Grrr. Originally, two “Meet the Candidates” community meetings were scheduled for Kettering Board of Education Candidates. But now it looks like the second meeting will be canceled.
Yesterday, Bill Pees, from the Kettering Kiwanis Club, informed me that all three incumbent candidates have sent him word that they will not participate in the Kiwanis sponsored “Meet the Candidates Night.” Bill said that the incumbents — George Bayless, Julie Gilmore and Frank Maus — individually called him to say they would not participate. The meeting was scheduled for next Thursday, October 29, at the Christ Methodist Church. Bill said that the Kiwanis Club will cancel the meeting rather than host a meeting where only the challengers — Jim Brown and me — appear.
I asked Bill if Kiwanis would go forward with the meeting if at least one of the incumbents agreed to participate and he did not make a firm commitment to do so, but indicated that Kiwanis most likely would go forward with the scheduled meeting — if at least one incumbent agreed to participate.
So it looks like tonight’s meeting — 7:00 PM at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at Ackerman and Stroop — will probably be the only opportunity for Kettering voters to participate in a community meeting focused on the Kettering School Board election. According to the League of Women voters — as of this morning — all five candidates seeking election to the Kettering Board of Education will participate in this evening’s community meeting.
Mike Bock
Where can we find a list of these meetings? I was informed that tonight (the 28th) was the meeting at the Lutheran Church at Stroop and Ackerman. Or were there just two separate meetings at this location?
Anyhow, this is ridiculous – more of the same.
Do you have access to campaign contribution information?