I hope that the voters truly engage the process as if the future of Lancaster is dependent on their decision.
Either there have been some creative "Fake News" narratives disseminated, or the Democrat Party is in even more disarray than it was in 2019. These are the rumors I have heard:
(1) I understand that Mr. Bruso was asked and has subsequently refused the endorsement.
(2) I further understand that Deputy Supervisor McCracken was interested, and perhaps approached the Conservative Party County Chair, and was summarily rebuffed.
(3) Most recently, I have heard that a Pleasantview neighbor of Ron Ruffino has been solicited, and is the presumptive candidate that will be endorsed.
If three (3) above is true, it would appear to be an interesting reassertion of the "Friends and Family" template that Ruffino has already applied to his administration. The name I heard does not attach itself to an individual who, his residence venue notwithstanding, has weighed-in on the new Stutzman development or the water pressure issue, nor has been high-profile on other issues confronting the town.
Therefore, besides an assumed, obvious personal loyalty to Ruffino, and the attendant supportive Democrat majority, what would this individual bring to the public policy table?
But who knows?
The Democrats can be both cleaver and stupid.
Mazur was a smart move, but a party that can throw a competent incumbent such as Terranova under a bus, is also capable of doing the bizarre.
We will see the same old names, Delcarlo, Caparasso, and Maciejewski and their stealth campaigns impact the Conservative and perhaps the Independence Lines?
Is Scott Pease going to make an appearance?
Absolutely Lee.
The voters need to understand that this town council seat will decide the majority and the future direction that the town takes.
More development and rezones?
More patronage and "slight-of-hands" disingenuous "conservative" fiscal management?
One only needs to look at the embryonic Ruffino administration's existing record, to recognize the foreseeable consequences of handing a majority to Ruffino and his Democrat handlers and bosses.
Support for more demands for more stipends, presented in such a way as to weaponize itemized expectations against the taxpayers.
More admonishments to citizens who dare to bring concerns to a public forum?
More allegations that legitimate oversight is the equivalent of obstructionist bullying?
More public tutorials by the Highway Superintendent on Council Session procedures?