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Mr. Sears,
I would like to start by saying that we are grateful that our city honors veterans in the community. When I first learned about the nomination, I was so excited to recognize my husband
for his efforts.
I viewed the last virtual meeting in September and I was disappointed to hear the comments. Many factors were discussed such as postponing the selection due to COVID or because there
was only one nominee. It was brought up that there was only one nominee last year but he was, in fact, selected as VOY. Additionally, one board member brought up that the package wasn't
“strong.” Compared to whom? Rather than adding to FB comments or complaints about crime in our community, my husband coordinated the meeting. Judging by the attendance, the meeting
answered many questions and concerns for many families and victims of local crime. No one else put forth the effort to reach out to CVPD and Councilman Padilla.
I felt embarrassed for my husband to be selected this way, embarrassed that the VOY program was downplayed the way it was in the virtual meeting, and embarrassed that his efforts weren’t
“strong” enough.
Any of our friends or colleagues can easily view the meeting or may have already. For these reasons, we are declining the selection as Chula Vista’s VOY.
I hope that the Veterans Advisory Board doesn’t continue to downplay their own program. VOY is an honorable way to recognize our local military families that contribute to our community
and I thought very highly of it.
Thank you for your time,
Jennifer Roberts
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