I've been pretty kind to WN during his campaign
Despite the fact that Ward laughed at the small number of write-in votes I received two years ago (Ward, any time you want to switch, and register yourself as a write-in candidate, let me know - also recognize that I've been smiling nonstop since late Tuesday evening), I'm disappointed that he is still allowed to use his trustee account for disseminating propaganda. One of his friends (he has 500, as a preliminary count), wrote in to express how disappointed he was that Ward wasn't swept back into office (again, I'm surprised at how poorly our schools are educating our young people as to how a democracy works), and Ward responded, in part:
"Thank you for the kind words and support...We all hope that the
next board continues with the initiatives that have been set in place to
insure Estes' future."
Let's deconstruct that last sentence, shall we? Who is "we"? Do you have a community hidden somewhere in your pocket? Obviously, 500 voters hoped that the next board continued with the initiatives, blah blah blah, but at least four other candidates, some of whom were apparently not thrilled with all these initiatives, or they wouldn't have run, decided to file and campaign (well, for Scott Webermeier, the last action verb is defined fairly loosely) and received more votes. So it's hard to see if this is wishful thinking, or blindness to the outcome.
Mostly, though, it's the hubris of implying there is only one path to insure Estes' future, and it's the one carved out of the mountains by the last group of trustees. I would think there are multiple paths to a stable, vibrant Estes Park, an Estes Park where Jibber Jabber is not a constant wrestling match. I would think, somehow, Estes Park would have muddled throgh another few years if the Seniors were allowed to stay in their old building (but maybe the board members have more information than I do, maybe the building sits over an unstable fault-line that could only be plugged with old coal-burning stoves previously stored on Elm Road). Obviously, the butterfly has wings, and Ward didn't vanquish his age cohort, no matter how much he protests it was necessary to insure Estes Park's survival.
I would also hope, given the amount of money the taxpayers have provided the incorporation over the past century, there is some framework in place for the town of Estes Park to pretty much survive with trustees good or bad, or with very few "initiatives". But I got less votes that Ward did, and certainly fewer letters of condolence.
Let's deconstruct that last sentence, shall we? Who is "we"? Do you have a community hidden somewhere in your pocket? Obviously, 500 voters hoped that the next board continued with the initiatives, blah blah blah, but at least four other candidates, some of whom were apparently not thrilled with all these initiatives, or they wouldn't have run, decided to file and campaign (well, for Scott Webermeier, the last action verb is defined fairly loosely) and received more votes. So it's hard to see if this is wishful thinking, or blindness to the outcome.
Mostly, though, it's the hubris of implying there is only one path to insure Estes' future, and it's the one carved out of the mountains by the last group of trustees. I would think there are multiple paths to a stable, vibrant Estes Park, an Estes Park where Jibber Jabber is not a constant wrestling match. I would think, somehow, Estes Park would have muddled throgh another few years if the Seniors were allowed to stay in their old building (but maybe the board members have more information than I do, maybe the building sits over an unstable fault-line that could only be plugged with old coal-burning stoves previously stored on Elm Road). Obviously, the butterfly has wings, and Ward didn't vanquish his age cohort, no matter how much he protests it was necessary to insure Estes Park's survival.
I would also hope, given the amount of money the taxpayers have provided the incorporation over the past century, there is some framework in place for the town of Estes Park to pretty much survive with trustees good or bad, or with very few "initiatives". But I got less votes that Ward did, and certainly fewer letters of condolence.
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