Letter to to the Editor from Jesse Nehez 10-22-19

Last month I was supposed to debate my opponent. Nordonia Hills News had set up a mayoral candidate debate. They established the date, place and time but it never happened – because my opponent backed out. Instead he decided to put out campaign literature that was less than honest.

His brochure says I’ve given myself another pay raise – which implies I’ve had multiple raises during my time as mayor.

  • Fact – the last pay raise for the Mayor of Northfield Village was 12 years ago.
  • Fact – I’ve never had a single pay raise during my time as mayor.
  • Fact – As Mayor, I don’t have the power to raise my pay.
  • Fact – in the three terms before I became Mayor there was a pay raise every term.
  • Fact – remember I got rid of the Mayor’s car and all its expenses and mobile phone reimbursement too!

His brochure says we have out of control spending.

  • Fact – we pay the bills and still have a good size carryover, so how can we be out of control?
  • Fact – the carryover is used mainly for the expenses of the first quarter of the next fiscal year. We use it to pay bills until the tax revenue comes in after April 15th.
  • Fact – the carryover is also an emergency fund. We were able to respond to the damage from the microburst quickly because we had the money in the bank for the repairs!
  • Fact – When I first took office, I inherited many millions of dollars of long-term debt from the previous administration. A good part of our yearly revenue goes to paying down these debts. I want the Village free from debt as soon as possible. That’s being fiscally responsible – not out of control!

You can see where I’m going with this. Some people will do or say or promise anything to get elected. That’s easy. But showing up for a debate – now that’s difficult. You must be prepared to answer any question TRUTHFULLY and you need to know the workings of the Village inside and out! I was totally prepared for the debate – my opponent was missing!

Thank you for your time,

Jesse Nehez

Paid for by the Nehez for Mayor Committee, Regina Taussig, Treasurer

See his previous letter here.

 

Julie D'Aloiso
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Owner of SpiderCat Marketing, Station Manager at NEO Community Radio, and content manager for NordoniaHills.News

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