Let's get right to the biggest issue in many people's minds: Jonathan Okray faces trial on a Class A misdemeanor in July. I don't know if he's guilty. Neither do you. I don't like it that I don't know how the trial will turn out. If I had other doubts, I might let the unknown sway me.
I've disagreed with Jonathan Okray more often over the last year than I've disagreed with anyone except my wife and my boss. I've tried to change his mind about some things, without success. Every time he has said "I'm doing the right thing."
That's what I want in at least once city councilman: a person beholden to none and firm in his belief that if he is doing the right thing there is no need to change what he is doing. (As long as he's intelligent, sane and not fixed on a single idea; all of which apply to Okray.)
You may be put off that Jon doesn't use the rhetoric of more experienced city government figures. I'm pretty sure that's both temporary and positive. He'll learn the lingo, and the council will not be weakened by an honest layman.
I agree with you. He put in many hours of work for our benefit. It was his knowledge of how to do it that made the recall successful. He deserves a chance to see if he can make more changes in this city for the public good.
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