[Vision2020] Water and Sewer Agreements: second reply fromWalter Steed

[Angie Doe]

Garrett States

"but I think
it's funny that that aspect has created so much
conversation, rather than the fact that our council
people, for the most part, don't answer our emails at
all."

I say,

I have contacted the current council regarding my questions and concerns
related to this issue.  I received responses from 4 members.  I am not
inclined to believe that your statement is true.

Angie

On Feb 12, 2008 8:57 PM, Garrett Clevenger <garrettmc at verizon.net> wrote:

> Perhaps I could have handled this sending of our
> councilman's email to  v2020 differently, but I think
> it's funny that that aspect has created so much
> conversation, rather than the fact that our council
> people, for the most part, don't answer our emails at
> all.
>
> I appreciate that Walter Steed had the respect to
> reply to this important topic.  He is the only one.
> It's the other council members who support the Greater
> Moscow Giveaway, and then ignore our questions, who
> trouble me.
>
> The fact is, if we are unable to share with each other
> their responses, how would we ever hold them
> accountable?  What would prevent them from sending
> people different answer, taylored to what they think
> the recipient wants to hear?
>
> If council people are uncomfortable responding to
> their constituents, then they shouldn't be serving as
> elected officials.  Part of their job is to
> communicate with us about issues we care about.  Their
> lack of response leads me to believe they have no
> reasonable defense for their actions.
>
> Those who do respond should be able to stand behind
> their replies, and not feel hesitant to have their
> responses made public.
>
> If Walter is mad at me for making public his reply,
> that is up to him.  Perhaps he'll never reply to me
> again.  All that would do is make me lose respect for
> him for desiring to maintain some sort of
> confidentiallity with a constituent who in the end is
> just trying to figure what they are doing, why they
> are doing it and to encourage dialog amongst us all so
> that we can come to a reasonable understanding.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Garrett
> --- Warren Hayman <whayman at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
> > I believe that simple prior clearance or even notice
> > with Mr. Steed (indicating the intent of subsequent
> > public posting etc) would have eradicated all
> > problems one way or the other.
> >
> > Warren Hayman
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Ted Moffett
> >   To: Chasuk
> >   Cc: Vision 2020 ; Garrett Clevenger
> >   Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 5:56 PM
> >   Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Water and Sewer
> > Agreements: second reply fromWalter Steed
> >
> >
> >   On Feb 12, 2008 5:27 PM, Chasuk <chasuk at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >     On Feb 12, 2008 5:20 PM, Ted Moffett
> > <starbliss at gmail.com> wrote:
> >     \
> >     > This indicates clearly that Mr. Steed knew
> > Garrett might post his response
> >     > to the list, and asked him not to.  But I
> > disagree with Mr. Steeds decision,
> >     > and the obvious avoidance of Vision2020 by
> > many public officials, to refuse
> >     > to engage in dialog on Vision2020.
> >
> >
> >     I took it to mean that he knew that Garrett was
> > posting his emails to
> >     Vision2020, and wished for Garrett to make clear
> > that  this
> >     second-hand participation was not an invitation
> > to contact him
> >     directly.  Garrett complied by publishing that
> > excerpt.
> >
> >
> >
> >   I understand this interpretation.
> >
> >   But if Mr. Steed is open to all e-mails from
> > private individuals, as he wrote below,
> >
> >   "I try to respond promptly at all e-mails sent
> > directly to me by individuals,,,"
> >
> >   this might contradict the statement he does not
> > want Garrett to "incite Vision2020 to start sending
> > everything to me..." as he also wrote.
> >
> >   So is Mr. Steed open to anyone subscribed to
> > Vision2020 contacting him privately?  Or was he
> > saying he did not want a flood of private e-mails
> > from Vision2020 subscribers?
> >
> >   For Garrett to post his responses to the list
> > certainly might invite many private and/or public
> > responses, no matter who wishes what.
> >
> >   Ted Moffett
> >
> >
> >
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