Recall equals no confidence
January/24/2010 13:15
The January 14th issue of the Grosse Pointe News contains a thought-provoking letter by Shores resident John L. Booth II, entitled “Recall equals no confidence vote.” Now that the petition drive has ended with more than enough signatures to get the recall on the ballot, Shores voters need to anticipate that a recall election will be held the first week of May.
Anyone who viewed the videotape of the January 2010 Shores city council meeting can see that Mr. Booth’s observation that the council has done very little the way of undertaking serious measures to address the city budget crisis was born out yet again. When John asked Mayor Cooper when the citizens might expect to see a new budget, and learn whether or not our taxes would be raised again, he was told that the new budget is due in June!
As Shores voters consider how to vote in the recall election that appears to be in the offing for this May, I highly recommend they carefully review this letter enumerating why a vote of no confidence is warranted for Mayor Cooper and his slate of incumbent council members.