One month after the town council elections and I do not have a clear picture as to how the OW split town council is going to deliver its required services to the town. Our mayor by now should have informed the town how he will work with the 3 plus 3 members of the council. It is not up to him or his political bosses. The people of OW with free ballots elected six people to decide on the issues of the town.
I want to know the plan for OW and how this will be executed.
I want to know how the town administrator will be chosen.
I want to know how the finances of the town are at this moment.
Do I need to remind you that you are there by the whim of the people. Or you have forgotten?
Mr. de la Fuente please report to the town. Or tell us a date when we will get information from you. Do not let us wait until the next election.
The United Democratic Party were elected even as they were losing votes en masse. The UDP lost a significant amount of votes all over our country. This goes to show that their landslide victory in Feb of 2008 was gargantuan. If you win an election by 1000 votes and, then, one year later win again but this time only by a couple of hundred, this means that you lost the support of 800 people. There isn't much joy in that. You cannot focus on the win. Democratic elections are not like sports where winning is everything. Free and open elections tell you if people want you to lead them for a specific amount of time.
The bottomline is that inquiring minds want to know. How will the new OW mayor employ the services of the six town councillors?
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