This original letter by Lynne Anderson appeared on Vindy.com (scroll down), June 25, 2017.
If you want positive change for Youngstown, there are two citizen initiatives to support by signing petitions so we the people can vote on them in November.
The first one, the Youngstown Drinking Water Protection amendment, is about protecting our drinking water and ensuring the “discretionary water and sewer maintenance funds” are spent on replacing old water pipes and infrastructure to guarantee we have safe water coming out of our taps.
The second one, the Fair Election and Access to Local Government amendment, is about making our local elections more accessible to all candidates and committees. It proposes that only registered voters within the city can contribute to local campaign funding, and each voter is limited to $100 on any single campaign. MORE…