BETTY
Good afternoon. My name is Betty
Blonde and I represent the recently
renamed “Sexy Sushi Party.” Would
you like to have a button?
Betty reaches into her bag for a button.
WOMAN 1
My that’s a cute button. So you
are really a political party? I
thought you were a new restaurant
opening in town. So what does your
party stand for?
BETTY
Simple Urban / Suburban Housing
Initiative; affordable housing for
young single people just home from
college; reasonable housing for
newly married couples with easy
access to day care; improved parks
and recreation facilities for
children as well as the ability to
reduce stress for their parents;
improved transportation options
especially for working commuters;
all designed to keep more people in
the town.
WOMAN 1
That sounds expensive; how are you
going to pay for this? My property
taxes are too high as it is!
19.
BETTY
That’s because everyone is leaving
because of those high property
taxes so those who remain have to
shoulder more and more of the
burden. The initiative starts out
simple; starting out with those
returning from college and getting
married. Then we move from there.
Cooperation from the private sector
is vital and I’m not talking about
how the town currently does it with
companies that take the town’s
money and either does nothing or
mines the sand until they hit the
water table and then leaves the
town with another scar on the land.
WOMAN 1
That sounds interesting.
BETTY
Would you like to join the party?
We have club meeting every month
and we are planning a number of
very important fund raisers for the
election.
WOMAN 1
Sure, just give me a form and I’ll
fill it in when I get home.
Betty hands her a form and she starts to leave stage left.
WOMAN 1 (CONT’D) (O.S.)
Or not.
BETTY
Well, that was exceptionally easy.
I never realized how invigorating a
good walk in the cold air can be.
I’ll need to do a lot of walking if
I get the nomination for Town
Supervisor.