Aw, what the heck, lets copy this to the list.
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>
To: "Jerry Mouton" <jerry@moutons.org>
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: autosuffrage: we got votes for sale here
> This sounds good to me (us), and as much as I do not like to raise the
> issue, I get the impression that the Solo2 community is a step child of
the
> Region. I absolutely would not want that construed as advancing any sort
of
> Balkanization of the Region, but the Solo program has issues that are
rarely
> discussed outside the family, most notably (and current) site evaporation,
> and I think degradation of the quality of the program due to its inherent
> accessibility and easy availability. That it is a word of mouth activity
is
> the only thing that salvages us. It is no dark secret that with even the
> slightest public attention, Solo2 attendance would totally blow out our
> ability to run a decent event and at the same time would increase public
> scrutiny of the use of public facilities, a double hit. It has always
seemed
> ironic to me that on the road race side, this phenomenon has the opposite
> effect of further diminishing the supply of workers, which gets a lot of
> Region attention. Bluntly, I do not see Solo2 issues aired in the Wheel,
> where they ought to be. If attention to this list extends outside the
> community, I would like that rectified.
>
> So, here it is:
> REGIONAL EXECUTIVE: RJ Gordy
> BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Dave Allen, Dave Herriman, Peter Nosler.
>
> Pat's note on the 12 vote margin should be heeded, and even though I
> steadfastly avoid SC meetings, when I have attended, RJ Gordy's attendance
> is noted and very much appreciated. For the Board of Directors, when money
> is on the table in politics, the Solo2 program needs to at the very least
> register in the Regions conciousness.
>
> Tony
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