Jonathan Grieder

This is the email I sent to the Mayor and City Council of Waterloo. I will post any and all replies I receive.

“I am writing today in support of fully funding the Grout Museum. The Grout is an important center of learning and heritage in our community. It preserves the voices of our elders and honors the deep commitment of our veterans. Since the early 2000s citizen of Waterloo have overwhelmingly supported a local levy to fund the Grout. In 2023 the state abolished that levy. But it did not abolish the deep need we have to remember Waterloo’s history. I write because it has been reported that the City of Waterloo was looking to cut 20% of the Grout’s budget. This was also an option on the budget simulator pushed out by the city. Budgets are difficult but they should not be balanced on the backs of our children and veterans. Please do the right thing and fully fund the Grout.”