When I first began promoting Phil Cranmer’s candidacy, I must admit that my support was more anti-Mohrig than pro-Cranmer.  However, through Cranmer’s statements, his debate performance, his social media posts, and some conversations (I’ve had) with him, I have come to know, respect, and admire Phil.  He is an impressive person.  Phil is genuinely smart, kind, committed, and humble.  He is a dedicated family man and community servant.  He is married with two young daughters.  He is President of his HOA and has served for 8 years as Mohrig’s appointee to Milton’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.  I can only assume Mohrig must see the same qualities in Phil (his appointee) that I see.  Phil is an accomplished corporate executive that will bring much needed business acumen and experience to city council. 

Phil will tell you that initially he was a reluctant candidate.  However, he became increasingly alarmed by dishonesty and dysfunction in Milton’s City government.  He felt unease with rising and senseless partisanship and division.  He sensed a growing distance between citizens and local government.  Phil was dismayed by a city council that was ignoring strategic priorities to instead address petty and personal issues.  He saw a city bogged down in a long-running ethics scandal and threatened by the rising influence of Special Interests.  Phil was especially troubled by many and serious problems in Milton’s municipal elections initiative.  The last straw for Phil (and also Doug Hene) was city council’s adamant rejection of a third polling location in District 3, which Mohrig represents and where Phil lives.  To make matters worse, two weeks after the vote, a small hyper-partisan mob appeared (as they often do) before city council to gratuitously gloat and to blast council members that voted for a third polling location.  It was at this time that average citizens began paying attention and rebelled at the ugly political situation in Milton.  At this point, Phil (and Doug Hene) felt a civic duty to run.  Thanks to both Phil and Doug!

So it is with great pleasure that I heartily endorse Phil Cranmer for the District 3 City Council seat.  He is the right person at the right time.  Following is my one-page summation of Phil’s positions on issues facing Milton.  It is my Phil Will list.  (I did not collaborate with Phil on this endorsement or my list).  I am including a pdf file of my Phil Will campaign flyer (at the bottom of this email/post) in hopes that my readers will forward it to friends and neighbors.  Milton needs Phil Cranmer.

Advocating For Clean, Competent, Courageous, and Citizen-centric Government,

Tim

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