Dear Neighbors,
Thank you for electing me in November 2007 to serve you. I went to work immediatately with my colleagues on a range of important issues including: maintaining fiscal responsibility with no new taxes; increasing affordable housing and public safety; addressing growth, traffic, and zoning issues; protecting our environment; stimulating our economy; and fostering an atmosphere of inclusion that celebrates diversity.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or thoughts. I am honored to serve you.
Sincerely,
Councilman Ryan S. Spiegel
“Ryan Spiegel, 29, is the youngest of the council candidates, and our pick for the third seat. He is young, but he understands city issues and has a fresh energy and perspective that will benefit the council. Spiegel believes it is time for Gaithersburg’s elected leaders to stop governing the city as the rural farming community it once was and encourages a look at policy changes that would advance finance plans to the models of other big cities.
Without judging their merits, we think it would be healthy for the city to at least examine the potential benefits – and pitfalls – of new directions, including a move from the city’s long-standing ‘pay as you go’ approach to financing capital projects to financing through bonds. It will be dynamic voices on the council like Spiegel’s that will enable those discussions to take place. He opposes the anti-solicitation ordinance and will help provide balance on that issue.”
The Gazette
October 24, 2007 |
ENDORSED BY:
The Gazette, Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz, County Executive Ike Leggett, County Councilmember George Leventhal, Secretary of Labor Licensing & Regulation Tom Perez, Former City Councilmember John Schlichting, Former City Councilmember Geri Edens, Senator Jamie Raskin, Delegate Saqib Ali, Delegate Kirill Reznik, Delegate Bill Frick, Delegate Craig Rice, Delegate Roger Manno, Delegate Brian Feldman, Delegate Bill Bronrott, Delegate Susan Lee, Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, Former Delegate Cheryl Kagan, Board of Education Member Judy Docca, Board of Education Member Steve Abrams, Former Board of Education Member Ben Moskowitz, Fraternal Order of Police, SEIU 500, MCGEO, Progressive Maryland, and CAPAD.
