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One day in 2006, Mary Lehman, a staff member in County Councilman Tom Dernoga's office, notified me that the council would be considering the county's final 2007 budget. The opportunity had arisen to build the new Beltsville-area elementary school as a "park school," with an attached gymnasium to be shared by the school and the community. As a result, I and several others spoke in favor of funding construction, and today Vansville Elementary School and the community have the use of a great gymnasium.

This sort of community-oriented service in county government is what our District 1 county councilman's office has been about for many years. And Lehman has been a part of that service first as a member of Dernoga's staff and then as a member of Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk's staff. After working for two of our best elected leaders, Mary would be a great choice as our next County Council representative.

There are many issues that the county and our community need to work together on, issues such as education, public safety, transportation and economic development, and for the next four years, we need a council representative committed to making government work for our communities. That's why I support Lehman for District 1 County Council. I hope you will, too.

Todd Reitzel, Beltsville