Happy New Year to all in the fair City of Crestwood!
Ladies, and Gentlemen, once again a year has passed, and I hope it has been good to you, your families, and loved ones.
For the year 2006 we have some interesting challenges, and we have a lot of work to do to insure that our fair City can pull out of the budget problems we face, and get back on track from now on.
This coming year will see alderman races in all four wards, a new City Administrator, and, I pray a complete change of attitude on the part of those who would be divisive for the sake of politics only!
We have seen over the past three years a steady decline in the area of "working together" for the good of the City, to the point now that we see an "us, against them mentality" at the BOA meetings! There can be no doubt that this type of divisiveness has hurt our chances to move ahead, and if allowed to continue, will do so in the future!
In April of 2005 we elected a new Mayor (Mr. Roy Robinson), and he was immediately attacked as having no plan! Well to me he does seem to have a plan, as he has worked hard to right the wrongs every day since taking office. His detractors, however also seem to have a plan, one of divide, smear, and block anything to improve the City under his leadership!
In April of 2006 we have a great opportunity to elect four candidates, one from each ward, who will be more open minded, and more interested in crestwood, than their own re-election. Individuals who's only agenda is to further the City, get us out of debt, reclaim the deeds to City Hall, and the Public Works building, and stop the silly in fighting so prevalent at recent BOA meetings.
I ask you to please think long and hard in the next few months. Ask your selves can we afford "business at the same old stand", or, as I see it, do we need some new faces up there, faces connected with hard working individuals who will work for all the citizens, not just a select few?
Ladies, and Gentlemen, Crestwood needs change in order to survive, I ask for your help, in making that happen! Come out to the polls, vote for the candidate who you believe will best represent you, the everyday citizen, and let's get this City back on track before it's too late!
In closing, my family, and I wish all of you a very happy New Year, and we look forward to meeting you in 2006!
Tom Ford, Ward Two
Crestwood, Missouri
NO.44
For the year 2006 we have some interesting challenges, and we have a lot of work to do to insure that our fair City can pull out of the budget problems we face, and get back on track from now on.
This coming year will see alderman races in all four wards, a new City Administrator, and, I pray a complete change of attitude on the part of those who would be divisive for the sake of politics only!
We have seen over the past three years a steady decline in the area of "working together" for the good of the City, to the point now that we see an "us, against them mentality" at the BOA meetings! There can be no doubt that this type of divisiveness has hurt our chances to move ahead, and if allowed to continue, will do so in the future!
In April of 2005 we elected a new Mayor (Mr. Roy Robinson), and he was immediately attacked as having no plan! Well to me he does seem to have a plan, as he has worked hard to right the wrongs every day since taking office. His detractors, however also seem to have a plan, one of divide, smear, and block anything to improve the City under his leadership!
In April of 2006 we have a great opportunity to elect four candidates, one from each ward, who will be more open minded, and more interested in crestwood, than their own re-election. Individuals who's only agenda is to further the City, get us out of debt, reclaim the deeds to City Hall, and the Public Works building, and stop the silly in fighting so prevalent at recent BOA meetings.
I ask you to please think long and hard in the next few months. Ask your selves can we afford "business at the same old stand", or, as I see it, do we need some new faces up there, faces connected with hard working individuals who will work for all the citizens, not just a select few?
Ladies, and Gentlemen, Crestwood needs change in order to survive, I ask for your help, in making that happen! Come out to the polls, vote for the candidate who you believe will best represent you, the everyday citizen, and let's get this City back on track before it's too late!
In closing, my family, and I wish all of you a very happy New Year, and we look forward to meeting you in 2006!
Tom Ford, Ward Two
Crestwood, Missouri
NO.44
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