Who to Vote For: Make a CAREFUL evaluation, people

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From the Editor:

Hello John and group:

No one should "bullet," or just haphazardly check off new names in this critical election. Making a careful evaluation of the new faces and old is vital for

Medford's progress. 

The mix that I presented features John Falco - a veteran of the school committee, Bill O'Keefe, formerly of the school committee, Breanna L-K and Michael Marks, two veterans of the council, Mark Crowley, the man who should have been councilor (he came very close in 2013) and two new faces, Mr. McSweeney and Ms. Eforo.   Neal and Leonore are two of these "new faces."

I've met Neal twice now and think he has the

right platform and attitude. Leonore's one interview in the Transcript is a good start. I look forward to what

she has to say in the debates and that could confirm my first impression or change my vote.  We citizens do reserve the right to change our minds.

Mr. Osborne, Mr. Scarpelli, Mr. D'Aveta are all

capable as well.

Key here is that these people know Medford. Two

of the candidates, one knocked out by the primary,

are new to Medford and haven't impressed me.

"Bulleting" a new face just for the sake of that person being a "new face" could be disastrous.

With 14 candidates, having a mix of veterans and

two "new faces" (I consider Crowley, O'Keefe and

Falco rather well known) brings a consistency.

ALL new faces could be a prescription for mayhem.

just one citizen's perspective having studied this

current city council week after week after week.

Vote Tomorrow  

Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:07 am     (PDT)     . Posted by:
"John Reilly"      jfreilly534  

Matt,

I agree fully with your comments and do not intend to "bullet" either.

As for Mr. O'Keefe, no one one should be on the fence regarding Bill.

He is a fresh face who thinks out of the box. He is intelligent and he really cares about us as citizens and the future of our city. He is  exactly the kind of fresh face I referred to. I hope more people feel

the same way and turn out to vote.
 
John Reilly



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