The newly elected Rothesay Council meets for the first time to do regular business on June 13th. The superstitious associate 13 with bad luck. There were 13 around the table before Christ’s betrayal after that […]
News
Saint John Regional Cooperation – Real Change or Just Talking Points?
This morning’s post is based on a letter to the editor published in this morning’s Telegraph Journal. During the recent municipal election campaign, proponents of the field house project at […]
A Message from the Mayor Elect
I was pleasantly surprised to read an open letter on Nancy Grant’s facebook page this morning. The tone is the right one given the intensity of the campaign. It’s great […]
Signs of a Sea Change in Rothesay’s Political Scene – I’m Voting for…
Tomorrow Rothesay residents who haven’t yet voted still have an opportunity to decide if they want a new direction for our town. There are a real choices this time around. How you […]
Who’s Voting? – Will French Village be a Factor this time Around?
In 2012 about 4,000 voters went to the polls in Rothesay. Had French Village, with roughly 2250 eligible voters, turned out en masse then, they might have had more influence with the 2012 […]
Bizarro Campaign Tactic as Rothesay Election Winds Down
It bears repeating that in politics seasoned campaigners raise issues that play to their candidate’s strengths and go out of their way to avoid those that don’t. One of the hot […]
Rothesay All Candidates Meeting – Underlying Tension and a Polite Audience
Last night was the Rothesay All-Candidates meeting organised by Rotary with some 150 residents in attendance. All-candidates meetings are generally more risky events for incumbent politicians than they are for challengers. […]
Rothesay’s Spending Hangover – Who Will Clean up the Mess?
The councillors who began this campaign proudly proclaiming achievements in the form of bricks and mortar spending, missed the fact that voters had already formed their own opinions about what the ballot box […]
Rothesay – Checkbook Politics from the Bridge of a Mars-Bound Star Destroyer
One of the most frustrating things about watching politicians rationalize spending without a business case, is their minimizing the cost through use of 33 1/3 cent dollars, “dollarettes”. Fudging the real capital cost goes something […]
OneRothesay.com- You’ve been asking…
With just about 14 days to go before this campaign is over, it’s time we did a quick look back at why I began onerothesay.com. I am a relative newcomer […]