Subject: Campaign Signs
From: "Thomas King" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 15:16:04 -0400

The town, after receiving complaints from the opposition, contends the campaign signs cannot be displayed until Monday, though the county specified today.  Out of an abundance of caution, the signs are being removed this afternoon and will be replaced on Monday.

We apologize for any confusion.

Thanks and regards,

Tom

All -

We are fast approaching the 2015 elections for Long Beach town council.  The town council is also responsible for selecting our building commission and board of zoning appeals.

The Long Beach Party 2015 (www.votelongbeachparty2015.com) has yard signs promoting its slate (no charge for these signs) - we are looking for residents who would welcome placement of a sign on their property.  The Long Beach Party 2015 slate includes the following candidates -

Pete Byvoets
Dr. Bob LeMay
Nick Meyer
Jane Starr Neulieb
Joy Schmitt

Please respond to this email and provide your address if you would be willing to display a sign on your property in Long Beach (even if you do not vote there).  Please note - the general rule is that signs must be set back from the street to inside what would be the rough equivalent of the telephone poles (off the public easement).  We have volunteers who would be happy to deliver and/or place these signs for your convenience (no damage to lawn or landscape).  Please forward this email to any other concerned residents who might be willing to place a sign on their property as well.

The Long Beach Party 2015 is a diverse group of candidates (independents, republicans and democrats), each of whom has strong local ties and values the traditional Long Beach aesthetic.  Their platform includes, among other things, restoration and enforcement of common sense building codes and ordinances, and defending historic rights of beach access and recreation.  These candidates are very clear, committed, and transparent on these issues - and united in their positions.  I am privileged to personally know and be friends with these candidates, to be neighbors with some, and to have worked with several on many recent public issues ranging from beach rights, to non-compliant development and protection of our local environment.  Frankly, I've even been personally sued by speculative developers alongside two of these candidates (current LB Town Council members) for defending these principles (the developers were unsuccessful, I might add).

Anyone who has driven the streets or walked the beaches of Long Beach in the last several years has undoubtedly been confronted by the dramatic changes to our community - including construction of homes that overwhelm lot sizes with as little space between them as a Chicago gangway, exceed safe height limits, and encroach further and further onto our town's beaches and public easements.  Strong local government can change this - and the candidates of The Long Beach Party 2015 are committed to restoring, evolving and enforcing responsible building and development practices.  This slate will also ensure that the town does not capitulate to the continuing efforts of certain lakefront owners and speculative developers, supported by certain local realtors (note - NOT ALL), to seize our lakefront and beaches as their own private property.

Please - if you have heard anything contrary to what I am stating, I ask that you contact me directly at 312.209.1114 or via email at [email-masked] and we will discuss it.  I welcome the opportunity to address any questions or concerns you may have - this election is too important to rely on hearsay in selecting the next town council.

Thanks and regards,

Tom
 
Tom King 312.209.1114 cell