Julia Mates for mayor

Oct 27, 2022
Oct 27, 2022 Updated Apr 13, 2025
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Editor,

A successful mayor must have three qualities: a commitment to progress, an inclusive leadership style and the experience to achieve results. Mayor Mates has those characteristics and many more.

(2) comments

Tim E Strinden Oct 27, 2022 6:35am

Actually, Mates' leadership style is anything "inclusive." She regularly ignores residents like me who have a perspective different than the Council. As mayor, she has tried to suppress the fact that I even submitted comments on meeting Agenda items, and wouldn't discuss my comments in the meetings. She is a poor choice for mayor, but Lieberman has acted in a similar manner, so we don't have a good choice in this election.

Dirk van Ulden Oct 27, 2022 6:18pm

Brian - can you educate me and point out specific achievements that you seem to credit her with? Platitudes do not equate accomplishments. Anyone can be nice and pleasant but being a council member does not require being nice. It demands being a responsive, knowledgeable leader who shies away from group think. For that reason I believe her opponent is a better choice. Let her prove herself a lot more and she can run the next time.

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