Clarkston Secrets

Well, the results are in, and our opponents won. Handily.

For all of you who signed the petition and put up a sign, braving the bullies who claimed they wanted to keep Clarkston charming but behaved as anything but – thank you.

For those of you who helped get the proposal on the ballot and offered financial support – thank you. (Even though we turned down the financial support, we appreciated the offer.)

For those of you who sent me private words of encouragement – thank you.

To the wonderful lady who took the time to send me a hand-written thank you note this week – you are amazing, and you really brightened my day.

If you were one the 225 people who were able to see through the “Charming” group’s lies to vote yes, thank you too.

If you voted no because you read the proposal and simply disagreed with us, fair enough. That is what elections are for.

If you voted no because you believed the “Charming” group lies, then I feel sorry for you. Someday you will realize none of the preposterous things they told you are true.

If you voted no because you are one of those who perpetrated the lies, I feel sorry for you as well. Why? Because you are the kind of person who values wielding power over your neighbors more than you care about the genuine financial pain some of them have suffered and will suffer in the future because of HDC misconduct. That says more about you than it does about any of us.

If you were one of the people who contributed financially to the “Charming” group campaign, you are not going to be able to hide within an obscure campaign finance statement that the average person can’t find. People should know who you are if they run into you at a cocktail party or if you decide to run for office, so I’ll be keeping a permanent page honoring you in the sidebar. No doubt you are proud of your support of the campaign, so you should appreciate living in infamy on my website.

We’re not at all sorry for trying to make things better for Clarkston residents. We’re also not going anywhere. If someone else wants to take on the Historic District Commission in the future – or any individual commissioner – we’ll be glad to support you.

In the meantime, it’s obvious that the best way to change things in Clarkston government is to do it in court.

Message received. 😉

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