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Machelle Hill
From:Becky Sattler <thesattlers@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 06, 2017 3:02 PM
To:clerk
Subject:Proposed Meridian home-based business laws
Dear Meridian City Council,
My wife and I are both college graduates and moved to my wife's hometown of hometown over a decade ago
after I finished my MBA in Arizona. We've owned several businesses and now own an international Scentsy
business. We welcome Consultants to beautiful Meridian from all over the world every year and we love
showing off our hometown. We've entertained Scentsy Consultants from Scotland, England, Australia, France,
Mexico, Canada, and other countries.
Our Meridian-based Scentsy business is truly international and is the best business we have developed.
As a result of our Scentsy business I have been able to volunteer as a coach for my children's local sports teams
for the last 6 years. My wife has been able to serve on parent teacher organizations and volunteer for events at
our children's elementary and middle school.
Without the flexibility of our Scentsy business we would be severely limited in our ability to contribute to our
community. Passing a law that unnecessarily restricts a core activity of our business would deal severe blow to
our business.
I am confused and surprised that these discriminatory restrictions are even being considered. They represent a
breach of basic, fundamental American rights and ideals. There is no benefit gained from passage of these
unnecessary restrictions worth sacrificing the bas ic freedom to exercise a legal, legitimate business. It is beyond
the authority of the city of Meridian to pass laws targeting the direct selling industry that restrict the legal
activities of growing a business.
We love living in Meridian and are surprised and shocked that our legitimate business that has blessed our life,
and so many others are pins the world that brings them to Meridian, and allowed us to contribute to our
community in so many ways for so many years, is being threatened by a law that is nothing more than a blatant
attack against an entire industry.
Please reject these restrictions tonight and allow us to continue to grow our business.
Dave and Becky Sattler
2060 East Lobelia, 83646
208-340-5923