GOODBYE TO JACK MILES AT THE PORT

Port of Shelton Commissioner Jack Miles speaking at a Port meeting

THANK YOU JACK!

Submitted to Shelton Blog by Katherine Price Mason County Progressive

Today citizens said goodbye to Jack Miles, Port of Shelton Commissioner. At the next Port meeting we will welcome a new Port Commissioner, Dick Taylor.

Notwithstanding the fact that Commissioner-elect Dick Taylor's campaign contributors come from the faith-based, science-hating, far right wing of the Republican party, I hope that he will take into consideration whose shoes he is filling.

Dick Taylor will be replacing the ONLY local political figure who has shown an interest in protecting our air and water, and the health of our children and of our seniors.

Dick Taylor will be replacing the ONLY local political figure who had town halls and who asked his constituents what they thought.

Dick Taylor will be replacing the ONLY local political figure who stood on the street with the air-breathers and fought to keep an ADAGE out of our backyard.

Dick Taylor is our Port Commissioner now, whether we voted for him or not. Let's truly wish him well and fervently hope that he plans to represent ALL of his constituents - not just the "timber barons" and the "permitted polluters".

Let it be our intention to hold Dick Taylor to the high standard of citizen representation set by Jack Miles. Hopefully, all of our air-breathers will attend as many Port meetings as possible next year, and that we will also hold Dick to the standard set by Jack Miles...the standard that puts the health and the interests of the citizens above corporate donors' profits.

In other words, it would be nice if Dick would have some compassion for the 99%, as he represents his 1% "corporate masters".

Thank you Jack, for your six years of service to the Port of Shelton!

Keep it light...

Photo by Christine Armond