10.23.07
Mr. Waddell Serious About Council Seat
By Peggy Schlichter
This is a direct quote from Mr. Waddell that should put to rest the rumors that he is not serious about his bid for a seat on city council.
“This is a rumor. Also, I never once told anyone I wasn’t interested in the council seat because I wanted to spend more time with my girls. I took out papers to run for my council seat and that is exactly what I intend to do.”
Anonymous said,
October 23, 2007 at 12:24 pm
How about you ask Renslow and see if that is rumor or fact?
anony said,
October 23, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Even though Cory has been on the school board and has experience, I don’t think that I would vote for him. Mostly because of how he handled himself on the school board. He wanted to take our district backwards, not forward progression! He wanted to dismantle the district, which was because he wanted to spend $ and wouldn’t give an inch on how he wanted that said $ spent. Yes, I agree that we needed a new facility in which our children attend school. We still do! But as in all relationships, it has to be “Give and Take”. Cory was not willing to compromise. Because there was NO COMPROMISE we still have crumbling facilities. I truely believe that if instead of trying to separate the “NO” voters from the “YES” voters and causing even more distrust, discontent and hard feelings between the two sides, we might have new buildings by now. We can seldom if ever, get things exactly as we want them, we have to compromise. That word is just not in Cory’s History. So I will not be voting for him no matter how serious he is about being a member of the council!
thevoicesofstuart said,
October 23, 2007 at 5:07 pm
12:24 pm – working on it.
Anonymous said,
October 23, 2007 at 5:29 pm
to October 23, 1:30 pm -
In case you didn’t notice, just west of the football field in Redfield, there is a big, beautiful, NEW middle school built for the east siders. Also, In case you have been vacationing in the Carribrean or something like that, Dexter too has a new or renovated ( call it what you will) facility.
Now, I will say these facilities should and will befefit the kids. Which they should. The student achievement of our students will always come before any community pride. However, the students that live in Stuart and Menlo do not have the same advantages as those on the east side. One obvious example is central air. We have seperate facilities, but we are certainly not equal. It will be interesting to compare test scores in the elementary level, between east and west elementaries. Will test scores improve in the middle school? Hopefully they will. Only time will tell.
Mabey Corey had enough foresight to see this comming to pass. In any case, the east siders (harry light, Jeff Baker) got what they want. Now what about the rest of the district?
p.s. I know I am drawing distinctions between east and west sides of our district. How can you not when it is as plain as the nose on our faces.
anonymous said,
October 23, 2007 at 6:28 pm
very well said and very true
Anonymous said,
October 23, 2007 at 6:49 pm
I think we all can agree that the Dexter and Redfield school remodeling and construction is done, it’s nice, and it’s a start. It had to start somewhere! Let’s keep the ball rolling and get the rest of the district’s building needs taken care of. What bothers me is the media outlets such as DCN and WHO all want to report on the failed bond issues and the turmoil in the district. I saw the article in the DCN about the new middle school. It was positive, but it was tucked inside, not on the front page where we usually find other “newsworthy” WCV stories (usually referencing a particular Redfield resident and her attempt to find some underhanded action that opposes her desires).
Anonymous said,
October 23, 2007 at 10:00 pm
Those renovations benefit the EAST side, not the district as a whole.
Anonymous said,
October 23, 2007 at 10:52 pm
Yes, they are on the east side, but the benefit is to the ENTIRE district. Do you not understand that ALL 6-8th grade students attend the middle school? Growth from the western suburbs is coming this way. Trust me, Redfield needed some curb appeal. That building (and a lot of the town) is dumpy. Both Dexter and Redfield have slow-selling, but new subdivisions in town. Obviously, so does Stuart. The unique thing about Stuart is we have the infrastructure (quality housing options, job opportunities in local businesses, local professional services, a viable retail market, etc.) to attract new families. Menlo- well, let’s just say the writing might be on the wall. When your only asset is cheap living, all you’ll ever grow up to be is a bedroom community. Another aspect is the projects done on the east side were done with sales tax dollars, not property tax dollars. The projects on the west side are much more costly, and could never be accomplished without a bond approval. Though I don’t agree with everything Dr. Davy has done, I will say he’s been pretty aggressive at addressing our needs- new facilities using the resources we have. Look around. All of our neighbors have nice facilities- it is a factor in some people’s minds when looking at relocating to a new town. Again, back to curb appeal…the benefit of the east side renovations does effect us all. It shows that despite the efforts of some disgruntled, “I’m voting everything down because I never wanted to merge in the first place” or “they have more toys than we do” folks, WE ARE MOVING FORWARD. An outsider doesn’t know the difference between east and west or north and south for that matter. They see WEST CENTRAL VALLEY on the building and the impression they get is this is a thriving, progressive district that they want to be a part of. That, my friend, does benefit ALL of us.
thevoicesofstuart said,
October 23, 2007 at 11:15 pm
i suggest to those of you who continue to have personnal questions for cory that you call him yourselves. he has given his answer on his intentions to run for the office.
quinn said,
October 23, 2007 at 11:41 pm
I don’t like how he fraternizes at the bar every night. I can’t vote for someone like that…..
Anonymous said,
October 24, 2007 at 6:54 am
Guess this means his other comment made at the football game isn’t true. We overheard him say “Monroe is 9 miles closer to work for me. I’m fine with the move.”
Anonymous said,
October 24, 2007 at 8:24 am
to october 23, 10:52
our primary concern should not be that of community developement, curb appeal, etc. With all due respect, what you are forgetting is the students. Student achievement for ALL our students. Not just those on the east side of the district. Facilities do impact on student achievement. Look it up if you are not sure. Answer me this. Can you seriously expect achievement in students when you are sitting in a cold or hot classroom? Can you expect sucess when classroom lighting is below state standards? ( example Menlo). Can you expect higher test scores when the roof leaks rain water on your papers? (example, high school) No, we are not equal in the quality of our facilities. I think the students of the west side deserve the same advantages as those on the east side. Shame on all of us for allowing this to occur.
anony said,
October 24, 2007 at 9:28 am
The renovatons and construction that has been done to the MS and the Dexter elementary buildings were as you say done by the current board and administration. NOT CORY WADDELL! Cory has had no say in what improvements that have taken place. His idea of forward movement was to tear the district apart. (DIVIDE & CONQUER) Like a 2 year old would say, “IF I DON’T GET MY WAY THEN I WON’T PLAY WITH YOU. YOU CAN JUST LEAVE” I say divided we fall. Yes, I do agree that there has been and still is a problem when it comes to a new HS facility. I don’t know the solution, but I can’t say that we should get a new building reguardless the cost. We can’t let the courses that we can offer be minimized, nor can we not offer block scheduling. Been there, done that! What a pathetic joke. It just didn’t work. Had we dismantled the district as Mr Waddell had wanted to do, we would have jeapordised the educational opportunities to our children. He wanted a New HS no matter what had to be cut. He authored the “concurrent action” to divide the district. I cannot vote for him to be on the council, because of his inability to compromise. He wasn’t professional on the school board, so why would it be any different on the Council? My vote is NO to Mr Waddell. And unless you want to see Stuart regress, you will vote NO to him also!
anonymous said,
October 24, 2007 at 10:09 am
10:52? Menlo cheap living? Sorry but they pay the highest tax rates and nothing is cheap living there. And then they get dumped on by everyone else. What is making a bedroom community out of Menlo is the fact that everyone wants to take away the biggest asset they have and that is the school. This is not very conducive to getting new businesses, or developement to happen with the prospect of no school at all in the town. Thanks to everyone for your selfishness.
Anonymous said,
October 24, 2007 at 11:50 am
Get real, somebody. Menlo has had a school, it isn’t gone, and just where are all the businesses? They are gone. It is a bedroom town, but there are people who don’t want the hub bub of a larger town. the people there like it quiet. they have closen to live there just like it is, haven’t they? It is just the people who want to cry the same crap day after day who keep the **it stirred up, A very few who just won’t bend, who ruin it for the rest. Menlo will be there whether there is a school or not. The biggest drawing card of all is Shorts Place. It’s kinda like Cheers, ya know? People don’t go there just to drink. It’s community and neighbors gathering for lots of things and enjoying themselves. Give them a break. Don’t lump all the people from one community together with the ones who just have an axe to grind. People who are so hardened into the bitterness of the decades previous won’t ever change. That goes for all four towns, they just don’t have Shorts.
Anonymous said,
October 24, 2007 at 12:08 pm
Shorts rocks!
anonymous said,
October 24, 2007 at 1:11 pm
Yes, Menlo has had a school, but the ever present attempt to get rid of it is not good for its economy. If you were going to move to a town that might have no school AT ALL in the future you might decide not to move there. That has been the fate of Menlo since it joined with Stuart. Get rid of the school there. How do you think they can intice business with that over their heads? Menlo also has a fine restaurant that was built by the people of Menlo. They have a great fire and rescue service, Sargents, Telephone company and more. But in order to get more, they have to have a school in the town or it will become less than a bedroom community.
Anonymous said,
October 24, 2007 at 4:19 pm
It’s not about the community, it’s about student sucess and giving them the tools to succeed. The Menlo facility and the current high school are not getting the job done. Either build new, renovate, reorganize, or at the very least bring the building up to state educational standards. It’s not fair or right that the students on the east side have more advantages than those on the west. Why didn’t the board allow for additional growth for the Dexter facility. Or in other words, a district wide elementary. I am not to excited about that possibility, but at least then all the students would have the same conditions in which to succeed.
Remember, we are seperate, but we are not equal. Thank you very much. I
Nate said,
October 24, 2007 at 4:45 pm
All people who fraternize at bars are bad.
thevoicesofstuart said,
October 24, 2007 at 5:58 pm
if you wish to continue the conversation about the school please use the odds and ends post.
as for the rest of the comments please remember this is suppose to be a discussion about why or why not you think the candidates deserve to be elected for city council not attempts at character assassignation.
Quill & Nib said,
October 24, 2007 at 6:11 pm
no not all people nate. i mean everyone night and its not in your bar alone.
Anonymous said,
October 24, 2007 at 8:00 pm
only at yours nate
Nate said,
October 24, 2007 at 8:59 pm
He better not be cheating on me!
Anonymous said,
October 27, 2007 at 5:09 pm
I was impressed with how Cory handled the school board meetings. I was at a meeting in Dexter once. someone was speaking out of turn and Cory told him he needed to sit down now. The person continued and Cory said “If you don’t sit down now, this meeting is over” The person continued ranting and Cory ended the meeting. He told the room full of people this was how the meeting was going to go and someone would not respect how the meeting was ran and ruined it for all of those in attendance.
Cory stuck to his word.
I think our mayor could learn from him how to run a meeting and be in control.
Anonymous said,
October 27, 2007 at 11:44 pm
Your vote for Waddell will be wasted. The council will appoint his replacement.
anonymous said,
October 28, 2007 at 1:57 am
Sorry, that is not how to run a meeting. Just think if all meetings had a disruption and were ended what would get done. The person disrupting needs to be dismissed or a break taken and the person spoken to about how to be heard and meeting procedures. If it continue I”m sure at a city council meeting the police would gladly escort someone out.
anon said,
October 28, 2007 at 11:25 pm
To anonymous 10-28-07 @1:57 AM
You are soooooo right. Cory was not very professional while serving as President on the board. His History of how things were handled back then are the exact reasons I cannot support him as a council candidate! Besides, he won’t even wave or speak to you on the street, unless he thinks he will gain something from doing it. I don’t feel that his personal agenda is going to be of benefit to the City of Stuart. He’s on some sort of ego/power trip.
He is not a progressive thinker. He says”My way or the Highway” The way he ended the WCV School Board Meeting is proof.
thevoicesofstuart said,
October 29, 2007 at 4:08 pm
for those of you who continually try to comment about morals i suggest that if it is any of your business in the first place take it up with the individual.
if you decide you wish to discuss someone’s ability to perform the duties of the office feel free to comment.
Anonymous said,
October 30, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Cory Waddell is a strong leader. My vote will also be for him as he leads by fact and chooses to follow through on what he says versus tabling issues. He is the only candidate left that hasn’t withdrawn and also has actually filled out papers.
I cannot support someone as a write-in that cannot even follow rules as the others have.
Cory is local and deserves the town support. Remember, this position is a thankless one, anyone with Cory’s character and that is local should have our support.
Anon said,
October 31, 2007 at 10:07 am
Oh my God, I can’t believe that you think that Cory has character. As far as his ability to lead, well just look at his History on the school board. He wants it ALL HIS WAY. Even if what he wants is not in the best interest of the district. The only reason he might be a good choice, is because there isn’t much else to choose from. Tyler NO WAY, Mike is better than all of them put together, James WHO??????, and Cory. Well, need I say more?
Anonymous said,
October 31, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Give me a break. Cory Waddell and character in the same sentence. Good luck to you in PCM. Try running there as I think that would be the best option for you.
thevoicesofstuart said,
October 31, 2007 at 9:34 pm
for those of you who continue with the name calling i will continue to reject your comments.
if you have something to say about past performance of a candidate that you have first hand knowledge of that sheds light on their abilities without the name calling your comment will go up.
the point you wish to make is more convincing without the name calling.
i have edited some comments by deleting the name calling but am tired of the effort.
try doing your own editing before you submit your comment otherwise i will just delete the comment.
Anonymous said,
October 31, 2007 at 10:47 pm
What do you expect people to say when you have this caliber of people running for office? We all have skeletons in our closets, but some of these candidates have a friggin morgue in theirs! Let the people speak!
Anonymous said,
November 1, 2007 at 7:11 am
If its too hot in the kitchen then get out.
Anonymous said,
November 1, 2007 at 8:24 pm
im voting for renslow he is the right choice over cory anyday