River Zurinsky
I am River Zurinsky and I’m asking for your vote for Florence City Council District 2 on August 25th. I was born at ECM Hospital in District 2, and I have lived in District 2 all my life. It was not an easy decision for me to run for Florence City Council at 21 years old, but when I saw the current city council deny local charity Room at the Table the right to serve meals to those in need out of their building, I knew that I had to run. Recently the current city council allowed a carnival to keep their permit and set up in Florence during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially putting hundreds of lives at risk. This is the same city council that denied Room at the Table a permit to feed the hungry. If I am elected to the Florence City Council, I promise to never put profits over people. I will look out for the health and well-being of the people of Florence.
If I am elected I will:
Negotiate deal with Room at the Table which will allow them to feed the hungry out of their building in Seven Points.
Propose several tax-free days in 2021 for our local business hit hard by COVID-19.
Repair the broken pedestrian signals on Court Street and add more pedestrian signals on Pine Street.
Propose pay increases for Florence Fire and Florence PD.
Introduce legislation to put the phrase “In God We Trust” on our fire trucks and police cars.
Look to build an amphitheater, canoe and kayak storage facility, dog park, skate park, and splash pad on the old McFarland Park golf course site.
