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City Council report card

Scoop is starting on a mid-term report on council members.

We'll sit down with all of them in the next few days to talk about what they've accomplished so far, and what their plans are.

Things we'll be asking council members:
-- Did you live up to your campaign promises?
-- What did you not get done that you wanted to do?
-- What’s the most important thing to do for the rest of the term?
-- Will you be running again?

What are you, the voters, thinking about their performance thus far? What have they done that impressed you? What ticked you off? What do they need to put on their to-do lists?

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Mayor Yvonne Johnson says,
-- Did you live up to your campaign promises?
" Hold on. Can anybody remember what my campaign promises were? "
-- What did you not get done that you wanted to do? " Hold on. Can anybody remember what I wanted do? "
-- What’s the most important thing to do for the rest of the term? " Keeping Mike, Trudy and Mary and Robbie, T. Diane and Mary Finken from hurting each other. "
-- Will you be running again? " No! Hell No!!"

Trudy Wade says,
-- Did you live up to your campaign promises? " I got rid of Sandy, didn't I! "
-- What did you not get done that you wanted to do? " Get rid of Mitch!! "
-- What’s the most important thing to do for the rest of the term? " Get rid of Mitch!!! "
-- Will you be running again? " Does High Point Rd. have hookers and drugs? "

Robbie Perkins says,
-- Did you live up to your campaign promises? "Hell no! Are you kidding? This is politics, not the Duke Univ. honor code."
-- What did you not get done that you wanted to do? "Being Mayor! Yvonne and Sandra wouldn't resign.
-- What’s the most important thing to do for the rest of the term?" Run for Mayor!!!!!!!"
-- Will you be running again? ( Smirk and head tilt toward Mitch ) "Obviously you did not pay enough attention to what I just said.

Mike Barber says,
-- Did you live up to your campaign promises?
" Transparency, no! Pool, yes!!"
-- What did you not get done that you wanted to do? " Get rid of Mitch!!!"
-- What’s the most important thing to do for the rest of the term? " Get rid of Mitch!!!! "
-- Will you be running again? " Yes! I could not in good conscience leave this council without legal representation."

T.Dianne Bellamy Small says,
-- Did you live up to your campaign promises? " Of course! Just ask Skip, Earl And Joe."
-- What did you not get done that you wanted to do? " Give Mike Barber a wedgie."
-- What’s the most important thing to do for the rest of the term? " Appoint one of our special citizens to a board or commission in every remaining meeting."
-- Will you be running again? " Oh yeah!! Robbie's next, then me, then little Zacky and then Goldie if she wants it."

Sandra Anderson- Groat says,
-- Did you live up to your campaign promises?
" What promises? "
-- What did you not get done that you wanted to do? " Decide on a hair color. "
-- What’s the most important thing to do for the rest of the term? ' Push the right button when I vote. "
-- Will you be running again? " Might as well."

Goldie Finken Wells says,
-- Did you live up to your campaign promises?
" Who knows! We may all be dead tomorrow."
-- What did you not get done that you wanted to do? "Who knows! We may all be dead tomorrow."
-- What’s the most important thing to do for the rest of the term? " Who knows! We may all be dead tomorrow."
-- Will you be running again? " Who knows! We may all be dead tomorrow."

Zack Matheny says,
-- Did you live up to your campaign promises?
" Ah hem. You'll have to talk to my handlers."
-- What did you not get done that you wanted to do? " Ah hem. You'll really have to talk to my handlers."
-- What’s the most important thing to do for the rest of the term? " Ah hem. You'll really really have to talk to my handlers.
-- Will you be running again? " Ah hem. Certainly! Robbie's the next Mayor , either two or three terms, then Diane, then me. So yeah, I've got three or four more terms on council. That is unless Tom Phillips gets back in the loop.

Mary Rakestraw says,
-- Did you live up to your campaign promises? "No! I didn't get rid of Mitch!"
-- What did you not get done that you wanted to do? " I didn't get rid of Mitch!!
-- What’s the most important thing to do for the rest of the term? " To get rid of Mitch!!! "
-- Will you be running again? " Absolutely!!!! I will continue to run until I get rid of MITCH!!!!!

Ben Holder said:

Amanda,

How can anyone at the N&R feel like they have the ability or the power to "Grade" anyone?

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