Elect Corey Zinn

If you're a regular recycler, you should be receiving a recycling bin purchased by the city and promises were made to improve the education of recycling in Charleston. After these residents receive the bins, you can apply to get them on a first come first serve basis.

Let me know if you have any issues recycling here in the city. I've heard a lot of mixed experiences.

City to roll out bins to recyclers beginning next week The city of Charleston next week will begin to roll out 48-gallon bins recycling bins for residents to use.

Recount was unsuccessful in securing a win for our race. However I'm glad we ran through this procedure. We saw a glimpse of how few mistakes there are here, but also that they do exist.You should have seen the excitement Joe had when he lost a single vote.

I feel reassured about our voting system once the ballots are cast. Your vote matters. If you want government to represent you, please vote!

Robert Sheets also did not makeup the 1 or 2 votes he needed to secure a victory. His ability to stand up for what's right for our most vulnerable will be missed. Every vote counts! Get out to vote this November.

Joe Solomon will need all the help he can get as well as Sheena Griffith (ward 1) and Dr. Frank Annie (ward 13). I'll keep you updated about my efforts, but they are helping these folks win!

After recounts Tuesday, outcomes in Charleston City Council races unchanged Recounts in two Charleston City Council elections did not change the outcomes in either race Tuesday morning.

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Seeing the count finalized at the canvas... Get ready!

Upsetting to see some of the votes thrown out around the county. We've got a long way to go with our election policies.

As of now, I'm down 19 votes and a name out of a hat away from being on the general ballot for City Council.

Monday, the poll data and absentee ballots will all be verified through the final canvass. By the end of the day we will have a final count and know where I stand.

Keep a pocket full of hope for my race.
Don't throw your signs out.

I created this RECYCLING GUIDE in-kind for Charleston with help from city staff. I don't believe it got into people's hands, and there's been so much confusion after the clear bag distribution discontinued.

We saved a lot of money and waste by nixing the clear bags. Now, you can put all your dry mixed recycling into a container on your curb and the City Recycling will dump all of it into their truck. Trust me, I see them do it all the time. The bags had always been thrown out, just creating more unnecessary plastic, so no bags is a good thing.

BUT the bags were the main recycling guide we had. It told us what you can recycle in Charleston and how, so I created this simple guide to reduce any confusion and to confirm that we do still recycle in Charleston.

AND it's so important to recycle correctly. Because if we don't, entire batches can be ruined, and dollars per ton are lost as we send it to Beckley hoping it is recycling but then it is audited and thrown out. It's all a huge waste if those materials weren't recyclable.

I hope to work with the City of Charleston to create our own recycling facility. When we live in the Chemical Valley making plastics, it seems extremely achievable.

The city can also be creating revenue in years to come by working with the Office of Sustainability and creating compost from the city's waste. Currently, our farmers are getting nearly all their compost from out of state. This is big business!

Please let me know if you have any questions about recycling in Charleston. I hope this guide tells you the fundamentals of what you need to know. It's important there isn't any food waste or liquids in your recyclables. Metals are costly to mine and produce, so they are extremely important to recycle, so we don't use more oil and mine more natural resources. And don't feel bad if you can't recycle something, it's important not to ruin the good recyclables and EXTREMELY IMPORTANT we get trash in a properly managed landfill if it's not going to be recycled.

So throwing your trash away is doing your part, too!

Mother's Day is a hard day for many—people who have lost their children, people are trying to have children, and people who choose not to give birth and are now seeing that right under serious threat.

So, what can the city of Charleston do without Roe v. Wade?
For one, we can strengthen our laws to protect women and people who birth children--including people seeking services like routine check ups that are currently experiencing harassment. Anti-Reproductive Rights Protestors are currently allowed to protest within 8 feet (Sec. 78-235). That's only 2 feet more than social distancing. We can create more safety than that.

We can also provide up to date communications with the greater Charleston area about what services are available including access to Plan B or other Morning After Pills.

We are in a harrowing moment with many unknowns. We need pro choice candidates even in the smallest offices like City Council who can find ways to defend reproductive health for years to come. What ever type of Mother's Day you're having, know you aren't alone and you are supported.

The FUTURE is already here in Charleston...

I've worked with world class experts in our area in technology— attended Hacker Cons, Raspberry Jams, Linux User Groups, meet ups, pitch events, workshops, boot camps...

We have a technology workforce here, most of which works out of state or out of the country. Because their skills are more trusted, understood, and valued elsewhere. They love living in West Virginia close to the land and take advantage of the solitude we find here to CREATE.

I'd like to see people in power that understand the power of technology and the new economy. We need to empower entrepreneurs, tinkerers, educators, and trust them to create a community that is awe inspiring and revenue generating!

I've got countless photos like this in the Charleston area. The future is here. We just need to give it power.

In reality, the check was small, but the WV Can't Wait endorsement is a BIG DEAL to me :)

We take the pledge to accept no corporate donations, to never back down from a debate, and to always have hours available to the public for accountability and accessibility.

I like to explain WV Can't Wait as an organization of grassroots political scientists. We know the outcome we want—a more representative government, so all we have to do is empower people that represent the majority, not the few. Instead of seeking endorsement from corporations, we seek endorsement from individual constituents one-by-one. We're serving WV by giving power to the people that haven't had it for far too long. WV can't wait any longer.

I'm inspired to be on this Charleston Can't Wait slate of 10 united candidates on issues that we know matter most to Charleston.

AT-LARGE
Corey Zinn for City Council 2022
Joe Solomon for Charleston City Council
Deanna Mckinney

WARDS
1 - Sheena Griffith
5 - Candice Maxwell for City Council
7 - Beth Kerns - Ward 7, Charleston, WV
8 - Robert Sheets
10 - Chelsea Steelhammer for Charleston City Council- Ward 10
13 - Campaign to Elect Dr. Frank H Annie for Ward 13
18 - James Elam for Charleston City Council - Ward 18