Wow guys, when’s the last time your Alderman sent you a properly-formatted email that at least attempted an element of design? That’s right! 47th Ward Gene Schulter is now sending regular e-blasts (perhaps influenced by our weekly email updates?!?) about such things as Welles Park festivals, Ribfest and emergency closures for water repair on Montrose next Friday from 10 am to 2 pm. Awesome! I don’t even remember giving my email to anyone at all, it probably came from our condo board or something. I’m not sure I even care how he got my email. I sent both Durbin and Obama personal letters a year ago about post-war treatment of veterans and it took them over 6 months to respond via email. Not even an auto-reply. But Schulter? He’s dropping tips on shopping in Lincoln Square! I guess all politics IS local. The next Presidnet’s second move in office (the first being to fire each and every TSA employee) should be to send weekly e-updates. A fireside chat for 2008. Plus, less carbon.
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I’m sure I told you this story before, Sandy, but I met with Ald. Schulter back when I lived in the hood about some suspicious gang-related activity by my apartment… and the next night there were undercover cops all over the place and they literally cleaned up my block in no time.
I’m sure it helped a little that upon entering his office and shaking his hand, the first thing I did was commend him on the beautification of Winnemac Park and he just sat and pointed to the wall across from us, where a gigantic map/blue print of the entire park hung. He went into this story about how he met his wife at that park, and it was his personal quest to make it the best park in the city…
I love Gene Schulter! He’s first class, all the way!
I LOVE THAT STORY Julie! Great stuff. I’m gonna go meet with him and tell him thanks for the emails and let’s get those blue bag bins going.
I miss Schulter’s ward! Now I am in the wrong part of Mell-ville. I love that Schulter has been described as “Notoriously Efficient.”
The aldermen are werewolves. For every beautiful park/gang moveout, Gene’s tried to shutdown the small music scene.
Waugespack does the mass e-mail as well. I’ll bet you could make some loot off of organizing some old alderman’s website. Wait, didn’t we do that joke with Bus? I think we did…