Vote!

As I said here, two years ago, “Let's go down to the Foothills and vote. Everybody wins when people vote.”

As I said in my constituent letter, it's easy to stay home this time, with three of the four County Board candidates in the City unopposed. That would be a mistake. The Treasurer race is about as important as it gets, and it's important to many (perhaps most) of us on the Board that Dan Crowell be returned to a job he has done well. The Treasurer does a whole lot more than count beans – he's the county leader in fiscal planning, policy and responsibility. He needs to be an outstanding communicator and an exceptional teacher. Dan has done all those things, and he needs to continue doing them.

Will he be called up again by the Army? Noone knows. But if he is, Russ Bachman will fill in for him in the same way he has for much of 2013. Russ knows what he's doing and is not afraid to communicate his ideas and opinions, even if they're not popular. Either way, we get solid, experienced, responsive and responsible fiscal management at a time when we can do with nothing less.

All city wards vote from 6AM to 9PM in the Foothills atrium.  Remind your friends!