Throughout the campaign, we will be talking with many Lacey
residents and we will post some of their thoughts on this page.
Whether it be by letter-to-the editor or by other means, hear
what people are saying about Cynthia and the future of Lacey.
9/25- Pratt Superior to Burgman (The
Olympian)
Three seats will need our votes in
November for the Lacey City Council, one of which is the seat
held by Ann Burgman, and being challenged by Cynthia Pratt.
I have long been disappointed with Burgman. She consistently
votes and speaks without researching or understanding the
issues. I was especially disappointed by her uninformed comments
at the recent Panorama City candidate’s discussion.
The
issues are sometimes complex, but there are always people
willing to provide answers and communicate openly. An elected
official can guarantee an uninformed decision by avoiding
information and input from us — and when I say us, I don’t mean
myself and other firefighters. I mean U.S. — the public, the
citizens, Lacey residents.
I was truly impressed with
Cynthia Pratt. She asked to join our crew on a ride-along to
more fully understand the wide range of services that we provide
to the citizens of Lacey. She is extremely thorough in her
questions about the fire and emergency services and about public
safety in general, and I believe that she represents a great
balance between government and the public.
In November,
we have the chance to vote for a better City Council. Cynthia
Pratt will be the clear choice for me, and I’m confident that
when you compare her positions on the issues, her understanding
of the issues, and her love for this city, you will agree that
she is the right choice for Lacey.
-Lacey Resident Tim Hulse
7/16- Change Lacey Council Members (The
Olympian)
Not long ago we had a president who
reminded us “It’s the economy, stupid!” Apparently some leaders
didn’t see the wisdom of that idea.
Now, more than ever,
we need to recognize our lives are interwoven with the ups and
downs of our economic system. Now, more than ever, we have to
work together to fix this busted remnant of security we thought
would last forever.
Here in Lacey, we have the
opportunity to listen to new ideas about how to keep our balance
in this unbalanced world.
Three everyday citizens, a
second- generation small business owner,
a proven leader
with an admirable record of service to our community,
and a retired man with extensive experience in marketing and
delivering goods and services to consumers, are offering to give
city government back to us citizens.
This is our chance
to give our voices the audience we deserve, a voice of
recognition and respect from our city leaders.
The
present guardians of our city’s future did what they thought was
right and deserve credit for that.
Now they have chosen
to refuse negotiation with some services we depend on for our
safety. And they plan to charge forward on a project that has
yet to prove it has adequate value to us, the citizens.
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” is fine when whatever it is
isn’t broken. But when it is broken, we need to fix it, and I
believe Andy Ryder,
Cynthia Pratt and Ron
Lawson have the ideas and the leadership to put us back on the
road to stability and progress.
-Lacey Resident Margaret
Tafoya
