Ward 1 residents should look past the signage, stay informed
letter to the editor
To the Editor:
As a Ward 1 candidate, I am trying to focus debate on the important topics in our city. So imagine my dismay when I read one other candidate’s letter to the editor on March 11, “My ‘agenda’ going forward is to serve the citizens, our city.” I’m going to quickly rebut his letter and then get back to the issues.
The candidate is trying to whitewash his council behavior in his letter. I encourage readers of The Post to use the excellent online archive to read about the altercation he denies happened when he states “…there was no altercation between us.” The Post covered the incident quite well in the April 23, 2016 edition on page 6. Furthermore, in the following April 30, 2016 edition, the candidate reported to residents that he “…filed a police report…to make certain I had done nothing illegal…”
Bailiffs do not intervene, and police reports do not get filed when two men simply exchange pleasantries.
Next, the candidate would have us believe that the only way a resident can stay informed of our city’s ups and downs is to have “…attended approximately 90 percent of council and committee meetings…” I would point out that the vast majority of Norton residents use resources like The Post and Livestream to remain quite aware of the issues. It is unnecessary to so frequently speak at the rail, as he does.
Ward 1 residents need to look past the election signage now cluttering our city’s intersections and focus instead on the battle currently brewing. In the Feb. 21 committee work session, during a discussion about sewer and water funds, it was pointed out that “…there will be referendums and petitions coming…” There seems to be no end to this effort by a vocal minority to stick the city with the bill for water and sewer extensions.
I submit the following to residents for their consideration: every day you and I drive upon the very evidence that our city is cash-strapped. Mayor Zita and most of council are decent people who would maintain our streets beautifully if the city had the financial wherewithal. Given that our city struggles to maintain our public property, we most certainly cannot afford to improve the private property of a select vocal few.
To those residents who are about to circulate and sign more petitions, I say this: we who must annually pay for the maintenance of our wells and septic tanks have no interest in paying more tax or enduring service cutbacks so as to improve your private property. Further, it is wrong of you to attempt to foist your bills upon us.
David Walton
Norton
As a Ward 1 candidate, I am trying to focus debate on the important topics in our city. So imagine my dismay when I read one other candidate’s letter to the editor on March 11, “My ‘agenda’ going forward is to serve the citizens, our city.” I’m going to quickly rebut his letter and then get back to the issues.
The candidate is trying to whitewash his council behavior in his letter. I encourage readers of The Post to use the excellent online archive to read about the altercation he denies happened when he states “…there was no altercation between us.” The Post covered the incident quite well in the April 23, 2016 edition on page 6. Furthermore, in the following April 30, 2016 edition, the candidate reported to residents that he “…filed a police report…to make certain I had done nothing illegal…”
Bailiffs do not intervene, and police reports do not get filed when two men simply exchange pleasantries.
Next, the candidate would have us believe that the only way a resident can stay informed of our city’s ups and downs is to have “…attended approximately 90 percent of council and committee meetings…” I would point out that the vast majority of Norton residents use resources like The Post and Livestream to remain quite aware of the issues. It is unnecessary to so frequently speak at the rail, as he does.
Ward 1 residents need to look past the election signage now cluttering our city’s intersections and focus instead on the battle currently brewing. In the Feb. 21 committee work session, during a discussion about sewer and water funds, it was pointed out that “…there will be referendums and petitions coming…” There seems to be no end to this effort by a vocal minority to stick the city with the bill for water and sewer extensions.
I submit the following to residents for their consideration: every day you and I drive upon the very evidence that our city is cash-strapped. Mayor Zita and most of council are decent people who would maintain our streets beautifully if the city had the financial wherewithal. Given that our city struggles to maintain our public property, we most certainly cannot afford to improve the private property of a select vocal few.
To those residents who are about to circulate and sign more petitions, I say this: we who must annually pay for the maintenance of our wells and septic tanks have no interest in paying more tax or enduring service cutbacks so as to improve your private property. Further, it is wrong of you to attempt to foist your bills upon us.
David Walton
Norton
