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Sunnyside Needs A Conversation On Both Problems And Solutions
Sunnyside needs to have a meaningful conversation about both problems and solutions. By Sunnyside, I mean everyone in the community. By community, I mean Sunnyside, Outlook, Mabton, and other nearby...
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Council Members: Only Pre-Approved Discussions Are Honest
Paul Garcia and Theresa Hancock seek to put a gag on discussions with Council Members at Subcommittee Meetings. At Monday night’s meeting of the Sunnyside City Council, a question came up about...
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Beehive Ball At City Hall
Image via Wikipedia This week the Sunnyside City Manager tried to float an organization chart at the City Council workshop, but did not get very far with it. There were problems with the chart that...
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We Can Afford Police the City Needs
By placing safety first, we can afford the police protection that all of us need in Sunnyside. We need to cut waste at city hall. Unfortunately, some of the positions I discussed were left out of the...
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The News Tribune Reports on Historic Police Endorsement in Sunnyside
Sunnyside police back Jason Raines for council Read the full article at The News Tribune
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Public Criticism of City Officials
Editorial submitted to, and printed by, the Daily Sun News on March 23, 2012: At a recent council meeting, a motion was made to bind city council members to an unconstitutional code of conduct. While...
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Comments on Proposed 2013 City Budget
The Sunnyside City Council continues to work on its budget for next year. I made these comments during the budget meeting held on Thursday night. Work continues and a final budget has not yet been...
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Making Sausage, Sunnyside Council Style
Thursday night the Sunnyside City Council finally passed a budget for 2013. Sure, I had joked with some city staff about taking a vote just before the ball drops on New Years’ Eve, but we beat that...
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Comments on Payroll/HR Proposals For Sunnyside
The Daily Sun News ran an article entitled “Raines urges city staff to ‘do your job’.” This article is a summary of the action item on council’s agenda at our Monday meeting, and was printed in the...
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Clearly Unclear Confluence of Events at Council
This past Monday night a confusing situation developed regarding the Sunnyside Municipal Code and changes being made to it. The confusion began just after the Pledge of Allegiance when the Mayor and...
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