This is Mark’s first foray into “official” public advocacy, spurred largely by his concerns about lack of political transparency and over development. Mark conducted a door-to-door grassroots effort to engage the community on an “out-of-context” 3-story structure proposed for the site of the former TV Clinic on Broad Avenue. A year later, a revised site plan was approved, but on a scale that reflects the desires of the greater community.
“While many more challenges remain, it is essential that our friends and neighbors be fully informed, encouraged to participate in the decision-making process, and that community consensus be achieved. Large-scale proposals must be carefully discussed in an open and inclusive way. Budgetary concerns in a declining economic market are also of great concern.”
Although a life-long Democrat, Mark believes that local issues transcend party affiliation and that every means must be engaged to encourage collaboration and the free flow of information.
