Rick Kidder

Dear President Morad and Members of the City Council: It was with no small measure of surprise and disappointment that I received word of the City Council’s attempt to place three non-binding referenda on the November ballot regarding mayoral terms, rent control and the Community Preservation Act. That these matters were considered without public outreach and input is both challenging and reflective of the worst form of lack of transparency and due diligence.

Kathy Castro, Nick Christ, Mike O’Sullivan, Patrick Norton, Rick Kidder, Charlie Merrow, Owen Merrow, Walter Fraze Jr., Thomas Khoury, Anne Tangen, Susan Wolfson, John Vasconcellos, Patti Rego, Holli Faria, Martin Nikolov, Sheila Oliveira, Elizabeth Doherty, Aja Grice, Chuck Boucher, Jackie Francisco, Michael Benevides, Stephanie Enloe, Julie Ramos Gagliardi, Lindsay Mis, Brittni and Harry Harvey, Devon Torres, A. Lawrence Jenkins, Kim Smith, Matthew H.

Mike O’Sullivan and Rick Kidder are co-CEOs of One SouthCoast. The pandemic created unprecedented challenges to every kind of business with many facing catastrophic loss of business and treasured staff. As we carefully re-open, the business community is facing another key challenge – bringing people back into the workforce.