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Rep. Mary Helen Roberts, serving the 21st District Serving Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mukilteo, and portions of Mountlake Terrace and Everett. |
State Representative Roberts has gone “green”
She’s keeping vow to eliminate paper newsletters to her constituents
August 14, 2009
LYNNWOOD – Many wired constituents in Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mukilteo,
Everett, and Mountlake Terrace will see a familiar name appear in their
e-mail this week – Rep. Mary Helen Roberts (D-Lynnwood).
The
Lynnwood Democrat told her constituents last year that she would no longer
send traditional newsletters to the 21st Legislative District.
“In
the interest of saving money, reducing waste, and exploring a whole new way
of communicating with constituents, I decided to go completely paperless,”
said Roberts. “I know I won’t reach as many people the first time out, but
I’m hoping that those I miss will call my office and sign up for the next
one.”
The electronic newsletter will also be available to all
constituents on Roberts’ web page at
www.housedemocrats.wa.gov/members/roberts.
E-mail addresses are
run through the Secretary of State’s voter files. Legislative offices are
reporting that more and more residents are requesting electronic
communications only.
“A good number of people in our state are very
concerned with the huge amount of paper that is used every day – a good
amount of which ends up in our waste stream,” said Roberts. “I decided it
was time to ‘walk the walk’ in terms of being environmentally-friendly.”
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