20060831 KDDC So just what is Frederick Commissioner Lennie Thompson for?

So just what is Frederick Commissioner Lennie Thompson for?

Writing in The Tentacle, columnist Roy Meachum asks the question: What is Frederick County Commissioner John "Lennie" Thompson for? We certainly “get it” by now that he is opposed to growth and development in Frederick County. But what is he for?

Which brings to mind a combination of words that really resonated with me; John P. Snyder, also writing in The Tentacle wrote a piece on August 24^th, 2006 entitled, “Election Year Over/Unders;” in which he said: “385. The number of times Kai Hagen, this year's Ron Sundergill, will blame "the developers" as some sinister enemy of all Frederick county residents. Developers are merely the conduit between the demand and the people, fueled by government policy that regards home ownership as a good thing and families that want a nice place to live. Ditto Lennie Thompson.” (my emphasis)

Anyone familiar with my writing is aware that I have also had enough of the houses - the congestion and the erosion of our quality of life, but any conversation that personally demonizes real estate professionals and developers is a non-starter with me.

Developers only follow the laws as set forth by government and if folks don’t want the empty, non-productive farm to be developed, then don’t zone it in a manner in which it can be developed.

Or – better yet, work hard to promote the vibrant sustainability of agriculture in the county so the farm will continue to be more valuable than a development.

You cannot take someone’s property rights by plebiscite.

If you want to maintain the beautiful view from your house, then purchase the property and maintain the view yourself - for the greater benefit of the community.

We certainly have this dynamic in Carroll County and it just leaves me cold. Folks that have moved into the community and they are now against everything.

Although I have met Commissioner Thompson on several occasions, I do not know him. The several times I had a chance to speak with him, he was certainly pleasant. However, Mr. Meachum asks questions for Frederick County voters…

Mr. Meachum begins his column by saying:

“No politician in the past 20 years has more clearly established what he is against. John "Lennie" Thompson opposes growth. He considers all developers devils incarnate.

Not without exception.

Together with fellow Commissioner Jan Gardner he urges voters to elect again David Gray, although Mr. Gray is himself a developer. The former board president does not deny he subdivided and sold property to build new houses. He quibbles only over details that cannot be proved, either way, by him or his critics.”

Please find the rest of the column here: “What’s Lennie for?”

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20060831 KDDC Candidates on Frederick County Ballot

Candidates on Frederick County Ballot

This post will stay here at the top of the blog posts until the primary. The primary election is Tuesday, September 12th, 2006.

Listed here are the candidates on the local Frederick County, MD ballot according The Tentacle:

*- indicates incumbent

** - indicates General Election Candidate – No Primary

CONGRESSIONAL SIXTH DISTRICT

Roscoe G. Bartlett (R) * Frederick County

Joseph T. Krysztoforski (R) Baltimore County

Andrew Duck (D) Frederick County

Barry J. C. Kissin (D) Frederick County

Donald Leo Toker Jr. (D) Montgomery County (withdrawn)

Robert E. Kozak (Green) Frederick County **

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 3

Tim Brooks (R) Frederick

Alex X. Mooney (R) Frederick *

Hugh M. Warner (R) Frederick

Candy O. Greenway (D) Frederick

George D. Wenschhof (D) Frederick (withdrawn)

STATE SENATOR DISCTRICT 4

David R. Brinkley (R) New Market *

Paul Chamberlain (R) Taneytown

HOUSE OF DELEGATES DISTRICT 3-A

Patrick N. Hogan (R) Frederick * **

Linda Naylor (R) Frederick **

Galen Ronald Clagett (D) Frederick * **

Sue Hecht (D) Frederick **

HOUSE OF DELEGATES DISTRICT 3-B

Roy Burke II (R) Brunswick

Richard B. Weldon Jr. (R) Brunswick *

Paul Gilligan (D) Burkittsville **

HOUSE OF DELEGATES DISTRICT 4-A

Joseph R. Bartlett (R) Middletown *

Paul S. Stull (R) Walkersville *

Maggi Margaret Hays (D) Walkersville (added)

HOUSE OF DELEGATES DISTRICT 4-B

Donald B. Elliott (R) New Windsor

Bob Lubitz (R) Westminster

Timothy Schlauch (D) Westminster **

FREDERICK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Ronald L. Bird (R) Frederick

Mike Cady (R) Frederick *

Samie Conyers (R) Frederick

Micky Fyock (R) Woodsboro

David Gray (R) Walkersville

Thomas C. Henderson (R) New Market

Charles A. Jenkins (R) Frederick

Elaine McCulloh Kessinger (R) Frederick

John R. Lovell Jr. (R) Jefferson *

Edward Lulie (R) Jefferson

Stan Mazaleski (R) Emmitsburg

Joan McIntyre (R) Frederick

Billy Shreve (R) Frederick

John L. Lennie Thompson Jr. (R) Walkersville *

Richard M. Floyd (D) Jefferson **

Jan H. Gardner (D) Frederick * **

Kai John Hagen (D) Thurmont **

Ron Wolf (D) Frederick **

Diane Dougherty Zimmerman (D) Frederick ** (withdrawn)

FREDERICK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY

Dino E. Flores Jr. (R) Frederick

Charlie Smith (R) Middletown

William Bill Poffenbarger (D) Frederick **

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Sandra K. Dalton (R) Walkersville**

Richard O. Gibbs (D) Frederick**

REGISTER OF WILLS

Virginia P. Fifer (R) Frederick*

Patricia A. La Grange (R) Frederick

Irene Hawkins Weddle (R) Walkersville

Sarah E. Finefrock (D) Frederick (added)

JUDGE OF THE ORPHANS COURT

James S. Grimes (R) Frederick

Tim May (R) Frederick*

Adrian McC. Remsburg (R) Middletown

John M. Tregoning (R) Frederick *

Fern I. Hines (D) Union Bridge **

John H. Norman (D) Monrovia **

FREDERICK COUNTY SHERIFF

Harold L. Domer Jr. (R) Thurmont

William G. Folden (R) Jefferson

Chuck Jenkins (R) Thurmont

Thomas Johann (R) Woodsboro

Tony Lawson (D) Jefferson

Charles I. Tobery Jr. (D) Emmitsburg

DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE (Female)

Anne L. Dudley – Frederick

Barbara Adele Fine – Middletown

Diana L. Fink – Ijamsville

Maggi Margaret Hays – Walkersville

Janine Mahraun – Frederick

Florence D. Schell – Walkersville

DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE (Male)

Sushil K. Bhattacharjee – Frederick *

Russ Currey – Middletown *

Jim Hall – Frederick

Ted Jensen – Frederick (withdrawn)

Bob Kresslein – Middletown *

Adam Schultz – Thurmont

Stephen G. Slater – Jefferson

Tony Soltero – New Market

REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE

Bill Ashton – Frederick *

Robert A. Bree Rettig – Ijamsville

Mechelle Brooks – Frederick

Tim Brooks – Frederick *

Senitta Renee Conyers – Frederick

Dino E. Flores Jr. – Frederick

Phillip Greene – Frederick *

Michael Hough – Frederick

Blaine Mossburg – Frederick

Eric T. Myers – Middletown

Katherine Nash – Frederick

Jacqui Nigh – New Market

Carol Lee Powell – Frederick

Mary C. Rolle – Frederick

George Elias Salibi – Frederick

Kelly M. Schultz – New Market

Bryan Smith – Frederick

FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION (Non-Partisan)

Daryl Boffman – Frederick *

Bonnie Smith Borsa – Frederick *

Fern Brittain Jr. – Frederick

Barrie S. Ciliberti – Frederick

Whitney McDyer Duck – Brunswick

Angie L. Fish – New Market

Lanie Lile – Frederick

Leslie Ann Mansfield – Frederick

Mike Schaden – Frederick *

Jean Smith – Mount Airy *

Jonathan Switzer – Frederick

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