3rd Ward vs. At-Large
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Topic: 3rd Ward vs. At-Large
Posted By: Kelly
Subject: 3rd Ward vs. At-Large
Date Posted: Nov 04 2011 at 9:28am
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Interesting question and posed for Mike Presta:
Why is Ann Mort running for a Seat that she was key in helping to abolish?
SO many answers to this question!
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Replies:
Posted By: acclaro
Date Posted: Nov 04 2011 at 9:36am
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I know MP will respond, but if I may: 1) It positions her for an at large position, or adds to the blocking block with 2 Mulligans, Picard, Becker, but they already have that majority anyway, 4 out of 7, she gives 5-7 in worse case. She also lends her campaign effort to the other MMF candidates who have placed her signs and all three candidates. Not sure if Dan Picard will pop an at large seat, ASJ's might hold one, but it will be close. Oh, and Ms. Mort was behing getting Tom Allen to take the position anyway. And, she wants a position with Cincinnati State in some capacity in Middletown, and she goes down to meet with Dr. Ownes regularly, so she also will have a title on those trips. 2) To be politically correct, she has something to contribute. |
Posted By: Mike_Presta
Date Posted: Nov 04 2011 at 5:49pm
That’s an interesting question, but it is really one Ms.
Mort should be answering, not me. However, since you asked, I can hypothesize: Since no one seemed to be coming forward in the First Ward,
perhaps Middletown’s movers and shakers saw her as a perfect fit pseudo-running
mate for Lawrence “It’s-always-sunny-in-Middletown” Mulligan??? There is merit to Acclaro’s argument. In two years, when the terms of the four
Council persons representing the Wards expire, the “down-sizing” of city
council (to a total of FIVE—four plus the mayor) will take effect, and only TWO
new at-large seats will be up for grabs.
Perhaps MMF thinks it would be much easier for them to re-elect an incumbent
than a new face, especially if there were to be three non-MMF incumbents
running for the TWO seats??? (The fourth
incumbent will be either Mr. Picard, if he loses his two-year-early at-large attempt
or his MMF hand-picked, appointed successor if he wins this attempt.) Also, one of the reasons given for the elimination of Wards and down-sizing council was that having seven council members made council too difficult to control. Perhaps MMF thought that by installing another compliant person who they are certain will “play nice” would help keep the seven-member council under control??? ------------- “Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012 |
Kelly wrote:Posted By: Neil Barille
Date Posted: Nov 04 2011 at 7:35pm
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This should go without saying, but whether someone wants wards eliminated or not doesn't mean they don't want to get on council via the ward position. |