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Posted: Apr 11th, 2007 07:26 pm |
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Hello,
My name is Richard Lovett and I have lived in Summerfield for the past 4.5 years and truly love the area. The people I meet are very friendly and polite.  Now, I am not blind!  I do see the split in the community which can be easily observed by almost anyone reading the NWO which reports typically the 3-2 votes on town council an a myriad of issues. There is a struggle going on right now and we, the community, must work together to fix it.
I may be a bit naive but I want to help. I started by volunteering to be on the zoning board approx. 4 years ago (as an alternate). About a year ago I was appointed (by council) as full members of the Zoning board with my hopes to continue until such a time that council members wish my removal. Now a situation presents itself wherein I have decided to throw by name in the ring for the vacant council position. I have submitted my application (which is avaliable for review as a public document at the Town of Summerfield).
I was raised by blue color parents (in NJ... and please do not hold that against me) that It is a resident’s responsibility to work with neighbors and friends to make the town a better place. I have always taken this responsibility very seriously. I want to help "find solutions to problems" not "find problems with the solutions". I know I face an uphill struggle to even be considered since I am relatively new to the community. But this something I am ok with... My purpose in throwing my name in the ring as providing council the most possibilities so they can make the best decision for the community.
Good luck to all applicants
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Posted: Apr 11th, 2007 10:07 pm |
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Welcome to the forum lovettrp!!
Glad to have you join us here!
I've heard lots of mighty nice things about you (and no, we don't know each other ). I appreciate your willingness to work WITH your fellow citizens to bring our community back up to speed.
If you are chosen for the empty council seat, we won't hold that "Joisey" thang against ya!!! 
Good Luck!
Question for anyone: Who else has applied for the seat? Do we have that info yet??
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Baseball Buddy
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Posted: Apr 12th, 2007 02:21 am |
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| John Wray has turned in his application. As a former council member and former mayor of Summerfield he will help bring reason and good leadership skills to the table. Plus I don't know anyone who can say anything bad about him. Not even any of the CC's. If they do say something bad about him it was probably a fabrication or a half truth.
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macca
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Posted: Apr 12th, 2007 04:06 am |
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| I think Stokesdale appointed a former TC member to fill a vacancy until the next election..... The thinking was that he already understood how things work, so there's no "learning curve," and I think they also saw it as a way to not show favoritism to anyone who might run for the seat, since it is pretty much understood that he's not likely going to.....
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Posted: Apr 12th, 2007 05:36 am |
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macca wrote: I think Stokesdale appointed a former TC member to fill a vacancy until the next election..... The thinking was that he already understood how things work, so there's no "learning curve," and I think they also saw it as a way to not show favoritism to anyone who might run for the seat, since it is pretty much understood that he's not likely going to.....
Stokesdale has actually appointed 3 'new' members to the Stokesdale Town Council since the last election to replace vacancies. Two of the appointments consisted of prior members being reappointed and one appointment was to an individual with no prior experience. None of the 3 appointments included any of the losing candidates from the last or prior elections.
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Posted: Apr 12th, 2007 01:44 pm |
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Jim Flynt wrote: None of the 3 appointments included any of the losing candidates from the last or prior elections.
Oak Ridge has had to appoint two replacements since incorporation that I am aware of and they used the method of picking the losing candidate with the highest votes. I am not so sure that is the best way to pick a replacement.
If the residents had wanted the losing candidate to be a council member they would have voted him/her into office. That the person did not get enough votes indicates that the residents did not want him/her.
Or in the case of say three people running for a position, candidate 1 and 3 may be similar; most people like both 1 and 3 but prefer 1 over 3, the rest like 2. In this case candidate 2 may get the second highest votes. But if candidate 2 and 3 ran candidate 3 would have won since 3 is preferred over 2.
In this case Summerfield appears to be taking the right approach by getting people to apply for the position which will tend to have the applicants make their case why they deserve the position and not getting it by default just because they came in second.
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Posted: Apr 12th, 2007 09:49 pm |
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Jim Flynt wrote:
macca wrote: I think Stokesdale appointed a former TC member to fill a vacancy until the next election..... The thinking was that he already understood how things work, so there's no "learning curve," and I think they also saw it as a way to not show favoritism to anyone who might run for the seat, since it is pretty much understood that he's not likely going to.....
Stokesdale has actually appointed 3 'new' members to the Stokesdale Town Council since the last election to replace vacancies. Two of the appointments consisted of prior members being reappointed and one appointment was to an individual with no prior experience. None of the 3 appointments included any of the losing candidates from the last or prior elections.
All three of the people appointed to the Stokesdale Town Council since the last election have had experience in serving on some kind of Board with the town. Both Powell Shelton and Fred Berry had previously served on Town Council. Berry had also served on the Planning Board, as had Bobby Richardson, who also chaired the Planning Board, so it's not exactly correct to say he had no prior experience.
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Posted: Apr 12th, 2007 10:08 pm |
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Vicki White-Lawrence wrote: Jim Flynt wrote:
Two of the appointments consisted of prior members being reappointed and one appointment was to an individual with no prior experience. None of the 3 appointments included any of the losing candidates from the last or prior elections.
All three of the people appointed to the Stokesdale Town Council since the last election have had experience in serving on some kind of Board with the town. Both Powell Shelton and Fred Berry had previously served on Town Council. Berry had also served on the Planning Board, as had Bobby Richardson, who also chaired the Planning Board, so it's not exactly correct to say he had no prior experience.
Vicki, you are of course correct. Since the topic was centered around appointments to vacancies on area Town Councils, I had limited and intended the meaning of my earlier statement to mean that of the three appointments, two had prior experience on Town Council and one had no experience on Town Council.
I was aware of and should have pointed out that Bobby Richardson (my first cousin by the way) had served on the Stokesdale Planning Board as well as having served in the past on the Stokesdale Fire Department as an officer and member of their BOD. Bobby also has served and continues to serve in several leadership positions at Stokesdale Christian Church.
Vicki, Thanks for keeping me on my toes!
Last edited on Apr 12th, 2007 10:16 pm by Jim Flynt
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Posted: Apr 12th, 2007 10:46 pm |
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Any time, Jim!
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Posted: Apr 13th, 2007 01:44 am |
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Many times it is better to appoint some one who has fresh thoughts and understands what has been going on in a community.
This way they are subjected to the facts and not the emotions of situations that will impact the town. This in turn allows that person to make a rational decision (with an explanation) of why they voted for or against an agenda item brought in front of the board.
A new person on any board is always a positive move, as long that person uses good old common sense. In todays society that seems to be quickly fading away.
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Posted: Apr 13th, 2007 02:01 am |
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| It was good to see you again Tues night Don. Welcome back.
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Posted: Apr 13th, 2007 02:07 am |
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| Thanks for the warm words.
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Posted: Apr 13th, 2007 03:05 am |
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donwendelken wrote: Many times it is better to appoint some one who has fresh thoughts and understands what has been going on in a community.
This way they are subjected to the facts and not the emotions of situations that will impact the town. This in turn allows that person to make a rational decision (with an explanation) of why they voted for or against an agenda item brought in front of the board.
A new person on any board is always a positive move, as long that person uses good old common sense. In todays society that seems to be quickly fading away.
I agree with you Don.
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Posted: Apr 13th, 2007 04:49 pm |
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Don,
I agree, new ideas and positive thinking is what an "outsider" can bring. Altough I have ever been introduced to you, I know a few people who know you quite well. They all have very good things to say about you.
outsider = someone who truely cares about their town and the people, keeps up to date on the current happenings, yet can't make all the meetings and/or functions because they also have another life.
Good Luck!
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macca
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Posted: Apr 13th, 2007 07:44 pm |
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happycamper wrote:
outsider = someone who truely cares about their town and the people, keeps up to date on the current happenings, yet can't make all the meetings and/or functions because they also have another life.
Is that okay for council members too? Or does an "outsider" suddenly change once elected to Town Council?
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