In her letter to The Explorer, Geri Ottoboni questions Loomis and his experience. As Geri states: "This kind of "experience" we don't need."
THE LETTER----
OV mayor's 'experience' not needed.
In last week's Explorer, Mayor Loomis stated that, "My experience is definitely an advantage to the town." I am shocked, considering the fact Mr. Loomis's ego actually thinks that he deserves another term as mayor.
Here is an example of the "facts": The Explorer stated that the town government spends approximately $4,600 per resident. This is almost three times more than what was spent per resident in 1998. This does not include fire services, which we pay in our tax bill.
It appears that Mayor Loomis looks upon Oro Valley as the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
The Mayor spent $11,000 of unbudgeted town funds to take a trip to Europe for a three-minute speech.
He voted against suspending sales tax subsidies to developers, which the Goldwater Institute stated was against Arizona statue.
The Mayor voted against creating a volunteer sustainability commission, after stating the need for one at last year's State of the Town Address. He also voted to raid the town's contingency fund, which was for an emergency, to balance the town's budget. He voted against the creation of a volunteer economic development commission.
The Mayor, as per The Explorer, was instrumental in removing, one of the best, and fiscally responsible city managers in the State of Arizona, costing taxpayer hundreds of thousand of dollars in severance and replacement costs.
Mayor Loomis is now voicing support for double the utility tax and create a primary property tax.
This kind of "experience" we don't need.
Geri Ottoboni, Oro Valley
