{"id":2116,"date":"2011-04-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/04\/listening-and-asking-questions-to-make-sure-i-understand-tim-carroll.html"},"modified":"2011-04-27T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-27T12:00:00","slug":"listening-and-asking-questions-to-make-sure-i-understand-tim-carroll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/04\/listening-and-asking-questions-to-make-sure-i-understand-tim-carroll.html","title":{"rendered":"Listening and asking questions to make sure I understand &mdash;Tim Carroll"},"content":{"rendered":"This came in as a comment Tuesday evening on\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/04\/walk-out-into-the-audience-leigh-touchton.html\">Walk out into the audience<\/a>.\n-jsq\n<blockquote>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/govt\/local.php#TimCarroll\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/php\/include\/govt\/tim.carroll.jpg\"><\/a>\nOver the past four years, I have had a significant number of citizens\ncontact me. Some with complaints, some with questions and yes&#8230;even some\nwith compliments. I have never refused to meet with anyone. Some want\nto know what my position is on an issue. As a rule, especially on items\nthat may come before council for a vote &#8211; I do not state a position. I\nchoose to wait for the public hearing at which time all final arguements\nboth for and against an item are stated and on the record.\n<p>\nMrs. Noll contacted me directly this past week and we met and discussed\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<!--more-->\n<blockquote>\nthe biomass issue. I have had others both in favor and against it contact\nme over the past year as well. In all, I have always tried to treat\neach one with respect.\nListening and asking questions to make sure I understand\ntheir issues or position.\n<p>\nMrs. Touchton, while I am sure you and I have a number of topics where\nwe will agree, on this one you and I simply disagree. Until this item is\nbrought forth on a city council agenda for action- I choose to reserve\nmy vote until that time.\n<p>\nLet me add, I have cast around 800+ votes over the past 4 years. Some\nhave made half the folks happy and the other half mad. There is no\ngetting around it. So please do not assume that my decision to remain\nneutral means I am not willing or capable of casting a vote.\n<p>\nRespectfully,\n<br>\nTim Carroll\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This came in as a comment Tuesday evening on Walk out into the audience. -jsq Over the past four years, I have had a significant number of citizens contact me. Some with complaints, some with questions and yes&#8230;even some with compliments. I have never refused to meet with anyone. 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