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Elect Reina, Kafton And Rivere
Ken Seda (the mayor's brother) ran an ad in the Jackson Times last week. The ad recycled comments made in 2005 and 2006 by some Democrats, including myself, regarding the candidacy of Mike Kafton for mayor.
I'm proud to have supported Sean Giblin and the Jackson First Coalition candidates in 2006. The coalition included Democrats, Republicans and Independents who wanted to end the partisan bickering between the Jackson politicians.
I honestly felt Sean Giblin would make a better mayor. I also believed the Coalition slate would be dragged down by a Kafton candidacy for mayor. In May of 2006, only six months would have passed since he pled guilty and accepted a conditional discharge on DUI and substance allegations. I felt Mike needed to focus on his personal situation before running for office.
The council that was elected in '06 has given us an avalanche of "yes" votes supporting every knucklehead thing Seda's done. It's been one embarrassment after another. Only recently, as a candidate for re-election, has Ingram expressed any disagreement with Seda. It's seems like a clear attempt to divert attention from nearly two years of "yes" votes for the mayor's proposals.
Mark Seda, Emily Ingram and the GOP bosses who fund them care about one thing. That's keeping control of Jackson government. If they win just one seat in next Tuesday's election, they will still have a three-to-two majority and continue to do as they please. We can't let that happen. We need to break the 5 to 0 monopoly on the current council.
Next Tuesday, I will vote for Mike Reina for council. I served on the planning board with Mike. We, along with the other members of the board, worked hard to control development. There was no political bickering. I think Reina will serve on council in the same constructive manner.
I will also vote for Mike Kafton and Mrs. Rivere. In the summer of 2005, Mike Kafton made a mistake. Since, he paid his fineand fulfilledhis obligations to clear the slate, it's time to move on and talk about tomorrow and Jackson's future.
We need a council majority who will hold the mayor and administration accountable for the next two years. We need to elect Reina, Kafton and Rivere next Tuesday. That's how I'll be voting. I hope everyone else does too.
Bob W. Ryley,
Jackson
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