Saturday, March 23, 2013
While many city council candidates have formed committees, only one has reported receiving a contribution so far.
The most recent round of campaign finance reports shows that most candidates running for Arnold City Council haven't raised much money for their campaigns yet. Of the seven candidates running for a city council seat, only one has reported receiving any contributions. A committee supporting Butch Cooley's campaign to become Ward 4 councilman received a $500 contribution from Hoisting Engineers Local 513. Four other candidates—Jason Fulbright (Ward 1), Phil Amato (Ward 3), Rodney Mullins (Ward 3) and Sandra Kownacki (Ward 4)—have formed committees but haven't reported receiving any contributions yet. Some candidates may have raised money in the past few weeks, but that information won't become available until March 25. That's the first …
Friday, March 22, 2013
Looking for information on the your Arnold City Council Ward 4 candidates? Here's what you need to know about Butch Cooley and Sandra Kownacki.
Patch sent all Arnold City Council candidates identical questionnaires in order to compile candidate profiles prior to the April 2 election. Click on the links below to see profiles for your Ward 4 candidates, who are listed in alphabetical order:
Cooley is one of two candidates running for the Ward 4 seat on the Arnold City Council in the April 2 election.
Patch sent all Arnold City Council candidates identical questionnaires in order to compile candidate profiles prior to the April election. Each candidate who returned the survey will be featured on the site this week alphabetically by ward. Butch Cooley, 73 (Candidate for Arnold City Council - Ward 4) Questions: 1. What do you currently see as the biggest issue facing Arnold? The biggest problem in the City currently is the fighting and negativism onthe City Council. We need to concentrate on moving the City forward, not backward. We need to focus on improving infrastructure in the city to benefit the residents and businesses. The current atmosphere of attacking and suing the City is not productive and not in the best interests of the …
Kownacki is one of two candidates running for the Ward 4 seat on the Arnold City Council in the April 2 election.
Patch sent all Arnold City Council candidates identical questionnaires in order to compile candidate profiles prior to the April election. Each candidate who returned the survey will be featured on the site this week alphabetically by ward. Sandra Kownacki, 66 (Candidate for Arnold City Council - Ward 4) Questions: 1. What do you currently see as the biggest issue facing Arnold? The biggest issues facing Arnold today are the sewer, stormwater and street problems. These are compounded by the power struggle within City government, as a lot of things are kept secretive and under wraps. There has been too much money spent on corporate welfare projects and lawsuit settlements. This money should have been spent more wisely on problems with …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Looking for information on the your Arnold City Council Ward 3 candidates? Here's what you need to know about Phil Amato and Rodney Mullins.
Patch sent all Arnold City Council candidates identical questionnaires in order to compile candidate profiles prior to the April 2 election. Click on the links below to see profiles for your Ward 3 candidates, who are listed in alphabetical order:
Mullins is one of two candidates running for the Ward 3 seat on the Arnold City Council in the April 2 election.
Patch sent all Arnold City Council candidates identical questionnaires in order to compile candidate profiles prior to the April election. Each candidate who returned the survey will be featured on the site this week alphabetically by ward. Rodney Mullins, 45 (Candidate for Arnold City Council - Ward 3) Questions: 1. What do you currently see as the biggest issue facing Arnold? Overall, I believe, and I also know there is a sentiment from the majority of the citizens that the current leadership is in complete disarray. Unfortunately, they currently are not functioning as a team whose goals are in the best interest of the citizens of the city. The professionalism of the entire group has been lost! This all leads to the biggest underlying …
Amato is one of two candidates running for the Ward 3 seat on the Arnold City Council in the April 2 election.
Patch sent all Arnold City Council candidates identical questionnaires in order to compile candidate profiles prior to the April election. Each candidate who returned the survey will be featured on the site this week alphabetically by ward. Phil Amato, 59 (Candidate for Arnold City Council - Ward 3) Questions: 1. What do you currently see as the biggest issue facing Arnold? The biggest issues facing the City at the present time is to convince the council not to micro-manage the day-to-day operation and be policy setters. This immature fighting and bickering is embarrassing to all of us in the community and must stop. My plan of asking for tolerance behind the scene has not worked, so my new plan is to put positive ideas on the table and…
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Looking for information on the your Arnold City Council Ward 2 candidates? Here's what you need to know about Mary Elizabeth Coleman and Jeff Fitter.
Patch sent all Arnold City Council candidates identical questionnaires in order to compile candidate profiles prior to the April 2 election. Click on the links below to see profiles for your Ward 2 candidates, who are listed in alphabetical order:
Fitter is one of two candidates running for the Ward 2 seat on the Arnold City Council in the April 2 election.
Patch sent all Arnold City Council candidates identical questionnaires in order to compile candidate profiles prior to the April election. Each candidate who returned the survey will be featured on the site this week alphabetically by ward. Jeff Fitter, 41 (Candidate for Arnold City Council - Ward 2) Questions: 1. What do you currently see as the biggest issue facing Arnold? 2. How do you plan to ensure the best use of taxpayer dollars? I will work to understand where each ongoing project is and hold those accountable for ensuring that timelines and budgets are met. I won’t micro-manage, however, I will ask for updates on projects to ensure that there are no surprises. When new projects or budget items are requested I will make sure I …
Coleman is one of two candidates running for the Ward 2 seat on the Arnold City Council in the April 2 election.
Patch sent all Arnold City Council candidates identical questionnaires in order to compile candidate profiles prior to the April election. Each candidate who returned the survey will be featured on the site this week alphabetically by ward. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, 31 (Candidate for Arnold City Council - Ward 2) Questions: 1. What do you currently see as the biggest issue facing Arnold? Our biggest problem facing the city is our failure to plan for the future and address the needs of our community. Adding jobs to our community should be one of the council’s primary goals and if elected, it will be mine. My focus if elected will be to support economic growth, plan for the future infrastructure needs of the city and to bring a fresh voice …
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10:16 am on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Bill find something else to do !!!! other than dis your piers !! more ›