 Hello Amherst friends, families, neighbors, residents of this beautiful town of Amherst. My name is Victor Nunez Ortiz and I'm running for District 2 Counselor. On November 6th, I'm asking for everybody's vote in District 2, a little bit about myself. I'm an immigrant from a small town called El Salvador. I was brought to the United States in 1990 and I was raised in Framingham, Massachusetts, where I received bachelors and graduated high school. Soon after graduating high school, I came to the University of Massachusetts where I met my beautiful wife and soon after meeting my wife, we got married, decided to have four boys and now reside here in Blackberry Lane. Why am I running for Town Council? So the biggest reason I'm running for Town Council is to be the voice for working class families, people of color, and people who normally don't speak up in the town of Amherst. Some of the things that I'm running for, I'd like you to know about myself is that I'm about preschool for all. We all know how important childcare and early childhood education can be for our children. I was blessed that my kids went through the Crocker Farm preschool system and it was very valuable in the development of my children. I'm also in favor of affordable housing for all. It's imperative that everyone here in our town has a place to sleep at night. We use my network of legislators that I've built as a veteran advocate to advocate for funding for affordable housing projects here in the town of Amherst. Another thing that I'm in favor of is a new fire station in South Amherst. Like four or five years ago when I used to live on Bay Road, I had to call the fire department because there was a fire in my house. I took the fire department almost 30 minutes to get to my house. It is imperative that everyone across our town deserves to have the peace of mind that they can receive help within minutes, not 30 minutes. 30 minutes is just too much. To achieve this, I will support the building of a new firehouse in South Amherst. I'm also in favor of broadening our tax base. I will support the expansion of Amherst's economic development to broaden the tax base in a manner that supports the values of our citizens while relieving some of the tax burden placed on homeowners to fund vital projects, projects like new playgrounds or an athletic facility for our youth. The last thing I'd like you to know about my campaign is that I'm looking to establish a collaborative town council. If elected, I plan, one of my priorities is to set the new rules for the town council and it's a task that I will not take lightly. We need to establish checks and balances, improve the transparency in our government, and enhance the communication with our diverse mix of citizens that come from all over the world. So please, on November 6th, vote for Vic District 2 Town Council. You can also visit my website at www.VoteNumber4Vic.org Estimados Residentes Amigos de El Pueblo de Amherst. El 6 de noviembre, les pido su voto, por favor, vayan y voten, si necesitan saber donde votan, ustedes me pueden contactar al 413-695-4838. Residents, friends, if you do not know where to vote, where your polling station is, please contact me at 413-695-4838. Vote for Vic on November 6th and thank you for listening and have a great day.