Friday, March 22, 2013
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
The city council agreed to sell the .8 acres of land to the group for $8,000. The land will be used as part of a proposed veterans tribute park in Arnold.
The Arnold City Council has agreed to sell nearly an acre of land to the Jefferson County Veterans Tribute Committee for $8,000. The .8 acres of land will be be used as part of a proposed veterans tribute park. The undeveloped land is located off Church Road between the Arnold VFW Hall and the former location of Checkered Flag Motors. Ron Clark, the committee's president, said the group hired an appraiser who assessed the land at $8,000. However, in 2011 the city appraised the land at $60,000. At last Thursday's work session, Mayor Ron Counts said the city had appraised the land as if it were filled in and ready to be sold. He said the group's appraiser assessed the land in its current condition. Counts recommended that the city sell the…
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 …
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Jason Fulbright is running uncontested for the Ward 1 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. Jason Fulbright, 39 (Candidate for Arnold City Council - Ward 1) Questions: 1. What do you currently see as the biggest issue facing Arnold? The largest issue in Arnold is politics are played out at the expense of the citizens. Our city needs its elected officials to work together to keep our city growing in the right directions. We have to make Arnold work for the people and businesses that work here and not the other way around. Nothing can get done if people are not willing to listen to each other…
JC Penknife
7:32 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
It is true that bickering would be eliminated if Cooley and seven like-minded individuals were elected to the council. But then we would have a council that provided no oversight to the actions of Bob Sweeney and city employees. How many unlawful ordinances, unethical expenditures, and closed-door decisions would be allowed to stand in such a scenario? A little disagreement among council members … more ›