliable community

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centric services such as public safety,
good roads, highquality water,

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environmental sustainability, and youth
recreation programs are successes I am

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most proud of. Responsibilities as board
secretary at the Denver Region Council

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of Government, as well as board
president of North Metro Fire Rescue

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District, enables me to represent the
city's best interests in the greater

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Denver metro region.
There's much work to do to sustain the

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positive trends that we are on and for
these reasons I humbly ask for your vote

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and your support. Thank you very much.
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Hi, my name is Ann Navares and I'm
running for North Glenn City Council

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Ward 4. I am a stay-at-home mom for my
two children with disabilities and I

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absolutely love the community that my
family has found here in North Glenn. A

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few years ago, I began volunteering at
my kids school and that's when I

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discovered how much I enjoy community
service. Since then, I've served on

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committees, I've organized fundraisers,
and I've worked as an election judge for

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Adams County. Now, I would like to put
my skills to use for my city. My

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priorities for North Glenn are to
improve traffic flow and safety,

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decrease rent prices, and to improve our
energy and water usage. I would love to

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work with you to ensure North Glenn is a
safe, vibrant, and affordable city where

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everyone is welcome. If you'd like to
contact me, please email me at an

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navaris forcol.com.
>> Hi, I'm Jodie Roer. I am a mom,

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educator, community member, and I am
proud that I have spent the last two

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years as your Ward 4 city council
representative. I grew up playing soccer

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on the fields of Northwest Open Space
and going to the North Glenn Mall with

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my family. Now, as an adult, I've had
the privilege of calling this community

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home for the past 22 years while raising
my own family here. I believe I am a

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good city council member because I am a
strong listener who truly hears the

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concerns of our community. I work hard
to find solutions that benefit our

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residents. I am approachable, honest,
and never afraid to put in the hard

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work. I believe in our city and in
helping it be the best that it could be

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for everyone that calls it home. With
that in mind, I believe there are three

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top issues that will be facing our city
in the next four years. Budget, safety,

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and business retention and growth. As we
enter a tighter budget season, we will

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have to tighten our fiscal belts. We
must be fiscally responsible and

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intentional with our spending. We need
to prioritize infrastructure needs and

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the needs of our community over once.
Safety remains a top priority for many

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in our community. Fully staffing and
funding our police department is

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essential along with supporting projects
like improved lighting, flot cameras to

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enhance safety in parks, shopping areas,
and public spaces. Finally, we must

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continue to attract and retain
businesses in North Glenn. Supporting

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local business growth and encouraging
residents to shop locally will help

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strengthen our economy and community. I
believe it is important that we focus on

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budget safety and business growth. It
will not only set Northland up for

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success over the next four years, but it
will ensure a strong future for

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generations to come. On November 4th,
vote for Jodie Roer. I am ready to

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continue to work hard for North Glenn.
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