Lee Hessler offers his view on the OVPD in his letter to The Explorer. I'm sure there are many OV citizens that share Mr. Hessler's opinion.
However, I can assure everyone that Salette Latas, as a citizen and council member certainly does NOT wish to "preserve police department jobs at any cost." She proved that during this past Wed. Council Study Session on the OVPD 2009-2010 budget discussion.
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OV police jobs 'at any cost?' No; other services vital, too
I read with interest the comment by Oro Valley Council member Salette Latas that many OV residents want to preserve police department jobs "at any cost."
As a part-time OV resident and full time property owner/tax payer, please do not count me among them.
While competent and adequately staffed police protection is essential, so are many other services. Police jobs should not be sacrosanct when it is necessary to cut budgets in difficult economic times.
I believe the data would show that a number of other municipalities, even some with far greater crime challenges than ours, maintain quality police protection with lower per capita staffing ratios than the Oro Valley Police Department.
R. Lee Hessler, Oro Valley
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Another Reason Why The Voters "Tossed" Conny Culver Out Of Office
Conny Culver got elected in 2004, running against Dick Johnson & Bart Rochman, two incumbents that gave the developers all they wanted, and more.
The voters saw the "real" Culver, and in 2006, seeking reelection, along with PAULA ABBOTT & KC Carter, Culver came in "dead last" out of six candidates. Fortunately, Paula & KC were reelected.
Culver proves once again, she is the "female equivalent" of Don Cox----A LOSER!
Here's her "sour grapes" Explorer letter emulating the same words Cox used the week before lambasting Paula..
These two have as much credibility as _____. (fill in the blank)
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If Abbott runs, OV voters ought to send message
Who does Ms. Abbott represent? Not me or anyone I know who has made repeated fruitless attempts to contact her.
I was shocked when Ms. Abbott was quoted, "If you squelch my voice, you squelch the citizen’s voice" regarding the agenda item to limit debate.
Unfortunately, the council did not follow through and limit unnecessary lengthy debates generally caused by Ms. Abbott.
Council meetings are to conduct the business of the town. It is the duty of all council members to be informed and prepared to make decisions. Productive debate serves the interest of Oro Valley. Being unprepared does not.
I speak from personal experience. I served a term on the Oro Valley Town Council with Ms. Abbott.
Ms. Abbott rarely gave us the courtesy of phone calls to say she would be late or absent. As a result, meetings were thoughtlessly delayed, wasting the time of citizens, town staff and fellow council members. No apologies ever came from Ms. Abbott.
Ms. Abbott was, and continues to be, consistently unprepared. Ms. Abbott was, and is still consistently late or absent. Ms. Abbott continues to ask questions unrelated to the business at hand.
From the dais, Ms. Abbott promotes herself as a representative of the schools. It is the Amphi School Board and the Arizona Legislature that sets the policies and budgets for our schools. The Oro Valley Town Council has no authority over the school board.
Ms. Abbott routinely was a 'no-show' for events where tax dollars were spent, at her request, to attend.
One would think, as she approaches seven years on the town council, she would understand the scope of her responsibilities.
Should Ms. Abbott decide to run for re-election I hope the voters send the message she needs to stay home and attend to all the business she claims prevents her for attending meetings, study sessions, returning phone calls or responding to e-mails from the citizens she has consistently failed to represent.
Conny Culver, Oro Valley
The voters saw the "real" Culver, and in 2006, seeking reelection, along with PAULA ABBOTT & KC Carter, Culver came in "dead last" out of six candidates. Fortunately, Paula & KC were reelected.
Culver proves once again, she is the "female equivalent" of Don Cox----A LOSER!
Here's her "sour grapes" Explorer letter emulating the same words Cox used the week before lambasting Paula..
These two have as much credibility as _____. (fill in the blank)
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If Abbott runs, OV voters ought to send message
Who does Ms. Abbott represent? Not me or anyone I know who has made repeated fruitless attempts to contact her.
I was shocked when Ms. Abbott was quoted, "If you squelch my voice, you squelch the citizen’s voice" regarding the agenda item to limit debate.
Unfortunately, the council did not follow through and limit unnecessary lengthy debates generally caused by Ms. Abbott.
Council meetings are to conduct the business of the town. It is the duty of all council members to be informed and prepared to make decisions. Productive debate serves the interest of Oro Valley. Being unprepared does not.
I speak from personal experience. I served a term on the Oro Valley Town Council with Ms. Abbott.
Ms. Abbott rarely gave us the courtesy of phone calls to say she would be late or absent. As a result, meetings were thoughtlessly delayed, wasting the time of citizens, town staff and fellow council members. No apologies ever came from Ms. Abbott.
Ms. Abbott was, and continues to be, consistently unprepared. Ms. Abbott was, and is still consistently late or absent. Ms. Abbott continues to ask questions unrelated to the business at hand.
From the dais, Ms. Abbott promotes herself as a representative of the schools. It is the Amphi School Board and the Arizona Legislature that sets the policies and budgets for our schools. The Oro Valley Town Council has no authority over the school board.
Ms. Abbott routinely was a 'no-show' for events where tax dollars were spent, at her request, to attend.
One would think, as she approaches seven years on the town council, she would understand the scope of her responsibilities.
Should Ms. Abbott decide to run for re-election I hope the voters send the message she needs to stay home and attend to all the business she claims prevents her for attending meetings, study sessions, returning phone calls or responding to e-mails from the citizens she has consistently failed to represent.
Conny Culver, Oro Valley
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