Regarding the city, “Pressure grows in Foster City for district elections” in the June 5 edition, it is important to note that one of Mr. Lawrence’s Plum Island neighborhood residents completed a four-year term on the council in 2022, but was not reelected by the people. Another former councilmember left the council in 2022 who lives off Edgewater Boulevard and of course everyone knows Herb Perez was on the council more than eight years until he was recalled by the people in 2020 and he too resides just off Edgewater Boulevard. The concentration of councilmembers that currently exists has only been in the last two elections and will likely naturally adjust in November.
As it relates to projects in that area of town, the council on May 20 again approved going to bid on street maintenance for Edgewater Boulevard part of a robust systematic program to maintain our roads, well known by Mr. Lawrence. It should also be noted that other than Catamaran Park, all turfed fields in the city are in areas near Edgewater Boulevard and Pitcairn Drive, which is nearly in Mr. Lawrence’s backyard.
Mr. Lawrence’s statements of unique neighborhoods and preferential treatment in the city are patently false.
Jon Froomin
Foster City
The letter writer is a member of the Foster City Council.
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Council member Jimenez also lives off of Edgewater in that area.
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