Theories , White Papers and Candidate Forums….
Posted: August 30, 2011 Filed under: Politics 3 Comments »
Love to hear theories and rumors and a couple caught my ears the past few days…..
Theory #1: The reason the Sun beat up Franky Decouteaux so bad Saturday in the Editorial and Sunday in the column was she cost them Advertising revenue by dropping out and eliminating the need for a preliminary.
Theory #2: Fredrick Wanjiku was a “straw” or “plant” by an “actual” candidate, running only to ensure a preliminary was held so they could see where they stood and when Franky quit he did also because there was no reason for him to run
Theory #3: The City Manager may be in trouble if “certain” candidates capture a council seat, especially if Councilor Mercier is the deciding vote.
City Council candidate John MacDonald releases another White paper (above)..this one on Trash and enforcement. Is it to early and will people remember in November what happens in September?
Several Neighborhood Groups are combining and hosting City Council Candidates Forums. These will be different from the normal forums because these will be themed centered and a couple held outdoors to be able to accommodate hopefully LARGE crowds.
Here’s the schedule:
Topic: Public Safety & Neighborhood Issues
When: Thursday, September 8; 6:30-8:00pm
Location: North Common Amphitheater, Fletcher Street, Acre (rain location: Senior Center, 276 Broadway Street)
Topic: Civic Improvements & Code Enforcement
When: Wednesday, September 21 ; 6:30-8:00pm
Where: Dom Polski Club, 10 Colburn Street, Centralville
Topic: Finances, Taxes & the Budget
When: Monday, October 3; 7-8:30pm
Where: AnWang School Auditorium, 365 West Meadow Road, Pawtucketville
Topic: Business Development & Schools
When: Saturday, October 15, 11:00am-12:30pm
Where: Shedd Park Pavilion, Rogers Street, Belvidere
Please join Lowell’s neighborhood groups in a series of City Council Candidates Forums this Fall. Each night will focus on topics critical to our City’s future. Residents from across the City are encouraged to attend as many forums as possible.
MacDonald includes Sean Burke in his braintrust?
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Apparently Councilor Bill Martin sure thought so and made no bones about his opinion of Mr. Burke. The Sun highlights his comments ” Martin called Burke’s financial numbers “hogwash” — even though Burke never had a chance to disclose them. Martin further dissed Burke: “Not all ideas are treated equally or should be treated equally.”
It should be noted that the subcommittee Martin is on, took the time to hear Burke out. “Hogwash“
Did he say how much the four bulky pick ups would cost? I would not use any of them, so to me this is a tax burden.
That’s right Kim… his ideas are just hashed over ideas that have come out many times. Besides his robo calls, the reference to Sean Burke eliminates him in my mind as a potential vote.