 Hello, I'm Diane Christ, your Ward 1 City Council candidate. In 2021, I spoke to you about the Hyperloop Transportation solution. Since then, SwissPod announced plans to build a Hyperloop track in Pueblo. As a result, MXV Pueblo received 500 million investment dollars. Today, I am Vice Chair of Longmont's Transportation Board. Check out my website, chrisforlongmontcouncil.com, for more updates. This election I want to share some ideas about how we get our children to stay and prosper in Longmont. As a business design and development accountant, I can tell you this is where we are. The 2024 city budget will be tricky. Both revenue and expenses are uncertain. Costs of capital improvements have already doubled for some city projects. With 30 years of budgeting experience, I know how to navigate a path that fosters economic prosperity. Now is the time to build local business, create community commercial centers that are easily accessible in neighborhoods, and make local shopping pleasant and affordable, especially on the north side of town. Mead is constructing an RV park on Highway 66, east of Road 5. Campers will come to North Longmont looking for essential services, including recreation and entertainment. Adding advertising along Weld County Road, Pace, Main Street, and Hover will bring lucrative tourist dollars into the city. A favorable impression of Longmont is important to tourism. Focusing police presence in community commercial centers will make them safe to walk and protect business assets. Unfortunately, the proposed budget suggests police officers pay a higher contribution percentage to the police retirement fund. The city must fully restore this fund, not burden active officers for the shortfall with smaller paychecks if the percentage is raised. Let's protect officers as we ask them to protect us. Additionally, all taxpayers should have access to city recreation and library services. Adding these services to existing structures within community centers is the best way to create access for all. This is not the time to raise sales tax or property taxes as we risk another fast-track situation, where we pay much in taxes but never have enough to complete the projects. Please vote no on these city ballot issues at this time. Remember me, Diane Christ on your ballot in November. With solid business strategies, we can grow rather than struggle for the next four years. Let's build a village our children want to return to. Thank you.