Mary Ellen Winlund
Office Sought: City Council District 3
Age: 44
Residence: Bowie.
Education: BA, computer science, Boston University; MS, computer science, George Washington University.
Occupation: Senior software engineer, Science Applications International Corp.
Web site:http://www.maryellenwinlund.org
E-mail address: winlundforcouncil@yahoo.com
Offices and positions held: Current member, Zonta of Prince George's County; current member, City of Bowie's International Festival Committee; past chairwoman and member, City of Bowie's Civic Affairs Committee; past volunteer, Baltimore's Artscape; participant, Single Volunteers of Baltimore and Annapolis event; past mentor, Rockledge; past community development vice president, Bowie-Crofton Jaycees.
Why should voters elect you?
I believe that the voters should elect me because I am the best candidate to represent them, the people of Bowie's District 3.
What do you think is the most urgent problem facing your jurisdiction?
The issue that is the most urgent one facing my jurisdiction is development. Bowie has grown a lot in the nine years that I have lived here and continues to grow. Unfortunately, as new housing has been built, the infrastructure has not been in place to support the added people. Transportation, fire and emergency services and schools have been strained to the maximum. The Bowie City Council needs to think of the citizens of Bowie before approving or advocating new development and must communicate these concerns effectively to the County Council.
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