I received this note from former Greater Lowell Tech School Committee member Mike Hayden in regards to the possible opening on the Greater Lowell Tech. Board

Gerry

You can count me out of the running ok , On Friday I sent a email to 14 of the 15 people who will be involved in making the pick stating that I not interested in gaining support for the seat.

I left one person out who I suspected was the rat who sent my original email to the Lowell Sun and it ended up in the column. The fact that the paper did not know about the second email confirms my my thoughts of who the rat was.

Secondly the amount of negative talk and blogging on my interest was enough for me to realize that my family and I do not need this negativity in our lives. I spent 16 great years on that board and I am proud of it and that is how I want to remember it. My political days are over.

Mike