Is It time For A Recall?

IF he was to be successfully re-called, I would be willing to serve out the remainder of his sentence--err..I mean his term, and under NO circumstances would I seek the position in a following election. One very short stint to halt the bleeding caused by the dark side foursome.

 

Do I think that I could represent the city as a whole in a better fashion?

YES

I would have my own agenda, and would absolutely not align myself with any faction now serving.

I respect everyone now on board and city staff without necessarily agreeing with anything they are doing at this time.

 

And I honestly very much like Mr.Allen as a person--just not very much as my Council representative.

 

You do your job here--and I guarantee that I will fulfill my obligation.

I just want to know who would be willing to step up and take part, knock on doors and do what needs to be done. This is not a person job it will take many to make this happen. Also who would replace him?? Any volunteers?

 

Randy, I will volunteer to help in any way I can.I live in this ward and IMO it has received less consideration than any other area in Middletown. This ward includes the much neglected Pioneer Cemetary with the surrounding garbage strewn broken sidewalks, the Riverside Mobile Home Park which has been a haven for the homeless and drug addicts. The abandoned truck parking lot and Aeronca's parking lot are full of trash. I can barely get my baby's stroller across the little canal bridge because it is about 6 inches deep with road crud. I won't even start on the canal which is full of every kind of trash, not to mention the rancid water that becomes a breeding ground for mosquitos in the summer. I was told the city (or state) was supposed to spray to control the mosquito population but heard that they gave that about 5 yrs ago.

I heard from a very reliable source that there was an offer made to the city to open a new business in this area and the city refused to talk with them because they were not planning any improvements to this area at this time.

You can walk the streets in this ward and see all the broken pavement and trash, or you can drive and count all the closed businesses.

I have read MJ articles that talk about the gateway to MIddletown being the east end and how important it is to develope that area. I think the airport is a much larger 'gateway' and should have just a wee amount of their consideration. 

I have gotten off subject.

Please let me know what I can do to help.

 

This is the exact opposite of how you characterize my approach, as "shoot from the hip."  Shooting from the hip is saying "No" to an idea or person without any alternative idea, which is exactly what you are advocating by pushing a recall without any clear alternative candidates.  This is an example of "shoot from the hip" and hope for the best if ever there was. 

 

Here's an example that you could probably understand--a lot of people wanted "anybody but Bush" and so they voted for Obama.  Many of these people now are considerably regretting that decision and are about to reverse course and will vote for Republicans next week.  They, like you, "shot from the hip" and voted for Obama, mostly just to get rid of Bush, without fully understanding what the man was like. 

 

Thus, I will be on my ass, waiting for the next election day, since ultimately I feel that recall is not warranted at this time, and the next round of elections will serve our purposes just right. 

 

I challenged you to give some names, not for my personal gain, but rather because it is very reasonable to have, as I have said, alternative ideas in place before firing the current lot.  This is prudent in many circumstances, politics and otherwise. 

 

As far as listening to others, you are wrong again--I constantly listen to alternative ideas and conclusions.  I have my basic principles--limited, responsible government; low taxes; free market approach wherever possilb, etc.--and my policy views flow from these basic principles. 

 

I am always willing to listen to alternative viewpoints and it is always good to dissect them and understand their assumptions. 

 

I am always willing to test my own policy views against other views, since in doing so I will either 1) come to the conclusion that I am wrong and I will therefore correct my view or 2) I will re-affirm my own viewpoint if I find unsound reasoning in the alternative viewpoint or principles that support the other idea that I don't agree with. 

 

This is why I was pressing for names and my approach to the recall procedure--I was not in favor of recall but I wanted to consider other viewpoints and alternative candidates. 

I am not convinced that recall is futile, nor am I convinced recall is the right way to proceed at this time.  That's why I am content to wait for election day next year--I am unswayed either way at this point.  I was pressing for alternative candidates, because, as I tried to say earlier, I try to always be open to new ideas in order to test my current views. 

 

If someone had pulled forth an "aha" candidate that I thought would be an excellent addition to council then I would be much more inclined to sway towards recall.  As it is, nothing much of substance was offered to me so I remain content to wait until next year to voice my opinions.  What you call "agitating" I call getting to the heart of the matter--that is, who would replace the current crop if a recall took place. 

 

As you seem to be a clear thinking and logical person yourself (unlike some on the forum), I trust you'll understand that I know of no others currently willing/able to serve that would necessarily be better in elected office than the current council.  After all, it's usually very difficult to know how a person will perform in elected office until they are elected to said office.  I agree with you that the best government available should be everyone's goal, and by pressing for alternatives to the current council memebers I think I was aiming for exactly that goal.