While incumbents defend their records challengers can promise the world and don’t have to come up with deliverables (or explain the lack thereof) until after they are elected. This years City budget will require some tough decisions by Council. Next …
Councilwoman Girvan has taken the position that the City does not have a revenue problem it has a spending problem. The almost $70 million spent on capital projects is not the issue but rather the example provided for these expenditure excesses is Auto…
Over the past few weeks I have wanted to respond to statements I’ve heard, Letters to the Editor, and news stories on the City Council elections. As some of you know I have become a regular in responding to these stories and letters in the on-line v…
With Carlos Mencia With the band Disturbed With Nicloe of the Pussy Cat DollsNot all assignments are bad.
On May 6th city residents will go to the polls to elect two at-large members to the City Council as well as a Mayor. Comments will be posted as the candidates state their positions throughout the campaign. Their achievements, their viewpoints and their…
Over the past few weeks I have read Letters to the Editor in support of Ms. Girvan’s run for Mayor. While I applaud public participation in the democratic process some of the claims made in these letters require clarification. More importantly statem…
All indications are that the effects of the downturn in the economy will take at least two years to work out. This means we need to be looking beyond just the current budget and be prepared for lower or stagnant revenues for the following year. We wil…
The first Shelter Board established twenty years ago set the goal of assisting the homeless of our area. That goal has not changed to this day. What has changed is the role of our one homeless shelter.When the shelter first opened its operations were l…
When asked to write my thoughts on the passing of William F. Buckley Jr. I decided not to focus on his achievements. When looking back on an event or life I believe we should focus on what we can learn from that event or life that can be applied today….
Having now experienced first hand all aspects of politics—as a candidate, and now as an elected official—I have come to understand the difficulty in overcoming those traits necessary to win elective office that become obstacles to effective governa…
