Don't Let Dankwerth Fool You This Time!

In their letter to The Explorer Mr. & Mrs. Peters tell us how Helen Dankwerth says one thing as a candidate, and does something totally different once elected. Some may call it "speaking out of both sides of your mouth."

Don't let her fool you this time. It's too important!

Art
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The Explorer Feb 6, 2008

OV couple won’t vote again for the incumbent

As Oro Valley Town Council election day nears, we would like to remind voters of the difference between what Helen Dankwerth said when she ran for council four years ago, and what she did after she was elected.

Prior to her election, Dankwerth was quoted in the Explorer stating that she wanted “... to attract unique, image-enhancing commercial entities...” to Oro Valley. Foolishly, we believed her and voted for her, but once elected, she rolled over for the Oro Valley Marketplace, its Wal-Mart anchor, and refused to stand up to the developer.

We sent Dankwerth a letter in June of 2007 and asked her: “How will Wal-Mart with its light pollution, noise pollution, traffic congestion, low wages, sexual discrimination lawsuits, disrespect for environmental laws, and reputation for attracting violent crime enhance the image of Oro Valley?”

Dankwerth never responded.

Now that it’s re-election time, Dankwerth is suddenly anti-Wal-Mart, as she stated at the recent Suffolk Hills candidate forum, where she also changed her: “I am beholden to no one” yarn into, “I am beholden to no one but you,” referring to Oro Valley citizens. Yet, Dankwerth refused to stand up to Vestar even after 3,000 petition signatures were collected from Oro Valley citizens.

In contrast to Dankwerth, OV1st was the real advocate for these citizens. Dankwerth was not. She also ignored an appeal by OV1st (on behalf of the citizens) to request that Vestar come back and give an updated presentation on the Marketplace followed by a question and answer session. If Dankwerth won’t speak out on behalf of 3,000 Oro Valley citizens, don’t expect her to speak out for you.

We voted for her last time. We won’t make that mistake again. Fool me once.....

Robert and Diane Peters,
Oro Valley