Turning the page to a new chapter
Before I swear in as trustee for Palmer Lake, I want to thank you for your support, share a few reflections about the chapters we are closing, and talk about what’s next in our story.
Grateful acknowledgment
Since last December, many businesses, organizations, and individual citizens made extraordinary efforts to change the political landscape and the course of the proposed Buc-ee’s development:
- Special thanks to Calvert’s Mini Market and Monumental Med Spa for hosting petitioning events and/or putting signs, fliers, or banners in front of their businesses. The owners of those businesses bravely put their livelihoods on the line in support of these efforts. Please support them now and into the future.
- Integrity Matters holds government officials accountable for their actions. I would encourage you to consider a donation to them so they are able to continue their work.
- Tri-Lakes Preservation, Inc. is a grass roots organization formed of citizens who acted upon the proposed Buc-ee’s to preserve the area’s natural beauty and ecological integrity. If you appreciate their work, please consider donating to them.*
* – Important to note that Tri-Lakes Preservation, Inc. was not involved in the recall petition efforts as their status as a 501(c)3 organization prohibited them from doing so.
It shouldn’t have been this challenging!
While acknowledging the incredible efforts above, I also feel strongly that having a voice in government should not be so difficult. In my role as trustee, I shall continue to listen to — and now, represent — our citizens’ voices to the best of my ability.
President Lincoln said we should have a “government of the people, by the people, for the people“. I intend to abide by that vision.
Together, we’re headed for more historical moments!
While the petitioning and the September 9 special election chapters are now closing, I look forward to a new chapter unfolding before us, the citizens of Palmer Lake, the Tri-Lakes area, and beyond. It’s with your engagement and support that we’ll write that great story together.