David Bradshaw, Lou Dunlap, and Leonard Abbatiello have announced that they’re NOT running for City Council in the June election.<\/p>\n
Here’s the press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n So, as speculated at the end of my previous post (just scroll down), how might these three members of Council be expected to vote on the budget, knowing that they will not face approval (or disapproval) by the voters in June?<\/p>\n I don’t know.\u00c2\u00a0 Rather, I know how Abbatiello will vote, but I don’t know how Bradshaw and Dunlap may vote.<\/p>\n Both David and Lou surprised me greatly last year; I do know that both understand and appreciate the value of having a great school system.\u00c2\u00a0 I’m hopeful that they will feel liberated by this decision, and that they will feel a greater allegiance to protecting our greatest asset than to the rigidity of the strategic plan, or the small faction of voters who want lower taxes at any cost.<\/p>\n I hope they understand the harm that was done last year, and choose not to perpetuate it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" David Bradshaw, Lou Dunlap, and Leonard Abbatiello have announced that they’re NOT running for City Council in the June election. Here’s the press release. So, as speculated at the end of my previous post (just scroll down), how might these … Continue reading