Pat McDonald wants four more years (or two) Jean Snell and Jay Warren throwtheir hats into the ring.
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Those three who have filed are solid thinkers. We could use someone less volatile in the office. Snell better understands the need for long term planning and, more importantly, the long term impact of decisions. Also, having led a local unit of government as a non-elected adn ebing familiar with local government budgeting, he will understand that money allocated does not necessarily have to be spent.
Warren is less likely to be the kind of person who would, as the current body is doing, boast of no increase of the mill levy while slamming the citizens with several hundred dollars worth of user (or usurous) fees.
McDonald's decisions, while on the commission so far, have been genuine. Perhaps a bit overcautious but that is acceptable AND expected for his time going up the learning curve. With more knowledgeable folks joining him, I see him as stepping up to the plate ready to swing the bat this time.
I do hope that McDonald is doing what is in the better interest of his personal health. It simply ain't worth all that and another can do the job if he were not physically up to it. Being around for his family trumps "giving back to the community" by any standard.
Charles,
Right on Target...
Well I guess I will offer a challenging (and somewhat naostalgic) opinion also.
I do hope along with some of the soft community issues that are fueling so much debate (and yes race relations is a soft issue) I do hope that we elect people who will ramp up the language on the Creekstone dilemma.
While some yet bellyache about the largely hsipanic workforce (the soft issue) we need folks who have enough of an economic stability sense to recognize that approximately 500 paychecks are weighing the balance.
Thinking green means appreciating that the loss of those jobs and the supportive insustry and service would cripple ARkansas City.
That might prompt us to start charging folks say $25 to come out a read the water meter. Does anyone recall the mid-seveties when the city enacted an ordinace levying a fine on anyone whose trash was not secured in their cans.
I think they charged $10 penalty if your trash was in the barrel without being bagged. Maybe that is still on the books. Another revenue stream it is, huh?
OK that is pitiful attempt at humor but no one has ever praised me for my humor. Back to politicizing the meat packing plant.......
Heard Chuck Batchelor and Dr. Brett House mentioned...
"Whither Scott Margolius and Joel Hockenbury "
Huh ?
I would NEVER vote for Jean Snell. I doubt many employees with USD 470 would vote for him either
"The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money."
Margaret Thatcher
I doubt if Charles, Jean or Pat would know what to do in this instance. Don't know about Warren.
Anonymous said...
January 25, 2009 5:26 PM said
I would NEVER vote for Jean Snell. I doubt many employees with USD 470would vote for him either
Why is that? I didn't really like some of my former supervisor's either, but for the most part it was just a mix of them doing their job and their personality. It seems to me he is a good candidate from his public service record that I am aware of. Please enlighten me if you would with more details of your opinion.
Charles,
Ark City was not "crippled" before Creekstone, and it would not be if it went away.
But a lot of our other problems would.
to anonymous at:
January 26, 2009 10:41 AM
Why don't you ask the question and then dig to find the "real" answer of why did he resign his post at the high school? This is only the tip of the iceberg for why he won't be elected.
Jean never worked at the high school in AC. Do some work to dig up his actual job title.
Keep in mind, candidates and voters our somewhat unpredictable nature.
Said blogger mentions that Ark City was not crippled before Creekstone. However, from the early 90's through the first half of this decade, folks in this city responded repeatedly to surveys adn queries that the number one priority was getting jobs here.
The constant rant was that our HS graduates could not remain in the community because we offered no employment. We had lost four businesses each employing 400 or more workers. Also, misleading information (from some of us who have been here for decades) was US census numbers tracking four decades of downward trending of population in AC/ downward trending of median income in AC and upward trending of free and reduced lunch student enrollment in the USD 470. Also, on the increase was the qualification for federally funded LMI programs for housing and fodd assistance programs.
We received several million dollars in federal grants through the City and the School district all determined by our economic straits.
Now, said blogger asserts that employment and the economy was not an issue? So much for listening to the voice of the people.
Snell was actually the Superintendent for USD 470 and I would think the combination of his familiarity with budgeting a local unit of government and his insight with our economic profile for Arkansas City would be huge assets. He is one who knows the impact of the economy on Arkansas City and he is pretty stingy (but fair) with the public dollar.
Only question I haveis why would he compromise his retirement status to do this. Hey, I guess he really likes AC.
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