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-Hello, Seattle voters.
I'm Don Harper.
I've lived in Seattle
for almost 50 years
and on Queen Anne for over 30
and have served on
the Queen Anne Community Council
for 21 years.
I've been the chair
of the parks committee
for 18 years.
I'm running for City Council
because our City Council
no longer listens to us.
I'm a retired electrician
who owned his own business
for 30 years and is happily retired.
This is not a step
on the career ladder for me.
We have a great deal of work
to accomplish
to resolve serious problems
that plague our neighborhoods
and businesses.
We have to set
mutually agreed-upon priorities.
We have to restore our public spaces
to the public
and move homeless people into homes.
The mentally ill
need permanent supportive housing.
Helsinki did this.
Salt Lake City did this.
And it's working.
We need to assist those working folks
that are one paycheck away
from being homeless
so that they stay in their homes.
And we must not let drug addicts camp
in our neighborhoods
and public spaces.
We can do this
if we reset our city's priorities
and engage
in collaborative decision-making.
I've been doing this work
on the Queen Anne Community Council
for 21 years,
and I'm ready to serve Seattle
to work together
to tackle our tough issues.
I am for more jobs that pay family wages
like the new deepwater port
at Terminal 5.
I love the techies,
but not everybody writes code.
I'm for more parks,
not fewer parks.
I'm for keeping
our public golf courses
as they are today.
We must not use
precious, open, green spaces
for anything else except recreation
as our city becomes
increasingly dense.
I will fight to replace
the Magnolia Bridge one-for-one.
I pledge to have an open-door policy
as a City Council member.
Let's work together
and honestly face the issues
confronting Seattle
like the city we all love.
I would appreciate your vote.