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Reminder/plea: please write to your council member

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Renee Corea

Write to your council member and copy the Speaker of the City Council.

Please.

In D.C. they just finished taping bed bug PSAs.

Toronto has a single number to call for bed bug information, maybe half a dozen places to bring in a bed bug for ID, and other interesting and useful bed bug tools.

Cincinnati has a hotline and bed bug trash pickups.

So, what do we got?

Right.

We sent our letter to the Speaker. Please send yours.

Thanks.

These pages may be of related interest:

  1. Stepping up our campaign: a sample letter to the Speaker of the City Council
  2. One more letter
  3. If you’re satisfied your council member is already on your side
  4. Reminder: our CitizenSpeak campaign
  5. The NYC Council will hold a hearing on three bed bug bills on February 24

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