Go out and vote today. Please. This is the run-off for the final council seat and it is really important.

After the brouhaha over the new mayor's comments -- we need to go out and make sure we get the right person in office.

As you may recall, the new mayor, Darrell Bowen, while campaigning, promised that the full re-payment from FEMA for the hurricanes a few years ago should be sent to the taxpayers that bore the burden. In fact he made a point of saying his word was as good as a guarantee.

During his first meeting he had to backtrack saying the Village should not return the funds to the taxpayers.

Now you can chalk this up to several things -- it was the usual politician seeking office making a promise he could not "guarantee" or he did not understand the issue or he made an honest mistake.

I don't know Mr. Bowen personally, but had the opportunity to deal with him on a business basis just once or twice. All I can tell you is that he was fair and honest in our dealings and, this being said, I tend to believe the last of the three options I noted above.

So, now this vote becomes critical. We all need to go out and vote. I feel Mr. Coates and Mrl Willhite will not make the same mistake. We need to make sure we hold their feet to the fire. The only way we can do this is to go out and vote.

So go out and vote on Tuesday the 25th. Please..

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