Dear Editor,
First I want to congratulate Rick Hughes, Bob Jarman, Lovel Pratt and Lisa Byers for their strong showing, clearing the primary and going on to the general election. Second is that I want to thank my team, and the voters that put their trust in me with their vote. And to my contributors, I thank you for the assistance and confidence. I cannot thank you all enough.
Many have already asked what I will do next. First I will focus all my time and energy to getting Rick and Bob elected after their primary wins. I have not had the chance to speak with Bob personally to determine how I can help, but I hope to connect with him when he is up and about. Rick and I have spoken about me playing a role in his campaign, helping out as I can with strategy and marketing. As far as other activities I am considering how to help out with county activities related to the themes of my campaign. Of course I will also continue on as an Eastsound Sewer and Water Commissioner for the remaining 3 years of my term.
And my campaign manager, Kate—She has discovered a whole new realm of possibility through this experience and will likely find ways to remain involved with county activities as well. I cannot thank her enough for her supreme efforts on making the campaign run smoothly. I also thank my niece Alina who worked with Kate on the graphics, creating island friendly signs, ads, etc. Lastly, I thank my wife Pat, for her patience during the past 2 months where we saw each other rarely. She is currently in Hotbed Hotel at the Grange; I might suggest taking in a performance this weekend or the subsequent two weekends.
My heartfelt thanks again to all the voters and the Ayers2013 team!
Greg Ayers
Orcas Island
Let’s all hold the space for the highest good for our candidates, and let us see the Best candidates for the job get in!
I hope the candidates can look at citizen meetings as an opportunity to do the right thing when it comes time to vote on an issue and not a fulfillment of a statutory burden. Also, with the change in numbers of seats and county-wide voting, the importance of representing the entire constituency becomes a heavy burden. All the candidates have a history of bias which must be left at the door. Possible? Not yet, but maybe a good time to start.
Charlie Binford
Deer Harbor