I do not believe we wasted taxpayers money on this recall. The cost of the recall is equal to just one year of the lifetime health benefits Lance voted for him and his co-workers after only 12 years of part-time service. I think the cost of keeping silent and doing nothing is much greater.
The message here is very clear: those who are informed and paying attention are not going to put up with this kind of blatant abuse of power and complete disregard for the needs of our community.
When my 12-year-old wanted to know who Lance was and why he was being recalled, I explained to him, in no uncertain terms, that here was a man who was voted BY the people to provide a service FOR the people. I then went on to explain what he did that made us want to vote him out. I only had to get as far as the health benefit situation discussed above. My very bright 12-year-old then said “But mom, dad’s been working FULL-TIME for almost 30 years and he has to pay a lot for our health insurance!” Point made!
When we ran across McLean supporters touting their “keep Lance” signs at the corner of Alicia and Marguerite, my son was the loudest one yelling out my car window: “RECALL, RECALL, RECALL!!!”
Adriana Brady
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Adriana, great job raising an aware and involved citizen. Parents take note: kids want and need to know about what is happening in our community and our world.