Vote. Schmote!

Vote. Schmote.

Or so the Jewish comedians say when dismissing something quite feckless. At least in the mayor’s race—Marty Gadient or Greg Staner—there’s a choice. The latter is variations of Donald Trump who has made the city work well for developers and business, but like the U.S. government, does nothing for ordinary folks.

We have the same two non-choices for Cascade Council. Knowing a fair bit about street infrastructure, Steve Knepper comes up with good ideas there. For most of the rest of the issues he simply rides along with the majority.

Last meeting council voted to give the Manternachs $5,200 to replace their washer, drier and furnace because the city flooded their basement. Cascade is no stranger to drainage problems because we’re hilly. Yet council and P & Z ignore the facts. If either had any fiber, they would undertake a program to force anyone who has installed too much cement to remove it.

They don’t; this is why I ran. Of course, council and P & Z blocked me for the third time, but this could have serious implications if this gets to court—flooding homeowners and keeping people who want to do something about it off boards could put the city in deep, dark.

Your choice for school board is Jessica Pape or Michael Clasen. There needs to be more women in government, but Ms Pape sat on her hands when I was removed from the sub list for passing student papers back with gratuitous errors on them last year. So, ask yourself what kind of standards does she support in WD?