Well, we made it all the way the Nation's Capitol. All three of us. All the birthday comments were enough to psyche me up for the final push. They made me feel supported. Al and Mary Lou took me out for dinner and gave me a present. Now we have the final mission to talk with our legislators.
So far we are scheduled to meet with Roland Burris and another congressman from Illinois. We plan on stopping by Dick Durbin's, Melissa Bean's, Mark Kirk's offices to request a meeting. We are carrying our message all the way to Washington D.C. that supportive housing for individuals living with mental illness in Illinois is both a necessity and a great set of benefits for the individual, the community and the state. Not to mention the nation. As it stands, people in the North and Northwest suburbs of Chicago need to leave their home communities for housing only available elsewhere.
The rezoning request was denied by the village council in Arlington Heights. We have some reorganizing and rethinking to do to prepare another option. We still have our basic message to bring to the legislators.
I guess we could ask anyone for something we might need to remember to mention. Leave a comment if you wish. Maybe you have a personal story. You can email me at maier.nathan@gmail.com. We will be meeting Tuesday with Illinois legislators.
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