Recommendation lacks information

To The Eagle:

I was surprised but also pleased to find out that Dick Swart was prepared to re-enter town governance. The news cam in separate letters to both my wife and myself. I was, at the time, perplexed by the recommendation for a write-in candidate to oppose Steve McNicholas; the letter providing no information or justification.

I don't know anything about Dale Jacobson except that he may have been associated with some controversy over propane purchases. Mr. Jacobson might be a fine candidate for all I know. What surprised me though was that there would be an opposition to Steve McNicholas. Steve is a good man. Anyone who has attended the town council meetings regularly knows that Steve is a well intentioned individual who holds few prejudices and certainly is neither an ideologue or polarizing individual. He reaches across the entire council to try to accommodate as many of their concerns as possible. I cannot imagine why there is a sudden surge of opposition to Steve McNicholas and how support for Dick Swart became entangled with it.

James Reed

Cathlamet