Whether the election was won by us, or lost by the Mayor and his current Council, it really doesn't matter. There are three new members voted to the governing body, and we need to get down to business.
As Councilwoman elect, I have tried to mend some fences and reach out to my former opponents. I have made my peace with Charlie (for whom I never held any animosity to begin with), with Todd, with Barry and with Ken. I have also reached out to Ann and Scott, the remaining Council members. I can only hope that some of the bad feelings will go away in the interest of moving on. Really, only time will tell.
The first issue to hit the fan was the senior/disabled Tax Rebate problem. It seems that during the state mandated block and lot number changes, thousands of records of seniors and the disabled were wiped out. Homestead rebate forms were never sent out, and the deadline for filing was June 2nd. Through some concerted effort, and lots of phone calls, we were able to get the deadline for filing forms extended to August 15th. Emily Ingram, Ann Updegrave, Mike Kafton, Senator Singer's office and I all worked together to to try to get this accomplished immediately, even though the Memorial Day holiday intervened. I had a good feeling about the way this issue was resolved through teamwork, and I hope that is a harbinger of things to come. I am not a Pollyanna. I realize there will be lots of rocky road ahead, but at least we got off on the right foot.
Two more meetings to go, then I'm up there on the platform looking out. I know it's a huge responsibility, but I really think I'm up to the challenge. I have no future political aspirations, and my goal is to do right by Jackson. I only ask for a chance.
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And a chance you should get. After what we've been through during the past 2 years you, Mike and Mike will be a breath of fresh air for most of the Jackson residents. I look forward to the day when you all take your seats on the dais! If you ever need anything, please feel free to call on me. I will do whatever I can to help you and so will Kris.
Again, best of luck to the "A Team". The residents have spoken, you won and they lost. Do your best and you will be fine. If Scott and Ann are smart, they will follow your lead and learn to actually look at the issues and vote their conscience - not how someone tells them to vote. That's a new concept these days! Forget Seda, he'll just have to grow up and learn to play nice. Hopefully the council will follow up on what was talked about 2 meetings ago regarding getting the Attorney General involved and if not, I hope someone else gets her involved before we really sink to a new low with Seda at the helm.
Good luck and congratulations to all of you!
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