Re: Citizens for Aaron

["bill london" <bill_london@hotmail.com>]

This information was also contained in a news story by Erin Walter in the 
Lewiston Tribune (page 6A) this morning.
In that story, Mayor Comstock replied that he planned to ignore the petition 
and appoint someone from a short list he has compiled of his 
friends/supporters.
If Comstock is not planning to appoint the obvious choice of the voters, it 
leaves me confused.
Let's see....
1. Tony Johnson knows he is moving to his new house this spring, but does 
not resign in the fall to allow the voters to pick his replacement.
2. Aaron Ament (based on years of public service and commitment) runs for 
council and comes in fourth.  had Johnson resigned in the fall, Ament would 
have won the seat.
3. Mayor Comstock prefers to select a crony of his rather than someone who 
has campaigned and run for the office, and was the next choice of the 
voters.
Is there something wrong with this picture?
I hope this petition effort can awaken Mayor Comstock to the desire for open 
government by the citizens of Moscow.  I hope Mayor Comstock changes his 
mind and nominates Aaron Ament.  And if Mayor Comstock chooses to pick one 
of his cronies, I hope the Council will reject his nominee.
BL


>From: Nancy Holmes <ncmholmes@moscow.com>
>To: vision2020@moscow.com
>Subject: Citizens for Aaron
>Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 07:37:20 -0800
>
>Dear Visionaries;
>
>    A new community organization has been founded this week with the sole
>purpose to persuade Mayor Marshall Comstock to appoint Aaron Ament to
>Moscow's city council. Petitions are being circulated so that Moscow
>residents can show their support for Mr. Ament, just as they did four
>months ago when he was named on forty percent of the ballots in the general
>election. Now, another position becomes available because Tony Johnson
>plans to move to a new house outside the city limits.
>    This is a good opportunity for this community to demonstrate that the
>selection process is important to them and that the workings of local
>government are of vital interest. Furthermore, it allows the mayor to
>acknowledge that he serves with the consent of the constituents and to show
>that he and all the council members are willing listeners.
>    The coordinators of Citizens To Appoint Aaron Ament, Mike Curley
>(882-3536)(curley@cypher.turbonet.com) and Evan Holmes
>(883-4918)(ncmholmes@moscow.com) will answer questions about this
>initiative and supply petitions on request. Petitions will also be
>available at BookPeople, The Moscow Food Co-op, The Wine Company of Moscow
>and other locations.
>
>					- submitted by Evan Holmes
>
>

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