Submitted to Shelton Blog by John Cox & Christine Armond Mason County Progressive
Remember early on when we all just started to attend Port meetings to argue with Jay Hupp and friends about the now defunct ADAGE incinerator?
At one of those meetings, Jack Miles opposed an effort by Hupp to try to restrict the ability of citizens to counter his pet project. We no longer recall the exact issue on that particular day, but we do remember being impressed that at least one of the Port Commissioners was actually trying to do something to protect our rights as citizens. And he hasn't stopped.
Jack has clearly shown that he will not be backed down and bullied. He has clearly come down on the side of the citizens' right to be a part of the process of government, over and over again.
Because of these efforts on his part, he has come under attack, over and over again, by those who seek to maintain power and do whatever they want--citizens be damned.
Can you imagine any of Jack's opponents in the election actually standing up for us in this way?
Commissioners Hupp and Wallitner and Port Director Dobson work very hard at slamming the door of Port power in the face of we, the citizens. Jack has always been on our side of the door. helping to keep the door open by any means possible, so we, the citizens can see what's really going on.
This opening has allowed us to have a say in the type of economic development we want in this area.
We are thanking Jack for all his efforts on our behalf by giving him our support in the upcoming primary on August 16th, and at the Candidate Forum on Thursday.
KMAS CANDIDATE FORUM
for
August 16th Primary Election
on
Thursday, July 28
at
Mason County Public Works Facility
at
at
7:00 PM
Let's pack the room in support of Jack!
Let's pack the room in support of Jack!
You make a fine point that Jack Miles has consistently defended the citizen's right to be part of the Port process.
ReplyDeleteFurther, based on name familiarity, Dick Taylor has a good shot at being elected to the Port... even though Dick never met a job in Shelton he wanted to finish.
The danger in electing Taylor is that when he gets bored and decides to "quit" to move on to something else, Hupp and Wallitner will choose his replacement (thereby completely avoiding the citizen's input).
Rock and a hard place Port District.
Has Jack made mistakes?
You bet he has; he has proven himself to be quite human.
Has Jack supported the citizens of the Port District and Mason County since April of 2010?
He has indeed.
Has Jack earned our support.
Yes.
Dick Taylor is a member in good standing of the good ol' boys club; he is buddies with the fly-boys and will continue to happily support whatever agenda they put forward, citizens be damned.
If you want to see who supports Taylor, check out the PDC filings... a laundry list of those who are pro-pollution and industry at any cost; the folks who tried to bring us ADAGE!!
Let's see if we cannot take him completely out of the game in the primary.