Has anybody heard anything about a debate in Leominster for the contested city council races?

I would love to see a debate between the At-Large hopefuls including Melissa Maguire and I’d be interested in seeing a debate between Kryssi Benson and Wayne Nickel.

I haven’t heard much about Kryssi Benson recently and haven’t read much about her in the paper. I’m rather surprised about that. I would think she would be out there trying to make a name for herself. She has a tough race ahead of her. Wayne Nickel has a lot of support in Leominster (not from me mind you…)

Let’s see some good old-fashioned mud slinging. Did you inhale Kryssi?

Recently Mayor Dean Mazzarella wrote a letter to the Circus Council stating that going forward if they wanted to contact a department head they needed to either contact his assistant or they needed to go through an online system through the Leominster city website.

Some councilors are outraged with this new policy. I agree with the Mayor. Please keep in mind that I usually agree with the Mayor but with good reason. He’s a smart guy!

The department heads don’t work for the Circus Council do they?

Who does the Circus Council work for? Us…the citizens of leominster.

If Rick Marchand has a problem with his trash not being picked up or maybe his barrels got knocked over by the trash guy and they ended up down the street he is well within his right to call the Health Department to complain.

If Claire Freda’s car was hit by a plow she would be well within her rights to call the head of the DPW to complain about that.

They have the same rights as any other citizen. When it comes to issues involving city business, they need to go through the proper channels. Contact the Mayor and he will contact the appropriate department head. It’s very simple.

Quit bitching already!!!

In an effort to keep the people of Leominster up to date on the candidates for city council, I will be compiling a list of the candidates websites so you can view them and gain more of an insight into their views on the important issues and you can just learn more about them in general.

Kryssi Benson – Ward 2 hopeful running against incumbent Wanyne Nickel

Kryssi Benson’s MySpace Page

Kryssi Benson’s Blog

The Flamingo Project

Melissa Maguire – At Large Hopeful running against incumbents Virginia Tocci, James Lanciani, Dennis Rosa, and John Dombrowski

Melissa Maguire’s Website

If you know the address of any of the other candidates websites please post a comment so I can keep the list updated. My guess is that since most ward councilors are running unopposed they aren’t going to spend much time on their campaign.