Jim Hallett Running for Port of Port Angeles Position
Jim Hallett, former mayor of Port Angeles and current president of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce, will run for the District Number 2 position on the Port of Port Angeles commission.
This position is currently held by George Schoenfeldt.
This position is currently held by George Schoenfeldt.
posted by Tom Harper at 4:26 PM
54 Comments:
I guess the idea is we would trade one egotistical clod for another egotistical clod - both of whom had the love, love, love for that waste, waste, waste of tax payer dollars known as HARBOR-WORKS.
Ha ha ha ha ha!!!
Lets face the facts kids, there is nothing out here for a thriving economy. I'm retired and doing okay and if you need a job you should move to where there are jobs.
I won't miss you, too damn many of you here anyway.
Maybe you should keep electing politicians, or maybe you should elect those that really care.
"Maybe you should keep electing politicians, or maybe you should elect those that really care."
Who are you suggesting?
Does anybody know the boundaries of that commissioner district? I looked on the Port's web site and could find no map there, just some generalities.
Who are you suggesting?
No one in particular but someone that isn't a politician and knows how to run their own household properly.
Households are not democracy's you know, you don't let your kids run them.
Come to think of it. The old lady next door could run this town better than anyone else I know, she is very wise about what to do with her money.
Not that she would be willing to do it, like me she wouldn't be good with committees.
The good news is that Don Perry and Brad Collins have opponents in the city council elections. They both need to GO!
Now if only someone would run against that part-time jelly of a "mayor", Dan di Guilio. We need a full-time mayor!
Has Cherie Kidd filed for re-election?
Cherry Kidd is too talented to be a politician but she likes being one.
When you want something done make yourself a committee of one.
I don't recall who it was that said, "We have the government we deserve."
I think it's more like we don't have the power to change it and the intelligence (collectively) to do it properly if we did. Or enough bombs.
Anyway, I'm headed out to the boondocks for a few days, the rest of you monkeys (and Jackson's aliens) are in charge while I'm gone.
BTW, like many of you I have aspirations of being a mayor of a small town, but it would be a one pony show, I wouldn't have a city council, just public meetings.
Changing faces will just give you new faces to bitch about.
Oh Boy. The candidates offered are largely the same old crew that have been screwing up everything for so long now.
Oh well. Pretty good bet things will be as they have been. Not good.
"Oh Boy. The candidates offered are largely the same old crew that have been screwing up everything for so long now."
Hi, yeah, I totally argee with you about the same old same old same candidates always being the crew that screwing things up. You know, the screw crew. What a crew!
Thankfully in at least one race you'll be able to vote for someone pretty new who wants to screw the crew whow screws you too. (I think new means running more than once personally.) Someone who offers new you know, ideas and stuff. Someone whose jammin' into the future and saying "Hey! No way!" to the screw crew. Someone new with family roots here that go back a long time. Someone who will take the time to really, like, do the reading and other thinking things that being an elected candiadte requires. Someone like you, right?
So be sure to register and vot for the best candidate for city council who isn't Cherry Kidd!
Hey, thanks for listening. See you at the poles!
Oh yeah, mom just reminded me that I should thank my uncle Dick for loaning me the filling fee for to run for office. So yeah, thanks uncle Dick. I hope I make you proud!
Thanks!
Thanks for that risible sliver of jocularity, Max. You sly dog - posting as "Bodhi Clevins"!
Say, what with the upcoming expansion of Country Aire they'll be needing more staff. You could - this is just a suggestion, mind you - apply for a job there!
Oh wait a minute! You did "work" at Country Aire - that is until you got fired for ... um, what did you get fired for?
Sly Max, you naughty boy!
"Thanks for that risible sliver of jocularity, Max. You sly dog - posting as "Bodhi Clevins"!"
Are you sure about that? I thought it was Edna posting.
It's Saturday morning after the close of the candidate filing period. Please tell me that somebody worthwhile filed for the Port Commissioner seat.
I'm so sick of hearing about the self aggrandizing "Former Mayor of Port Angeles", as if that is something to be particularly proud of.
Oh, we're back to "Max" again? Get a life.
The only thing that will be remotely interesting will be to watch McEntire defend his claims "fiscal responsibility".
Will remind me of this last round of elections, when the various Republican candidates assured voters that if elected, they were going to set the country's financial house in order. They were NOT going to allow the debt celing to be raised again.
Once elected, it is a different story. Saw on the evening news last night, they can't even be bothered to meet once a week on the issue! They're talking about raising the debt ceiling.
And locally? More of the same. Nothing.
I am running against Brad Collins for PA City Council. I have few if any political ties to anyone in PA. I owe no favors. You can post any respectfully phrased question at my Facebook site (facebook.com/DrewSchwab), and I will reply. I will periodically voice my opinions on posted PDN stories there. I may also direct Port Angeles Online blog users to the site if I have an opinion regarding a current Port Angeles Online blog post. However, I will not engage with Anonymous. I post with my name, and I request those asking me questions or posting comments due the same.
" I post with my name, and I request those asking me questions or posting comments due the same."
Well, glad you have ambition. That is a lot more than can be said for many in Port Angeles.
A tip: spelling counts if you want to represent a city.
Another tip: Try not to burn bridges by alienating people you have never met.
Some things to think about. As much as you may think the Port Angeles Downtown Association is cool, it has pissed off a lot of folks over the years. Look into it. Port Angeles is not so large that you can afford to turn away potential supporters.
Bone up on city planning policies and regulations. Your opponent is a professional who knows them well. A background at Wendys' is great, but a whole city has many other aspects that are required to keep it going.
Brad Collins may have the professional background, and a lot of great qualities, but the last term in office has left a lot to be desired.
Show us you are better than he is.
But, you won't bother with this post, because I choose to post as "Anonymous". Not a great start.
Hi Drew,
You're young, arrogant and think you've got Port Angeles by the tail. Good for you!
I'm voting for someone with some experience (compared with you - a lot of experience)and a less self-centered view of the world. That person is Brad Collins.
Thanks for posting and have a nice day!
Drew: Could you please explain how you came to choose to run against Brad Collins? There were four Council seats open - why that one? Thanks.
Drew,
I have a question for you and, to forewarn you, your answer will effect how I vote.
Here's my question: Grandpa Munster versus Uncle Fester. Who wins?
Henery,
That is a pretty hard question. In a fight, I would have to go with Granpa Munster seeing how he is a vampire. In an election, I would go with Uncle Fester, because it’s difficult to carry out political duties only at night and the ability to conduct electricity is pretty useful in today’s green environment.
Drew,
Thank you for answering my question!
I have another for you: Count Chocula versus Lucky the Leprechaun. Who wins?
So Drew will answer silly questions, but won't answer the very basic question of why he chose to run against Brad Collins. Yes, I am an anonymous asking, but really, this is something he'll have to answer at some point. Why not here?
It is an important question of why I am running against Brad Collins, and I am asked it frequently. First, I am not running “against” Brad Collins. I am running “for” Position 1. I hold no particularly negative opinion against Brad Collins. Position 1 is the continuation of the term left vacant when Larry Little resigned. I felt being a young and relatively unknown individual in Port Angeles that it would be prudent to seek a shorter term than the full 4 year term. I did not know with certainty that Brad Collins was filing when I was filing. Our filing was a few hours apart.
"So Drew will answer silly questions, but won't answer the very basic question of why he chose to run against Brad Collins."
Sounds like a credible person to represent the city. Right?
Well, based on this alone, I can't imagine Drew being worth my vote, nor endorsing.
A sense of humor is a great thing. But as a candidate, I can't see how he is handling himself here shows any mature qualities.
What a lame crop of city council candidates. A guy who owns a Japanese comic book store and wants his "young voice" heard, the chick who runs the "alternative clothing store" and wants something for kids to do in downtown, Cody Blevins (who seems to taking over Peter Ripley's role as perennial crackpot candidate) and someone who's a "commissioner" for the Lower Elwha tribe. Is this the best PA has to offer?
I'm calling this election right now. The winners are:
Dan di Guilio
Cherrie Kidd
Don Perry
Brad Collins
The losers are: all of us who would like to see positive change in our town.
Um, not to be a nitpicker but...You said you wouldn't answer any anonymous questions...Yet here you are, answering an anonymous question. Your first campaign promise broken?
"The losers are: all of us who would like to see positive change in our town."
Couldn't have said it better.
Sissi Bruch is an extremely well qualified candidate. She is a graduate planner and from what I've seen of her work on the Planning Commission, she listens carefully to testimony and does her homework on the issues before voting. Quite a contrast to "I do whatever KR or the staff tell me to do" Don Perry. Sissi Bruch has my vote.
5:33 AM, June 13, 2011
You're right about the lameness, and your call for the election - except for one race. Sissi Bruch isn't a "commissioner," she's a planner. As in, someone who has a degree and training in planning. As in, someone with real skills and experience that will be of benefit to the city council.
I say "will be" because she is going to defeat the know-nothing, do-nothing Don Perry. Sissi will be a great asset to the city council, and to Port Angeles.
"Sissi Bruch isn't a "commissioner," she's a planner."
Not to be more of a nit picker than I really am, but.. What do you call a memeber of the city Planning Commission, if not a "Commissioner"?
I know, I know.
But I do totally agree with you about her being a FAR better candidate than Perry. What a waste of space HE is!
If Hallett is running unopposed, does this mean that we won't have to see him at any candidate debates, or hear him on the radio touting his candidacy, or see any yard signs shouting out his name? If so, then there's some consolation in him getting the job by default.
Hello Drew Schwab, Where do you stand on support for the arts in Port Angeles?
Randall C. Page said...
Hello Drew Schwab, Where do you stand on support for the arts in Port Angeles?
3:30 PM, June 14, 2011
Yes! We need more rusty metal sculptures in the streets.
"So Drew will answer silly questions ..."
You, anonymouse, may think this is a silly question but I'm a voter and I have concerns and I want to know how the candidates view those concerns in order to assess their qualifications for office.
I mean, I'm sure you'd like to probe Drew's thoughts on something "deeper" like Harbor Works or whether Max posts here under a variety of aliases or what WTF had for breakfast this morning. Anyway, I certainly didn't see you, anonymouse, asking Drew a "serious" question.
I've emailed Brad Collins and asked the same question and I'm still waiting for a reply. I guess he's got to check with the staff about this. At least drew replied promptly.
"H the 8 said...
You, anonymouse, may think this is a silly question but I'm a voter and I have concerns and I want to know how the candidates view those concerns in order to assess their qualifications for office."
So, the question I was referencing, your question about "Grandpa Munster versus Uncle Fester. Who wins?" - THIS is the sort of question you need answered to assess a candidate's qualifications for office? Really?
I think you might need to learn to pay a little more attention to the flow of conversation here, as well as the topics. And for the record, I posted the question about why Drew chose to run against Brad Collins BEFORE the stupid non-question about Munster vs. Fester. Drew chose to answer your stupid question, and ignore a legitimate question. And this, I think, is a legitimate topic of converstion. If Drew wants to be taken seriously as a candidate, he has to learn to answer all sorts of questions - not just the "fun," meaningless ones.
Of course, all you're doing here is clogging things up with your idiocy, so...Why do I even bother to reply? I guess maybe I'm hoping you have some personal pride...Somewhere...
Also, "Drew," when used as a name, is usually capitalized - FYI.
A nonny-mouse dude: Take a chill pill, 'k?
Randall C. Page,
I fully support the arts. I may not be artistic, but my wife does much of the artwork in my store. However, I do realize one man's art is another man's rusty metal sculptures, and one cannot appeal to all artistic tastes. Instead, we should try to embrace artistic diversity. I do feel we should encourage the artistic leanings of children and help them to decide what they find to be artistically pleasing.
Not to be paranoid, but are we sure this really is Drew? I mean, yeah, he signed up for the name, but just signing a name doesn't make you that person, right?
"...all you're doing here is clogging things up with your idiocy ..."
And the "Bodhi Clevins" aren't more of the same?
As far as the metal sculptures down town go, the sea horse in front of Sassy Kat (formerly The Toggery) is the best of the bunch. It would look really good in front of the new Country Aire building (formerly Gottschalks, formerly Lamonts, formerly Peoples department store).
(I am noting all these "fomerlies" because I'm sure some anal-retentive location Nazi will be all over me if I don't)
All the rest ... meh.
Thank you Drew. That is a reasonable and realistic answer.
One more question: Do you think the anonymous, sarcastic and negative posts on this blog add anything of value to democratic dialogue?
Those unsure if I am the one running for election may come into my store and ask me questions at any point. Anime Kat is at 110 W First Street and open Tues-Sat from 11-7.
Drew, I’d like to expand on the questions about the arts in PA. That is: What role should the city take with regard to public art? Funding? Permits? Should there be a thematic requirement, i.e.: history, or heritage, etc.? Would the city be responsible for selection and installation of these works? Should these installations be limited to the so-called downtown area, or all over town? Should there be an annual budget dedicated to the arts?
PS: I’m not lying in wait to jump on whatever answer you might give in order to twist your response into whatever negative argument I can make for the day… but I have been thinking about this stuff lately. (Thanks Randall!)
Randall C. Page: same questions. I particularly liked your comments about studio space, but am confused as to the role the city should play. It seems to me that anything publicly funded comes with strings attached…
Oh, and Randall… you might Google “pseudonyms and the founding fathers” I think you’ll be surprised! The Federalist Papers, much of Benjamin Franklin’s work, etc. were written with pseudonyms and were pretty darn negative (about the British, anyway) as well as sarcastic (Poor Richard, etc.) but yeah, I know what you mean…
Randall C Page says: "One more question: Do you think the anonymous, sarcastic and negative posts on this blog add anything of value to democratic dialogue?"
Of course not! In a democracy, where different views are allowed, only those *I* approve of, like and think are appropriate are allowed.
When candidates run for elected offices, only people who like the candidate can say anything. We will NOT allow any questioning, nor ANY negative comments about anything they have done, nor propose to do.
And, in this democracy, we ONLY can see the positives in every day life. We will NOT allow any negative conversations about people's rights to vote, or lack there of. We will not allow any negative comments about corporations that build shoddy or unhealthy products. Etc.
Only positive comments are allowed in this free society.
Randal C. Page,
All of the posts here and elsewhere add value to the democratic dialogue through the act of participation. Regardless of what view the poster has, he or she is participating. Without participation, there can be no democracy. Democracy is the voice of the people regardless of what the voice says or how it is said.
Thanks for your response Drew. However, freedom of speech is one of the basic foundations of this Democracy. A candidate or a citizen can stand up and express an opinion or belief without fear. When someone posts as "Anonymous", they surrender to fear and also surrender some of their own freedom.
WTF?,
Without trying to sound like a politician, I want to know what role that art community in PA wants the city to play (if any). “Art on the town” (part of the Port Angeles Downtown Association), Port Angeles Fine Art Center, Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, and other artisans have different mission statements. It could prove difficult if the city tried to force the entire art community under the same banner if the missions are too different. Instead, I want the art community to tell the city what it wants. What can the city do to help the art community? The downtown art displays are part of “Art on the town,” and since it is part of the PADA, the program’s jurisdiction is only the downtown area. If we want to expand the outside art exhibits similar to downtown, then either another organization needs to pick up the project or the “Art on the town” needs an expanded scope. I would like to see more pieces of art in town.
With regards to thematic requirements for the artwork and responsibility for selection and installation, I do not feel qualified answer. My definition of good art is if I like it personally, and I understand that elements of art such as proper placement and installation can change from artwork to artwork. If any expansion is endorsed by the city then there should be some form of cooperation with the city, art community, and the rest of the PA citizens. However, it is the art community and PA citizens that should decided if, what, and where art is expanded in town. The city is simply here to facilitate the desires of PA citizens. If there is a desire for city funded art progress, then it should be properly prioritized with the rest of the city expenditures and properly budgeted.
WTF, Thanks for the question. I am generally against using public money for the arts. Especially in times like these. The only part a city like P.A. should play is to make the laws and local restrictions on building flexible enough to make arts oriented buildings easy to develop. Any arts community should be self sustaining and profitable to landlords as well as the artists and crafts people.
I am familiar with Poor Richards Alamanc. It was concieved and published under a repressive regime before the right of free speech was won in the American Revolution. As we speak, Libyans are fighting and dying to win the same rights we enjoy here. I just believe we should honor the rights we have.
Thank you.
Well, Drew, thank you for engaging the community on this blog. That's pretty rare.
So here's my concern... enrollment in schools is declining, the students that remain can't wait to leave town. Nothing new there, but it seems to me this is getting worse lately, causing a downward spiral that's robbing PA of talent. I'm concerned this is sapping local talent, helping our malaise and will really bite PA in the butt in the future.
My question(s) to you: is this actually a concern? Is there anything the city council can, or should, do to stop it? And what do you think the council should do to draw in new talent to our workforce?
My other concern is there's talk about a live action remake of Akira set in New York with an all Caucasian cast. My question is WTF??
P.A.Nerd,
Regarding students, I am more concerned with our dropout and graduation rates. The 2009 on-time graduation rate for WA was 73.5%, and the dropout rate was 5.1% (http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/summary.aspx?year=2009-10). For Port Angeles it was an on-time graduation rate of 56.5% and a dropout rate of 8.7% (http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/summary.aspx?groupLevel=District&schoolId=31&reportLevel=District&orgLinkId=31&yrs=&year=2009-10). Not only do students seem to want leave PA quickly (as is common for youth) but the students want to leave before they finish their education. I ask the School Board what the City can do to help encourage students to stay in school until they are finished. That is one of the focuses of the School Board, and they are more qualified than I am to decide the best way to do it.
Before the City focuses on bringing new talent into PA, we need to focus on retention of the ones we have. There needs to be a viable job market for who we have now. I have read the reports stating that PA is a difficult location to have any industry, because of our location. Before we look too far out of the box for job creation, we should look at how the City can help the top employers in the city increase their work force such as Olympic Medical Center, Westport Shipyard, Peninsula College, Port Angeles School District, and Clallam County (http://www.cityofpa.us/PDFs/Finance/2011BudgetFinal.pdf -pg 415) which are the top 5 employers in the city. You will hear this frequently from me; it is not the City’s place to tell people this is how we are going to help you. It is the City’s place to ask, “How can we help you?” What can the city do to enable local employers to hire more workers?
Lastly, I do know about the live action remake of Akira set in New York, and I am horrified. All of the reports about it I have read (animenewsnetwork.com) have a white cast who are considerably older than the anime/manga counterparts with many of the character relationships changed for seemingly no reason. For many in the US and elsewhere in the world, Akira is one of the most influential pieces of Japanese anime created. To attempt to Americanize it treats it to a level of disrespect seemingly common in today’s market of reboots and retooling.
Drew, thanks for your reply. I'd argue that talent is more important, but it's really just the flip side of the same coin. The talent to create new businesses is worthless without an educated workforce. An education isn't worth much without the opportunity to use it.
I also appreciate that you have the wisdom to know what government can't do. I think that's a rare trait in politicians.
As for Akira, I can only hope it obtains at least the level of quality found in the American version of Godzilla. *eye roll*
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