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Post by admin on Oct 4, 2007 18:53:04 GMT -5
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I have even offered special accomodations to the Mayor and Council should they CHOOSE to join us. All we have heard is crickets. Again, their CHOICE.
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Post by fiberisgoodforyou on Oct 4, 2007 19:47:01 GMT -5
PS I have even offered special accomodations to the Mayor and Council should they CHOOSE to join us. All we have heard is crickets. Again, their CHOICE. As a quasi defense of the council, everyone has an opportunity to grill our council every 2nd Monday. Boro Hall is YOUR Hall, for all to hear your voices. I will suggest that every poster that has a question and concerns about the STATE OF THE BORO, head to BORO hall on Monday Nov 5th, and speak your mind! However, and unfortunately, the next opportunity will be AFTER the election in all likelyhood! |
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Post by richardkelsey on Oct 5, 2007 12:42:34 GMT -5
Thank you for that advice, Brian. In fact, I will take it. I'm not sure I like the tone or direction the site is currently taking. Not your fault. Call it a "seasonal disorder." We saw this last year, too. Fiber is running...his supporters are here...the gallows have been placed and a lynch mob and posse have ridden into town. Thus, there is a definate "mob" mentality here - no longer just an exchange of ideas and information. You are right. I am but one voice on council and I take that charge very seriously. I know what I have to do and I do it to the best of my ability. So...I'm going to go back and do "my job" and take a break from my participation on this site. I will do that until things calm down, again, and the few people who actually post here return to their senses and can - once again - discuss issues in a more rational and reasonable manner. You can't solve real problems when you are too busy headhunting. If you wish to criticize me for opting out, for awhile, that is your right. If you don't know me and my views pretty well by now, this is not the time of year for me to further open my soul for scrutiny. Of course, I am still always available to any and all of you in person, over the telephone or by email. See you all in November, Marc I resent the reference to a lynch mob mentality. That is a degrading statement to make toward people with legitimate views. Would you rather the posse ride out of town? Every time one leaves we wind up with another rental property. Is that the goal of the council? I hardly think so. At times many of us have circled the wagons to help you, even when we disagree with you. To call people a lynch mob now is tasteless. We are still in one town, right? We are still in this together, right? It is not wise to allow partisanship to divide us. Either way, it is sad that you, Calliope, and MRPR have all opted to not write with us here. All three of you have provided balance and differing view points than some of the other participants. All three of you are friends, as well as Fiber. It is a shame that the left leaning participants are fleeing the site instead of continuing the dialog. We may have that GOP site I keep hearing about yet. As far as the Juan Reyes issue, that is not an election gimmick of something that popped up due to the election. It is more a matter of timing than anything. LS did some research and came up with some very good questions. That had nothing to do with seasonal disorder. As far as Fiber, haven't you noticed that for quite some time he has been quiet on this site? I know that he is NOT using this site for his election bid. Of course the people here are going to be comfortable with supporting him. He has been with us and shared his ideas for quite some time, well before he ran. The other candidates can not say that. They have CHOSEN to remain silent and not take advantage of this forum which can allow them to reach out to people- and Yes, we do have a few hundred readers. See you in November, Marc. We will miss having you here. It is so obvious what has happened here -- the Machine does not want its supporters and proponents inter-acting on this site now that there is one contested seat. In a meeting I will bet cash that took place -- the Mayor suggested strongly -- together with his advisers -- that they (this may have bee a series of calls or informal discussions) 1) not answer these issues 2) not participate on the site and legitimize the site or dialogue 3) question the site and its integrity for even asking questions. The goal is to keep the static down until post election. It's good politics. Why answer the tough questions if you don't have to do so? |
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