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To the Editor,

I am writing to express my support for Vicki Zoller as a write-in candidate for Dayton City Council Position #5. I’ve gotten to know Vicki pretty well, working with her on various projects and committees over the last few years. I’ve had ample opportunity to admire her leadership and character, and there are three things that I think make her a great choice for the Dayton City Council.

One is that she doesn’t come into a project or decision with an agenda or preconception of what the final solution will be. She is open-minded and interested in what people from all sides have to say. She’s intellectually rigorous and demands the same rigor from others on her team. She asks thoughtful and insightful questions, and does her best to consider the interests of everyone, always with eye toward how to best achieve the project’s goal.

The second is that she’s one of the hardest-working and most energetic people I’ve ever worked with. I’ve often marveled at how she’s able to accomplish so many things in the same 24 hours everyone else has.

Lastly, she has a heart for service. She loves this community and the people in it. She understands that serving the whole community means listening to people she disagrees with, without letting our disagreements become barriers. She believes that our best work comes from listening to diverse perspectives. She values relationships over politics, the things that bring us together and move us forward, while understanding that we aren’t all going to agree.

There are few people I admire and trust more than Vicki Zoller. She works hard everyday to serve her community. She would bring that same ethic of open-mindedness, hard work, and heart to serve all of us on the Dayton City Council, position #5.

Amy Rosenberg

Dayton, Wash.