Appoint Karl Nurse

To:  St. Petersburg City Council

We, the undersigned residents of St. Petersburg, hereby request that Mr. Karl Nurse be appointed to the vacant District 6 seat on the St. Petersburg City Council. Karl Nurse has served our community for over 35 years. As a small business owner, longtime neighborhood leader, and as a present and past member of numerous boards and commissions, Karl has the experience, knowledge, and passion to bring true leadership to District 6.

What others have said:

"a lobbyist for good things" - Creative Loafing (9/26/2007)

"Through his 30 years of work as an environmental and community activist, Nurse has had his hands in everything from living-green initiatives to affordable housing and homeless issues. He serves on the Pinellas County Homeless Task Force and the St. Petersburg Neighborhood Housing Services board. Though he stepped down as president of CONA earlier this year, Nurse still maintains a strong presence as the go-to guy for neighborhood issues." - Creative Loafing (9/26/2007)

"He has a good overall grasp, not just neighborhood by neighborhood but citywide." - City Councilmember Jeff Danner to the St. Petersburg Times (12/21/2003)

"Nurse, a business owner and neighborhood activist, is a student of city government" - St. Petersburg Times (2/18/2001)

"Very solid, credible, knowledgeable guy" - Howard Troxler, St. Petersburg Times columnist (1/31/2001)

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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