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EDITORIAL: Recapping Eagle recommendations(The Eagle Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) May 9--Saturday is Election Day. Local voters will fill four council seats and two school board positions, decide a school bond issue and consider a senior tax freeze. The races and the issues are critical to the future of the two communities and it is important for people to vote. Please don't decide that your vote doesn't matter, because it does. Some of the races may be close and a few votes for one candidate or the other could change the outcome. The Eagle Editorial Board interviewed all the candidates for about an hour before making its recommendations to voters two weeks ago. The Eagle recaps its election recommendations today. Our recommendations are but one source of information voters should consider when going to the polls. Other sources might include voter guides, candidate forums, news stories, campaign advertising and literature, and the recommendations of friends and co-workers. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. A list of polling places appears in today's Eagle. Here are The Eagle's recommendations: Bryan City Council Single Member District 3 Councilman Jason Bienski vs. Kevin Davenport -- The Eagle recommends a vote for Jason Bienski for Single Member District 3 in the Bryan City Council. Bryan school board Single Member District 2 Trustee Pat Shields vs. former Trustee P.J. Vargas -- The Eagle recommends a vote for Pat Shields for Single Member District 2 on the Bryan school board. At-large District 6 Jeff Goehl vs. Trustee David Stasny -- The Eagle recommends a vote for David Stasny for at-large District 6 on the Bryan school board. Bryan school bonds The Bryan school district hopes to pass a $37.5 bond issue to build a new Kemp Elementary School and a new Carver Early Childhood Center, purchase land for future elementary schools, purchase school buses and computer equipment, add lighting and restrooms to the new Rudder High School athletic facilities, and make repairs at Jane Long and Sam Rayburn middle schools and Bowen Elementary School. The Eagle recommends a vote of yes on the Bryan school bond package. College Station City Council Place 1 Councilman John Crompton vs. Derek Dictson -- The Eagle recommends a vote for John Crompton for Place 1 on the College Station City Council. Place 3 Councilman Ron Gay vs. former Councilman Dennis Maloney -- The Eagle recommends a vote for Dennis Maloney for Place 3 on the College Station City Council. Place 5 Councilman Chris Scotti vs. Larry Stewart --The Eagle recommends a vote for Chris Scotti for Place 5 on the College Station City Council. Senior tax freeze This initiative, put on the ballot through a citizen petition process, would freeze the city property taxes on the homes of homeowners 65 and older and some disabled homeowners. The Eagle recommends a vote against the proposed senior tax freeze. Comments comment772643Title: Comment: Your Name: (optional -- shown on website) captcha 82025788e767455c935cbd556961172682025788e767455c935cbd5569611726 Enter text seen above: Submit Comment ------ To see more of The Eagle or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.theeagle.com/. Copyright (c) 2008, The Eagle, Bryan, Texas Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email [email protected], call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. |