Spin City

I wrote a letter to the editor recently relating my observations about the October 13, 2005 council meeting. The council had intended to take action against the city manager, but was intimidated by a hostile, rambunctious audience opposed to the recall, and, of course, opposed firing the manager.

I have never met the manager and have nothing against him personally. However, he has done nothing to make me aplaud him. Our streets are still horrible-the worst streets of any I have seen outside of Mexico. The money-sucking sewer program, the worst disaster this City has thus far experienced, goes on as if it were required to make our water clean (as stipulated by our benevolent realtors). And, thirdly, our budget has spiralled, upward, out of control.

I anticipate that the likes of the Oct. 13th council audience will fight this new council on every issue, as the ACLU is trying to destroy our traditions and sovereignty.

We must stand behind our new council and encourage them to remember that they were elected by an overwelming majority, in spite of oppostion by our local newspaper, television station, and the radio program "Speak Out".

I was amused by the commentator of Speak Out during their Thursday show. He commended the new council on their action to table the decision concerning firing the manager. He then gave praise to the manager. This was in contrast to his continual Jackson bashing campaign.

The overwhelming majority of Lake Havasu Citizens voted for the new council to change things. Please do not be intimidated by the special interest groups and their friends.