Shores recall news in Grosse Pointe Times
July/01/2009 17:43
Michelle Moran publicized the Shores recall effort in this week’s issue of the Grosse Pointe Times. The article can be accessed via the following hyperlink, and is entitled:
“Former council candidate leads Shores recall effort”
As far as Mayor Cooper’s response to the recall as cited in the article, if any of you have heard a satisfactory answer as to why some of our village employees are compensated at a rate much higher than commensurate positions at the state level, I would like to know. I raised this very issue at the recent public forum. Mayor Cooper and the four council members who acted to raise your taxes sat silent and did not respond.
I will wait for an answer at next month’s meeting as to why the Shores attorney was paid tax dollars to look into the campaigns of two of the non-incumbent challengers, and who authorized him to do so. Using tax dollars to meddle in a free election is a questionable endeavor.
Personally, I consider myself a concerned citizen rather than a former candidate. While I lost the council election nearly a decade ago, my subsequent involvement in the petition drive that lead to the defeat of the Osius Park activities building proposed by the council was a very gratifying experience. Had the Shores citizens not taken action to block the large activities building, I would hate to see how much worse the city’s fiscal situation would be now.
With the assistance of other Shores residents, I look forward to another petition effort with a different focus this coming fall.
“Former council candidate leads Shores recall effort”
As far as Mayor Cooper’s response to the recall as cited in the article, if any of you have heard a satisfactory answer as to why some of our village employees are compensated at a rate much higher than commensurate positions at the state level, I would like to know. I raised this very issue at the recent public forum. Mayor Cooper and the four council members who acted to raise your taxes sat silent and did not respond.
I will wait for an answer at next month’s meeting as to why the Shores attorney was paid tax dollars to look into the campaigns of two of the non-incumbent challengers, and who authorized him to do so. Using tax dollars to meddle in a free election is a questionable endeavor.
Personally, I consider myself a concerned citizen rather than a former candidate. While I lost the council election nearly a decade ago, my subsequent involvement in the petition drive that lead to the defeat of the Osius Park activities building proposed by the council was a very gratifying experience. Had the Shores citizens not taken action to block the large activities building, I would hate to see how much worse the city’s fiscal situation would be now.
With the assistance of other Shores residents, I look forward to another petition effort with a different focus this coming fall.