Dear West Philadelphians - I'm forwarding this for anyone's interest. It came from Chris Knapp of Clean Water/ Clean Air, the organization that sponsored a petition drive last fall and which is closely monitoring City Council budget hearings and their (possibly disastrous) effect on recycling.
Last fall about 100 people signed a petition at the Firehouse Market recycling site - those petitions went to City Council through Clean Water/Clean Air. If you'd like to write a personal letter as well, Ms. Knapp gives a sample letter and addresses below. Al Airone ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Knapp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 12:58 PM Subject: Contact Information > Hello! > > I've received several emails and phone calls asking what to say in a > letter, who to get in touch with, and how to get in touch with certain > Council folks. I'm attaching a sample letter- but please don't copy it > word for word! A personal letter always gets more attention. If you need > further information on how to contact the Mayor or City Council, you can > go to www.phila.gov If an email is not listed, it means that they do > not have a public email account. Since you'll notice that only 8 of them > have addresses (and I had to pry to get that out of their offices), > email is not the best way to contact them. > If you have any other questions, feel free to email or call me! > > > SAMPLE LETTER TO MAYOR STREET OR COUNCILPERSONS: > > I am contacting you to voice my support for recycling and to urge you to > ensure that the Recycling Office gets sufficient funding to expand and > improve the program. > > Recycling is required by both state and city law. It's good for the > environment, reducing air and water pollution. It also increases jobs in > Philadelphia. We need a strong recycling program to protect our > environment and boost our economy. > > I urge you to make sure that the Streets Department gets enough funding > to meet its goal of weekly recycling citywide by 2004. The City should > improve the program to include plastics, cardboard and yard waste as > well. > > I urge you to do what is right for Philadelphia and make a commitment to > recycling now and for the future. Please respond to let me know your > position. > > Sincerely, > > Your name > Your address > > CONTACTS: > Mayor John Street 215 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P(215)686-7508 F(215) 686-2250 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > At Large Councilpeople: > > · Blondell Reynolds-Brown 580 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P(215)686-3438 F(215)686-1926 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > · David Cohen 588 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P(215)686-3446 F(215)686-1927 > · Wilson Goode Jr. 316 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P(215)686-3414 F(215)686-1928 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > · James Kenney 330 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P(215)686-3450 F(215)686-2013 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > · Thacher Longstreth 594 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P(215)686-3452 F(215)686-3453 > · Angel Ortiz 590 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P(215)686-3420 F (215)686-1930 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > · Frank Rizzo 582 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P(215)686-3440 F(215)686-1929 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > District Councilpeople > 1. Frank DiCicco 332 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P (215)686-3458 F(215)686-1931 > 2. Anna Verna 405 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P (215)686-3412 F(215)563-3162 > 3. Jannie Blackwell 408 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P(215)686-3418 F (215)686-1933 > 4. Michael Nutter 404 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P(215)686-3416 F(215)686-1934 > 5. Darrel Clarke 484 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P (215)686-3442 F(215)686-1901 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 6. Joan Krajewski 591 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P(215)686-3444 F(215)686-1935 > 7. Richard Mariano 599 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P(215)686-3448 F (215)686-1936 > 8. Donna Reed Miller 312 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > (215)686-3424 F (215)686-1937 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 9. Marian Tasco 577 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P(215)686-3454 F(215)686-1938 > 10. Brain O'Neill 562 City Hall, Phila, PA 19107 > P(215)686-3422 F(215)686-1939 > brian.o'[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ==^================================================================ > This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1dkSk.b3bbk5.aGVyb25z > Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! > http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html > ==^================================================================ ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
