Posted by Greg on June 15, 2007 at 11:36:12 (EST):
In Reply to: Re: Ford City's New Council posted by Henry on June 15, 2007 at 10:42:01 (EST):
: : : : : : : I know Tom Shaffer has ties to Ryan Bloser.
: : : : : : : I know Tom Shaffer has ties with Mike Markilinski.
: : : : : : : Ryan Bloser and Mike Markilinski both want the PPG properties. Does antbody see something wrong here? Or, is this how the game is played? Do you get your guy into office and take advantage of the system?
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: : : : : : Rep. Ford City Council-W2 REP
: : : : : : Polling
: : : : : : Number of Precincts 2
: : : : : : Precincts Reporting 2 100.0 %
: : : : : : Times Counted 186/366 50.8 %
: : : : : : Total Votes 181
: : : : : : Tom Shaffer 123 67.96%
: : : : : : Renee C. Zacour 58 32.04%
: : : : : : Write-in Votes 0 0.00%
: : : : : : I don't think that Ryan and Mark have enough influence to affect the vote. I think Ford City spoke on its own behalf.
: : : : : Do you think that Tom Shaffer will hand the land over to one of these guys?
: : : : No, I think Shaffer used them politically, but I'm sure he smart enough to see through the bullshit.
: : : I have a bad feeling about Tom Shaffer. I guess we'll all have to wait and see. I don't know Tom, but last weekend I had a long talk with somebody who had a long talk with Tom and that guy told me "he's a nut!".
: : : Anyway, good luck Tom. I hope you do the right things for the town. The people seem to trust you, I hope you can keep their trust.
: : I don't see the problem with Tom. He seems alright, better than anyone on Council. He's a businessman and if he sells to the land to someone, let him, hes atleast trying to do something productive with this town instead of buying worthless buildings and not paving streets.
: I must be missing something. Tom won the primary. Nothing more. A write-in campaign could defeat him if hes so tied in with these two wahoos.
I want to make something clear here. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with Ryan Bloser or Mike Markilinski, but they did want that land. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with Tom Shaffer. I am saying, if Tom turns around and sales that land to one of these guys, that just doesn't seem right to me.