Friday, October 21, 2011 • Bainbridge Island Review
2011 GENERAL ELECTION • www.bainbridgereview.com
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LETTERS OF ENDORSEMENT CITY COUNCIL North Ward Anne Blair
A positive voice for reason I am writing to express my support for Anne Blair for Bainbridge Island City Council. For decades, Anne has generously given her time and wisdom to numerous boards and commissions – both public and private – including Kitsap Public Facilities District, Bainbridge Public Library and Bainbridge Community Foundation. I have personally known Anne for almost 20 years, and it was my pleasure to observe her leadership skills on a very local level as a founding member of Cedar Lane Park, a neighborhood group formed to purchase and preserve a nearby waterfront parcel. Without a doubt, I can say that Anne will be a great addition to the council. She always comes to the table with an open mind, ready to listen and cooperate with colleagues and community members. She is never combative or driven by a pre-set agenda. Instead, she works collaboratively forpractical consensus-based solutions. The City Council desperately needs Anne’s reasoned intellect, her open-minded creativity and her collaborative spirit. Please join me and many others voting for Anne Blair – a voice for reason and consensus. Bruce Weiland Bainbridge Island
A consensus builder is needed We enthusiastically endorse Anne Blair for City Council. We have known Anne for 33 years, ever since our children first played soccer together. We have served with her on various boards, have witnessed her giving of time and talent to our community, and firmly believe she possesses the skill set necessary to bring effective and efficient government to Bainbridge. Anne is: • an active listener, open-minded and evaluates information fairly; • a consensus builder who works collaboratively and is not driven by a personal agenda; • a leader and is not hesitant to take action to get things done; • a strategic thinker and consummate problem solver; • quick to understand complex issues, but doesn’t jump to false or erroneous conclusions; • knows our greater community, having served on nearly a dozen local boards. We are very fortunate to have someone with Anne’s talents willing to work for us, and work she will. Peter and Wendy O’Connor Crystal Springs
A trusted, complete leader When I make choices, I consider my personal experiences, check out reviews, talk to friends, and look for objective information. That process leads me to choose to vote for Anne Blair for City Council. I have worked with Anne over a period of
34 years on a host of community projects. Our first shared interest was the Bainbridge Public Library where Anne was a leader on the team to plan and raise funds for the first library remodeling project. We have also worked together as parent volunteers on numerous Bainbridge Island school projects and enrichment programs where Anne was always a stalwart organizer and a consummate problem solver. She’s been a board member of so many community groups that it’s hard to think of them all. It’s impossible not to be impressed when you read the reviews of Anne’s achievements. I’m not alone in my admiration of Anne’s executive qualities. There is a long and growing list of community members who have endorsed Anne to make important decisions for our island home. Finally, Anne’s record of results is an objective accounting of projects completed and organizations strengthened through her hard work and ability to put people and ideas together to make good things happen. Trese Williamson Bainbridge Island
Melanie Keenan
Keenan has energy, honesty I am writing on behalf of Melanie Keenan, North Ward candidate for City Council. Melanie is an honest and hard-working professional who is committed to making decisions that will benefit the majority of islanders. She has the energy to take the time to listen to and prioritize citizens’
concerns, and work effectively with other councilors to make progress. Melanie’s scientific training as a hydrogeologist will be a useful complement to the professional expertise already on council, and her training is also needed because there is no one currently on city staff with her background. Over the last several years, she has taken an active role in the island’s management of our water resources and farming policies. She is keenly aware of the challenges we face, and can provide an informed and reasonable opinion. Please join me in supporting a fresh voice on our city council. Jim Wilford Fletcher Bay
Need a trained scientific eye? Who is the one candidate with the trained scientific background to read and understand environmental impact reports and thus to recognize omissions which come back to haunt us? Which candidate has filed her own results of research into the USGS Bainbridge Island Aquifer study? Who has no doubt irritated several city councilors with inconvenient facts about soil contamination at the Winslow Way-Madison Avenue intersecton? And discovered Strawberry Plant Park and other leaking hazardous waste sites that are causing far more damage to the Puget Sound than any shoreline property owner? Which candidate insists that code enforcement and Planning Department decisions See Keenan, A16
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