Elections Matter

Get out and vote Tuesday and make sure your friends and neighbors get to the polls. Nothing can be taken for granted as many races are going to be very close. We must ensure we have the right representation for our City in all our local races.

One quick example of how things can change in the City:

Since 2005 I have been trying to use the sidewalk money from projects like the Shawn-Candy-Richard street project and the Broadway-Elizabeth area which are low traffic roads and use the money to build complete sidewalks along County Highway 5. We desperately need sidewalks along 5 to ensure the safety of our smallest children walking to school, our seniors trying to get to Riverside for groceries our the numerous people living in the apartment buildings.

This was blocked by the former Mayor along with Council Members Larson and Johnson. In 2007 I wanted to do the same but you need to have a super majority of 4 out of 5 votes so Larson and Johnson were able to block this again. If I win the Mayor's race Tuesday we will have only CM Larson left (CM Johnson ran for Commissioner and his Council term ends in December) and the remaining candidates for Council have all expressed the need for sidewalks along County Highway 5. We will have the 4 votes in 2009 to move this project along.

Elections matter.