Comments on: Candidates For Manassas City Council

By: Greg L

Greg L — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:02:20 +0000

Good to hear from you, Phil. Above all, join the Manassas committee and help in the fight!

Your passion for history will definitely help in your quest to get the museum job, although it’s not clear whether under the developing budget there will be funding for the position. In the meantime, pitch in there when you can, and it’ll help when they can hire someone.

I enjoyed seeing you at the council hearing, and hope to run into you again soon.

By: Phil Kiver

Phil Kiver — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:51:32 +0000

Thank you for the support, this is Phil Kiver typing by the way. I really want to have the job of director at the museum. Also get the illegal immigrants that gather every day in Georgetown south waiting for a job the hell out of our community and country. They are commiting a crime every day just by there presence as illegals. If they were legal they would be washing dishes somewhere at a resturant. Or curing cancer for that matter

By: Batson D. Belfrey

Batson D. Belfrey — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 14:34:16 +0000

I was very surprised at how liberal Cheryl Bass seems to be, based on her answers to questions.

By: SL Higginbottom

SL Higginbottom — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:31:44 +0000

Jackson has not spoken on behalf of anyone.

By: Had To Say

Had To Say — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 06:31:48 +0000

Could someone please explain why it would be okay to have two appointments to an elected office? Thats what will happen if Sheryl Bass is appointed. I think Sheryl would do well on the council, but I think that since the voters elected her to the school board, she should stay there.
It’s not right to create a new problem to solve an existing one.

These are elected offices and they should stay that way.

By: Greg L

Greg L — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:34:38 +0000

I was at the meeting, and Jackson Miller did not speak on behalf of Deirdre. I believe he does not intend to speak on anyone’s behalf. Jason, you’re getting really bad information.

By: observer

observer — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:00:41 +0000

Based on this assessment, GO PHIL KIVER!!!

By: Batson D. Belfrey

Batson D. Belfrey — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:59:43 +0000

“Interestingly Jackson Miller has backed out from speaking on Maureen Wood’s behalf and will be speaking on behalf of Dierdre.”

I hope that this is an inaccurate statement. While I am sure that Dierdre is a nice person, she is not a Republican. Delegate Miller shouldn’t be speaking in favor of any candidate who is not a member of the Manassas GOP.

By: Jason C.

Jason C. — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 22:02:05 +0000

Interestingly Jackson Miller has backed out from speaking on Maureen Wood’s behalf and will be speaking on behalf of Dierdre. If that doesn’t say something important about her replacing him then I don’t know what does. Maureen sounds like a positive person in our community but not the best canditate. I agree with the earlier statment that it needs to be someone with experience and it is still true that Sheryl is the only one who has won and served our city as an elected official.

By: WSGFN

WSGFN — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:55:27 +0000

Greg L.

We definitely need some diversity on the council…I know some of the candidates either through business or just living in Manassas…but none of them personally. I would like someone who is frugal with MY money, a little liberal on social issues, but hard on those who do not like to live by the law. Sounds like Maureen to me!

By: Maureen Wood

Maureen Wood — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:51:14 +0000

Greg,

I appreciate your endorsement very much. I have worked hard for the citizens of Manassas through my volunteer work and interactions with City Officials. I hope to carry forward that service as their representitive on the City Council.

By: a nonny mouse

a nonny mouse — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:41:57 +0000

By the way, I’ve spoken to Maureen Wood also and I’d vote for her.

By: a nonny mouse

a nonny mouse — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:58:41 +0000

Putting one’s head in the oven no longer works since they switched from “town gas” to “natural gas”. “Town gas” has carbon monoxide which is missing from “natural gas”.

By: Greg L

Greg L — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:33:06 +0000

I’ve spoken a lot with Maureen, and I would strongly disagree with your assessment. She is principled, has an excellent grasp of the issues, and is almost always at every council meeting in order to keep informed about what’s going on.

She narrowly lost to Marc Aveni in the last municipal election and defeated an incumbent councilmember in the primary in order to make it to the general election. I haven’t seen any of the other candidates have the courage or the drive to run for this office before.

If anyone has got a specific beef with one of her positions, it would make a lot more sense to say what that is rather than simply smear her as an idiot. The reasoned approach you seem to call for somehow got lost in that confusing rant.

By: ManassasRepublican

ManassasRepublican — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:17:34 +0000

First off, Maureen Wood is an idiot, have you ever spoken to her? If thats the consevative republican your looking for, then please put your head in the oven. Replacing Jackson Miller with a robot is not who the City Council is looking to accept but someone, most likely a woman, who is THE MOST QUALIFIED. A republican is a republican whether more left or right and people who need to make the serious distincition between the two should be embarrased and make me embarrased to be a republican.

By: Gurduloo

Gurduloo — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:36:49 +0000

I would be very surprised to see Maureen Wood appointed. After all, the voters already rejected her for this exact position.

By: Batson D. Belfrey

Batson D. Belfrey — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:26:48 +0000

Jackson Miller was elected as a conservative Republican. His replacement should be a conservative republican. While the council may see fit to appoint a moderate, if they appoint anyone other than a bona fide Republican, there should be hell to pay.

By: Big Dog

Big Dog — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:50:43 +0000

Looks like a first rate field of candidates. The council has
a real job ahead of them to select the best of these
eleven folks.

Question: What role, if any, should party history have in
the process? (Think Charlie Sturms ran for mayor in
2004 as a Democrat and Maureen Wood ran as a
Republican for the council in 2006. Sheryl Bass serves
on the non-partisan Manassas School Board, but
is active in the local GOP. Also, Sheryl is the
only candidate that has won elective office in the city.)