From the FB page of Tom Noyes:
The News Journal isn’t going to run this letter I submitted in support of Eugene Young, so I’ll just post it here.
To the editor:
Having served in Wilmington city government, I’ve worked directly with every one of the challengers in the mayoral primary, and genuinely respect them all. But I’ve concluded that it’s time for more than incremental change; we need a 21st century mayor, which is why I’m supporting Eugene Young.
Eugene has assembled a top-notch team, and together they have developed detailed, substantive policy plans on public safety, community revitalization, and economic development. (You can read them at eugeneyoungformayor.com.) He has prepared a well-thought-out plan for his first 100 days in office so his administration will get off to a fast start tackling the city’s toughest problems.
Eugene has proven to be an effective change agent his entire career. He served with Cory Booker, first as mayor of Newark, NJ, and then as senator, and knows first-hand what it takes to challenge the status quo and revitalize a moribund city government. He founded a non-profit to help young people succeed in school and college. As advocacy director for the Delaware Center for Justice, he’s leading the way for criminal justice reform in Delaware—an issue that too many of Wilmington’s leaders have neglected.
Eugene is running a citywide campaign, with a growing cadre of volunteers from every neighborhood. He has assembled a great team and done his homework in preparing to govern. I am convinced he’s ready to lead our city, and I’m encouraging my friends and neighbors to elect Eugene Young as our next mayor.
Tom Noyes
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