Dear Editor of the Burlington Free Press:
I would like to add my name to the growing numbers of voters supporting Tim Ashe for mayor.
As a long-time Greene Street resident, I followed Tim’s path from a three-term city councilor to two-term current state senator. Along the way came also a graduate degree from Harvard and a stint as an aide to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.
I live in a college neighborhood that transitions every June. Tim has been very helpful with this. He understands the sometimes tender relationship between “town and gown.” As a UVM alum, he realizes that Burlington’s great strengths came from its educational, cultural and historical bedrock.
As project manager for Cathedral Square, he has been an innovator in housing, Burlington’s biggest problem. Cathedral Square is a major success.
As a state senator, he has worked closely with our excellent governor, Peter Shumlin.
For all these reasons, I will be voting for state Sen. Tim Ashe at the Democratic caucus.
ANDREW CHAMPAGNE
Burlington
