Letter to the Editor

Leanna Whitney will bring positive change to WECRD

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Dear editor:

This year the voters of the WECRD have a choice of candidates to chose from for director for the first time since the inception of the WECRD.

The past board has had over eight years to come up with a viable workable plan for a recreation facility and still has no business plan or operating budget. They are relying on outside interests to develop their business plan and operating budget.

It is time to get some new blood in this organization and move forward.

Leanna Whitney was the chairperson of the Blue Ribbon Committee that originally set up the WECRD. She has experience in leadership and the fiscal responsibility to make sure that a viable plan for the WECRD activities are worthy of the taxpayers' trust and tax dollars.

Leanna Whitney sees the need to partner with other organizations in the county. The current board of directors has been primarily unwilling to do so.

A vote for Leanna Whitney will bring a responsible, positive change to the board of directors that will result in several long-lasting affordable recreational opportunities for the citizens of the WECRD.

Douglas B. Mayne