11/03/2015
Transparency and Commitment
My opponent sat on the City Council that created the city's financial disaster while possessing the most financial expertise in the room, voted for and against building the events center and then suddenly resigned a year early from his council position.
I admire him for wanting to fix the mess and convincing me not to run for Mayor 4 years ago.
But many citizens including me voted for him because he told everyone he was only going to run for 1 term. Once again he has not kept his word.
My word is my bond, I keep my commitments. I intend to hang the Rotary 4-way test in the Mayor's office.
One of the main concerns I hear from the public is that they don't trust their government. Whether there is reason or not, people's perception is their reality. That's precisely why I wouldn't ask someone to endorse me that is presently on the City Council or that directly or indirectly reports to me. If it doesn't pass my ethics test, it doesn't happen. I will immediately go to work to regain confidence and trust in our city government.
I invite you to compare our community service records.
I've been serving and protecting our citizens for 28 years through my volunteer work with Chelan County Fire District #1, as a Reserve Officer for the Wenatchee Police Department, Mobile Meals volunteer, Applarian, and through numerous other organizations including Rotary. I've also served the community as a Good Samaritan for the past 35 years and responded to thousands of calls for service. It was very disturbing to receive a letter from the city attorney just a month before filing for office, telling me to stop my Good Samaritan activities.
Using a football sports analogy, it appears that the city is being run from the quarterback position. I believe that the Mayor of Wenatchee should be running the city from the position of coach, and I'm ready to be your coach and leader.
With respect to leadership, I've heard that if you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there. It appears that my opponent wants to get things done quickly and tends to take off down roads with his own destination in mind.
A true leader lets the people that elect him determine the destination together in a collaborative fashion, and then leads them to their common destination.
I'm excited about the opportunity to work together with our citizens to integrate and unite our community in order to become "One Wenatchee". Let's reach our destination together; are you with me?