Waking Up Sleepy Jean
ByToday begets yet another clarification on campaign contributions, this time from the Larry Wilcox campaign. Both updates are based on an anonymous comment spewing unsubstantiated claims left the other day.
The update, this time, was provided via email by Jean Wilcox; wife of Councilman Larry Wilcox, and also treasurer to his campaign. The text of the message has been posted below:
Mr. Gorski:
Please be advised that the information on your website is incorrect and completely false
regarding the statement made by “Flashy Flyers” on October 6, 2009 at 8 am.
I am the Treasurer for Friends of Larry Wilcox, and the only funds received for this
campaign have been from friends, family and neighbors. (There have been NO HUGE CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE LAKEWOOD FIRE UNION!!!!)
According to the Public Disclosure Commission anyone can request to view the Campaign
Financial Books between October 26th and November 2nd. If anyone would like to see the
books between those dates, please have them call for an appointment – and a place will be
determined at that time.
I would appreciate this information being published, so your readers realize that
everything that they read on your website is NOT TRUE!
Jean Wilcox
Treasurer for Friends of Larry Wilcox
I would like to echo Mrs. Wilcox’s sentiment that not everything you see here at RealDuPont is true. Linda Cumberbatch isn’t really a cartoon robot. That was a creative device to deliver a message.
I would also like re-state that the information left as a comment to a blog post is often done so anonymously and is therefore to be considered as unverified. Obvious, I know, but consider the source.
I suppose I could appeal to “Flashy Flyers” to come forward with data substantiating their claim but I will not hold my breath. They are either Woodward and Bernstein or just another crank; you can decide for yourself.
I do find the Public Disclosure Commission’s cited time frame to access this documentation as interestingly archaic. Really, it is only available to the public upon request between October 26th and November 2nd? The last week before the actual election date but well after most ballots are mailed and also after when many will be filled out and mailed back.
But that is not the fault of any candidate, just the way the system works.
In any case, Jean was right to provide this clarifying information which applies to all seeking office and I have no problem fulfilling her request to publish it accordingly.
It is the least I can do for a loyal reader.
5.6 square miles, and we have all these political signs and hoopla. Why is it so impersonal? Why can’t this community come together and know each other? Is it because we have so many military families coming and going all the time that we soon lose sight of those that are here to stay? Who is here to stay? Let’s have a celebration of those people that are here to stay. I don’t know anymore what to believe. Where is the community leadership? Do I need to be at a council meeting to feel a sense of community? Leaders, where are you?
You should go to the council meetings. It gives you a chance to see the council members up close, their gestures, their expressions, how prepared they are. If you don’t like something that is said you are given the opportunity to stand up and ask questions. Above all you can see who the REAL community leaders are and who is there just for the show.
Stand up to ask questions only to have the issue thrown over the wall into oblivion. I have been to several council meetings and also town forums. The script is the same.
Concerned does make a good point about observing, though. Go and see which members run in the same circle, who they are pals with. Then you can get a sense of who is working in front of the people and who is allowed in the back door to work their deals.
Example of leadership:
Al Lawrence got involved in the Steilacoom School board to get the proper buildout of schools and adequate books for students in Steilacoom Schools. Job DONE! Al is now off doing something else, he was a leader to get what he wanted in place for the community.
Now, we need a leader who can do some of the same things for the community through the city. I ask you, have the council members or mayor delivered the desired/needed infrastructure for our community? (loop road, painted cross walks, combination fire dept, improved EMT, parking, business growth strategy)
Everyone in DuPont reads this website. I have not met one person in town who has not reading the articles on a regular basis.
I stopped with a neighbor out on the sidewalk the other day and we talked about the candidate flyers that we get on our doorsteps. There are some good observations made by anonymous comments, even if all the facts are not true, it really makes you wonder what is going on by this insider group at city hall.
Many people are also wondering why the Mayor is endorsing Linda Cumberbatch right after Roger Westman voted no on the failed levy. It reeks of the leadership in city hall rejecting the voice of the citizens.
The Mayor has been one of the biggest problems. She micro manages EVERYTHING, you do what she wants or she plots to have you taken off the council. If you attend meetings you will see there are very few original opinions or challenges to the mayor ever presented. This is truly not an open and honest forum. Not reelecting Larry or Roger will definately make the process worse.