Pat White

Some of you may not dig back into "Comments" on various posts (it is amazing how long comments can run on posts). In case you missed it, I thought I would post Pat White's response to the "East Side Alderman Spot"

"Hey folks, I just wanted to put to rest any questions you may have for why I decided not to file for a second term. I see there has been a lot of speculation and I can tell you that there are some very personal reasons why I did not file that I would ask you to respect as being private. There are some others as well that I do not mind sharing. My husband retired last year in August. The two of us have many things we want to do including helping with activities around this community. We also plan to take part in several Cobra Car Club events that will often take us out of town.

I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to learn more about the issues with this city and to have had a chance to meet many new people here at the lake. It was disappointing to me that no one else filed to represent the East Side. I would encourage anyone here at the lake to seriously consider filling this position as it really does help one to understand the complexities and challenges that our board deals with on a continual basis.

Before I close this out I would tell you that your current board are fine people…all of them. They put in a lot of hours out of their personal lives to serve this city in the best way they feel they can. I remember just after I was elected Mayor York said to me, “the campaigning was easy, now the hard work begins”. He was right about that. It is not easy and you can never please everyone with your decisions. All you can do is your best and with that will come the critics. That is the job.

Please feel free to call me if you have any questions that were not addressed here.

Pat White"