Where Does Our Tax Money Go? Over the course of the last month I’ve heard the candidates mention that businesses in West Chester receive a substantially lower dollar amount in services than a residence. In the Trustee candidate forum on Oct 15th, Trustee candidate Mark Welch stated that for every dollar of taxes collected, 45… Continue Reading
Do Our Trustees represent all of West Chester Township? I was surfing the internet yesterday and came across an article on cincinnati.com by Sheila McLaughlin regarding Trustee Wong (West Chester trustee caught parking in handicapped spot). It caught my attention because there was an article submitted here ( A Zebra Cannot Change Its Stripes!)… Continue Reading
West Chester Trustees Lack Command of Issues We Need New Leadership! Guest Article, Author: Randy Simmons On Oct 15th, the Tea Party sponsored “Meet the Candidates” night at the Lakota Freshman School; for the first time, West Chester got a chance to ask questions of both Trustee incumbents Lee Wong and Katherine Stoker and their… Continue Reading
Another Bit of Freedom Gone Guest Article, Author: Carl Rullmann Congressman John Boehner has ostensibly kept in contact with constituents by providing a Staff Representative to visit various locations within his district and meet with them for an hour each month. These meetings amounted to miniature “town halls,” with varying numbers of constituents, each having… Continue Reading
A Zebra Cannot Change Its Stripes! Guest Article, Author: Name withheld by request If one covers the stripes of a zebra with mud and calls it a horse, doesn’t change the fact that it is still a zebra. It may not look like a zebra, may not be called a zebra, but it acts… Continue Reading
West Chester Townships Lack of Transparency This is the first of several articles on the lack of transparency in our Township government. Documents Yesterday evening following the Trustee meeting, in a discussion with a few township residents the issue of archiving documents came up. As many know, this is a huge sore spot with me… Continue Reading
West Chester–Liberty Chamber Alliance Meet The Candidate Night [codepeople-post-map] Candidates for West Chester and Liberty Townships will be featured Wednesday, Oct. 16 from 7-9 p.m. at the Lakota Local Schools Central Office, 5572 Princeton Road, Liberty Township. This will be the last chance to see all four West Chester Trustee candidates together in a public… Continue Reading
Looking For a Leader With Unimpaired Vision. Guest Article, Author: Randy Simmons It’s that time again when citizens begin to think about the upcoming local elections. We will be hearing the crescendo about local issues, township spending, improvements, school levies, trustee candidates, and more. As a 20-year resident of West Chester, I remember the days… Continue Reading
Trustee Lee Wong Is he really a Republican? Rino’s and Dino’s What determines a politician’s political party affiliation? You would think that this very important bit of voter information would require something more than just an individuals politician’s choice….right? Think about it for a minuet. What would happen if you opened a fast food restaurant… Continue Reading