Tony Palmeri seeks seat on Oshkosh Common Council
I waited to publish this until Tony officially announced it himself on his own web and blog sites, but I am proud to say that earlier this morning my friend and co-host Tony Palmeri officially announced that he has decided to seat a seat on the Oshkosh Common Council. His announcement and reason for seeking a council seat can be found on his web site blog. There is contact information in his announcement for those wishing to help with his campaign.
Tony and I are of like-mind on many issues and disagree on others. No one is ever going to agree 100 percent of the time with those elected to serve them. But I can say this about Tony: Whether you agree with his politics or not, it is rare to find a candidate as honest, respectable and forthright as Tony Palmeri. In addition to his positions on the basic issues facing this community in the next few years and beyond, Tony is an out-of-the-box thinker and a major proponent of openess in government - something we have seen a lack of in this community for a couple of years now at least. He also believes we need greater leadership coming from City Hall, the city manager's office in particular, and that is something that starts with the city manager's bosses - the Oshkosh Common Council.
During interviews with candidates for Oshkosh Common Council, Tony will step away from the "anchor"/co-host chair and I will either field those interviews on my own or add some variety to the questions by sharing the duties with a guest co-host.
One other note on newcomers seeking a spot on the Oshkosh Common Council: I am also very excited about Robert "Bob" Cornell seeking a seek on the council. Many of you may be familiar with Bob for championing the cause of condominium owners to have their garbage picked up by the city - a cause he won, by the way. I have also had the pleasure of serving with Bob on the Board of Appeals for about three years or so now and know him to always be very thoughtful in his deliberations; someone who always seeks balance, but even in those difficult situations where there is great sympathy for certain causes, Bob votes on the side of rightness. Like Tony, Bob believes in doing things the way rules and the law call for them to be done. I believe we would be well-served with either or both of these gentlemen representing us.
Tony and I are of like-mind on many issues and disagree on others. No one is ever going to agree 100 percent of the time with those elected to serve them. But I can say this about Tony: Whether you agree with his politics or not, it is rare to find a candidate as honest, respectable and forthright as Tony Palmeri. In addition to his positions on the basic issues facing this community in the next few years and beyond, Tony is an out-of-the-box thinker and a major proponent of openess in government - something we have seen a lack of in this community for a couple of years now at least. He also believes we need greater leadership coming from City Hall, the city manager's office in particular, and that is something that starts with the city manager's bosses - the Oshkosh Common Council.
During interviews with candidates for Oshkosh Common Council, Tony will step away from the "anchor"/co-host chair and I will either field those interviews on my own or add some variety to the questions by sharing the duties with a guest co-host.
One other note on newcomers seeking a spot on the Oshkosh Common Council: I am also very excited about Robert "Bob" Cornell seeking a seek on the council. Many of you may be familiar with Bob for championing the cause of condominium owners to have their garbage picked up by the city - a cause he won, by the way. I have also had the pleasure of serving with Bob on the Board of Appeals for about three years or so now and know him to always be very thoughtful in his deliberations; someone who always seeks balance, but even in those difficult situations where there is great sympathy for certain causes, Bob votes on the side of rightness. Like Tony, Bob believes in doing things the way rules and the law call for them to be done. I believe we would be well-served with either or both of these gentlemen representing us.
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