I write to endorse Oscar Heller for the Brattleboro Select Board.

Oscar is currently chair of the Representative Town Meeting Finance Committee, having served as a member for six years. As a former member myself, I know that being on the Finance Committee gives one detailed knowledge of how the budget process works. This knowledge is particularly important this year and will be for the years to come. We can no longer count on grants from the state or money from the federal government, but Brattleboro still has the same needs: streets, public safety, housing, and keeping our downtown vibrant. I believe that Oscar has the skills and knowledge to help us navigate our way through these difficulties. As he says on his campaign webpage he is “… a problem-solver at heart…”

Problem-solvers need to know how to listen. I know from my conversations with him that he is interested in what people think. Oscar and I don’t always agree, but we can talk and find common ground and things we can work on together.

Please join me in voting for Oscar Heller.