Cassie Franklin’s goals are to build an Everett that is: Safer. Stronger. Together. And while I could emphasize her abilities to accomplish those safer and stronger goals by listing her qualifications based on her body of work in our community, I’m more compelled to reflect on her plans to accomplish them, Together.
Everett is a city that exemplifies strength, perseverance and true grit; stronger because we stand together. Cassie works on the notion that communities, like parts of one body, are stronger when they work together; when one part is struggling, or broken it affects us all. She recognizes that moving Everett forward is going to take all of us, working together and continuously strives to reach out to community members, anchors and business owners as stakeholders in our city. I know as she takes the city forward, she intends to continue to actively engage the community in the construction and execution of a holistic plan. I can see where my input and that of my neighbors, has real value to her.
Mine is a neighborhood that is often lost in the conversation of representation and districting, grouped in with one of the wealthier ones because of proximity. Cassie conscientiously works to hear and include our voices, and I see her do that all over the city. Her enthusiasm to work for a better Everett encourages and inspires me to work right along with her.
Sharita Burton
Everett
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