Pickerington Area Taxpayers Alliance

Ladies, Gentlemen and Mark,


I am hearing some very strong voices telling me to re-run these three initiatives that I filed January 8th 2002. Yet I haven?’t received one phone call from people in either the City of Pickerington or in Violet Township about volunteering to help me circulate these initiative petitions. I am in the book.

Yes the city council is trying to work their spin into the process. In my heart, I know the city will never delivery what they promised on April 16th. Lou Postage made a promise to promptly get them through his finance committee. It still sits there. He also promised to listen to the 350 signers of these petitions. Yet he voted against sending this emergency City Charter change on to the voters. That at one time was called an Indian giver. However that may not be politically correct today. Has the issue changed?

For all of you folks out there I do have the new Petitions ready to go. They are on the proper forms. Actually I had to special order these forms from the Secretary of State through our attorney. They are not the same forms used on regular initiatives. What Mr. Mapes failed to tell the City Council, that employees him, was that for a City Charter Change I DO NOT NEED to register or file with the city prior to circulating the petition. There will be signatures on that petition in the coming week. Once I complete a couple of other projects.

The two ordinances proposed by Mrs. Ricketts are being worked on as I write. I am not as enthusiastic about them as the city charter amendments. The problem with ordinances is that the Council can simple ignore them or vote in new ordinances. They can?’t change the Charter without voter approval.


Maybe we need to find other ways to change the direction of this city council. Maybe using the City Charter might be one of those vehicles. I will say that I and a couple of others are working on additional City Charter Changes. Many relate to the discussions on this WEB site today. If you are a registered voter in the state of Ohio please contact me or Rita Ricketts. We need your help. I smell change coming just like a rain storm.

Yes, Change is Coming

Ted,

First of all, you should be congratulated on your significant victory this past Tuesday. It says a lot when three elected officials are defeated in their own home precincts by their own neighbors. You, Mitch O?’Brien and John Hammond should be commended for your victories over Councilpersons Parker, Maxey and Fox. In fairness, I think that is important to point out that the wife of Councilperson Shaver, however, was soundly defeated by former Mayor Gray in the race for Republican Central Committee in Pickerington precinct C.

You are right change is coming.

Let me offer what ever help I can provide to limit housing density to R-2 within the City of Pickerington and, for that matter, throughout Pickerington Local School District. Ted, if you would like to re-circulate petitions within the corporation limits, I will help. Send me the materials. The density is not a city issue ?– it is an issue impacting the entire community. With 3300 more students coming into our school district from the City of Pickerington, it is time that we all work together to slow and alter the quality of residential growth. The R-2 density issue will do just that.

Let me also offer you some advice Ted. Remain focused on the issues and not on personalities. Don?’t burn ?‘bridges?’ to community citizens that may have disagree with you in the past, but may be of help to you in the future. I?’m not quite sure what you meant in your comment, ?“Ladies, Gentlemen, and Mark,?”, but it was a distraction from your message. Do you want to be funny or do you want to limit housing density?

Again, congratulations on your victory. Let me know what I can do to help limit housing density within our community.

Can you spell Judas

Mark:

Let me explain the message of ''Ladies, Gentlemn and Mark.'' No one trusts you. You are percieved, likely with some justification, as a toady of Lee Gray and Daryl Berry. Even as you ''congratulate'' Mr. Hackworth, Hammond and O'Brian, you find it necessary to slam the spouse of the only councilperson working to slow down growth. If you are truly desring controlled growth, you should be saddened by Mrs. Shaver's loss to a seasoned politico who literally works for the developers (ie, Homewood) and was the chief architect of the mess that has developed in Pickerington. We have all seen your ''cooperation'' act before as you insuniate yourself into groups only to attempt to undermine the group and report back to Daryl and Lee. No one wants you within a mile of any genuine attempt at reform.

Your own actions speak louder than your words. The most recent example is your ''joining'' the new Republican club, trying to forment a revolt and then fading away when you did not get your way. Where were you when the candidates needed help? Why did you support Parker Maxey and Wright in the last election? If you want, we can detail your other negative efforts.

Get thee behind me Satan.






By Spartacus

Can you spell Judas

Mark:

Let me explain the message of ''Ladies, Gentlemn and Mark.'' No one trusts you. You are percieved, likely with some justification, as a toady of Lee Gray and Daryl Berry. Even as you ''congratulate'' Mr. Hackworth, Hammond and O'Brian, you find it necessary to slam the spouse of the only councilperson working to slow down growth. If you are truly desring controlled growth, you should be saddened by Mrs. Shaver's loss to a seasoned politico who literally works for the developers (ie, Homewood) and was the chief architect of the mess that has developed in Pickerington. We have all seen your ''cooperation'' act before as you insuniate yourself into groups only to attempt to undermine the group and report back to Daryl and Lee. No one wants you within a mile of any genuine attempt at reform.

Your own actions speak louder than your words. The most recent example is your ''joining'' the new Republican club, trying to forment a revolt and then fading away when you did not get your way. Where were you when the candidates needed help? Why did you support Parker Maxey and Wright in the last election? If you want, we can detail your other negative efforts.

Get thee behind me Satan.






By Spartacus