Comments on: Oakhurst Candidate Forum Tonight

By: Out of district donor

Out of district donor — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:50:05 +0000

As one “out of the district donors” I want to tell you why we put money into a race that you may think we have no stake in.

First off, Kyle is a dear friend, and we believe in supporting the hopes and dreams of those in our lives that we love care about.

Secondly, I have family that lives in the city of Decatur and therefore I guess you could say I do have a interested in the city.

Third, I support the City of Decatur on a monthly basis by shopping at it stores and eating in various wonderful places it has to offer. So I would like to see what money I do contribute to the city managed effectively by its leaders.

Forth, I did not know that being politically minded and politically involved had boundaries. I have given to candidates all over this country because they were candidates I believed in, and that I thought could move this society along. Perhaps if some of you thought beyond you own back yard and beyond you own needs you might understand this kind of giving. The city of Decatur is not an island, and how it is run does impact the communities around it.

Perhaps, if any of you bothered to sit down and meet the man one on one, you might know why people believe in him as we do.

By: CSD Snowflake

CSD Snowflake — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:10:43 +0000

Oooh. Two election night parties to attend! I’ll be the one flitting from party to party! Whoops, I have kids, never mind.

By: Fred Boykin

Fred Boykin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:04:03 +0000

Okay. I’ll take the plunge on the election eve get-together. We’re going to be at Eddie’s Attic starting at 8 PM. It’s a campaign tradition plus Eddie Owen and I go way back (anyone remember when he was the bartender at Conversations? Heck, anyone remember Snow Jam ’82? I remember sitting at the Conversations bar as I watched a MARTA bus move 3 feet in 3 hours)

All are welcome.

By: CSD Snowflake

CSD Snowflake — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:01:36 +0000

Good point and I urge everyone to vote. But I suspect that the type of folks who post here are the type of folks who vote. Those who don’t vote probably don’t post strong opinions here nor have yard signs. (Not that yard signs are a requirement of good citizenship. There’s lots of good reasons to not have them including, not having made up one’s mind, not wanting to hurt the feelings of your neighbor who is running but you don’t plan to vote for him/her, and not liking how the yard signs fit in with your landscaping. Personally, I think yard signs distract the eye from our yard’s obvious deficiencies).

It will be interesting to see how the city turnout goes this year. I think the presence of more new faces in the election indicates heightened interest in the issues and maybe predicts a greater turnout. I never can remember–does a greater turnout favor the incumbent or the new candidates?

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:54:18 +0000

If Decaturites are so well informed and active, howcum the typical turnout for a City election is less then 25%?