Having lived for 29 years and worked for 17 years in the 40th City Council District, the area has become my “hometown”.

I have seen clean streets, people walking confidently through the streets, happy to be in their banks, employees from big department stores knew residents by name or by face, teachers waiting outside of schools to walk in with arriving students, in June and July graduating high school students and their parents only talked about the college they would enter in September and looked forward to participate in the Summer Youth Employment Program - all this is gone!

The economic situation has deteriorated in the 40th district—banks and strong businesses disappeared. Unemployment rate is high - 10 %. Patients lye on the floor of our city hospital waiting to be transferred like cattle. High school students cannot write a letter and look forward to the time they will waste after graduation.

I want that to change. I stand for the same thing all the candidates stand for: a better everything.

However, I stand out. I want real and lasting changes. I believe that investing in young people, their education and their future is crucial to real changes in society. In the Council I will work, sponsor and support positive bills on all issues of concern. However, youth, hence education is my priority. My goal is to establish an infrastructure to help youth develop competitive skills and use those skills to assure the economic development of the district. - my economic development plan is youth-centered.

Vote for me on September 11, 2001 and on November 6, 2001. Volunteer and contribute to my campaign at Committee to Elect Lola Poisson, 681 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn. Contact me toll free at 1-877-WIN LOLA; e-mail: runlolarun2001@yahoo.com; website: lolapoisson.com