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APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO
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Rev. Thomas J. Buechele
829 Boulder Creek Ln.
Ashland, Oregon
97520
August 17, 2015
Dear City Council Members and Members of the Housing and Human Services
Commission of the City of Ashland:
My spouse and I have been residents of Ashland for the past sixteen months as
condo owners at Mt. Meadows Retirement Community. I am a retired Episcopal
priest and one of a number of retired assisting clergy at Trinity Episcopal Church
in Ashland. Our move to Ashland from Hawaii was prompted by the need to be
closer to family on the mainland. We have been very impressed with Ashland's
cultural and artistic opportunities, as well as the quality of life the elected and
appointed governing bodies promote. I have attended a few City Council
meetings.
Aware of my background in serving poor and marginalized communities in the
Midwest/Southwest/Mexico and Hawaii, some neighbors encouraged me to apply
for one of the vacancies on the Housing and Human Services Commission of the
City.
I am currently a member of the Rogue Valley Interfaith Committee on
Immigration, also SOCAN, as well as a volunteer for education and advocacy
with Compassion & Choices. I am fully bi-lingual in Spanish and English.
I am also familiar with the legal processes of the courts with regard to the
marginalized, having worked as a para-legal (Legal Defender's office) and court
investigator (Public Fiduciary's office) in AZ.
I have served on many health services boards, was instrumental in establishing a
clinic along the border with Mexico, worked on housing referendums, and am a
strong advocate of sustainability and protection of natural resources.
I am rapidly becoming aware of the needs of the elderly all across the USA, and
see human services and housing as major issues for the elderly of Ashland with
its high numbers of elders. If I can be of service on the Housing and Human
Services Commission, I would be honored.
Sincerely yours,
Rev. Thomas (Tom) J. Buechele
e-mail:tombuechele1 @mac.com
phone: 541-708-0559