The budget is always an issue, we have a mega lawsuit going on with a d-bag developer, our sewer system is aging and we need to consolidate plants before they start failing (one did 2 years ago and it cost us $20 million to rebuild it), etc.
By the way, even though I am a big-time partisan, local stuff can be summed up as "personal" but not that "partisan". In a modestly-sized suburban town, certain people hate others for no real reasons, but our voters are pretty independent. We are a marginal R town, but from 2001-2009, the D's controlled the local government.
So, if I screw the pooch, we all will be out on our butts within a few years!
By the way, even though I am a big-time partisan, local stuff can be summed up as "personal" but not that "partisan". In a modestly-sized suburban town, certain people hate others for no real reasons, but our voters are pretty independent. We are a marginal R town, but from 2001-2009, the D's controlled the local government.
So, if I screw the pooch, we all will be out on our butts within a few years!
2012 should be a blast - becoming the Mayor of my town!
- 31/12/2011 08:38:57 PM
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Quite impressive - good luck! *NM*
- 01/01/2012 01:43:50 AM
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Thanks, we definitely have some challenges!
- 01/01/2012 09:42:14 PM
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Trust no one. My father is a mayor in the same region & his back is very well-ventilated
- 03/01/2012 09:31:28 PM
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Very understandable and good advice.....
- 05/01/2012 03:56:21 AM
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Probably more "nasty & personal" since they all understand "the game" at higher levels *NM*
- 11/01/2012 04:30:08 AM
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