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JULIE EXPOSES POLITICALLY-
MOTIVATED ETHICS CHARGES
Late Thursday I received news that an ethics charge was filed against
me by one of my opponent's supporters. I wanted you to read about this
first-hand and from me. Please call or e-mail me if you have any questions.
This ethics violation charge is frivolous, groundless,
politically motivated and conveniently timed. It
is just 2 ˝ weeks prior to the upcoming election where I am the incumbent
and am being contested by someone supported by highly visible developers
and a private sewerage company. It is a waste of taxpayer resources and
serves as another example of why we must have positive leadership for a
positive community. When you read the relationships between my opponent,
Mr. Roger Santi, and the others involved I believe you will arrive at the
same conclusions.
The complaining party, Mr. Bill Fantozzi, is heavily involved
in my opponent's campaign for the District 2 City Council Seat.
Given the negative tactics of my opponent's campaign to this point, it is
not surprising that someone engaged in his campaign would make these
unfounded and politically-motivated allegations. I am also not surprised
that my opponent's supporters may not like the fact that I have effectively
precluded unplanned, inappropriate development that brings more density,
significantly more traffic and additional students to our schools.
Mr. Fantozzi has made a significant financial contribution to
my opponent's campaign in 2006 and he has been seen placing
"Santi" signs throughout Milton.
It is not known yet what financial contributions he has made to the 2007
campaign as my opponent held his fundraiser just after the filing deadline
for campaign contributions.
Further, the complainant, Mr. Fantozzi, has previously failed
in efforts to introduce sewer into the city of Milton via Castle Pointe. In
this effort, Mr. Fantozzi was involved with Mr. Lee Duncan, a developer,
who is also aligned with my opponent. You may remember that Mr. Duncan
recently used foul language in a local paper to describe me. Both of
these individuals, Fantozzi and Duncan, were involved with Innovative Water
Solutions (IWS), a private sewer company that also contributed to my
opponent's 2006 campaign. This further illustrates the political motivation
of the complainant's misguided political efforts.
This is exactly why the ethics ordinance allows for the
dismissal of politically motivated and frivolous complaints.
Section 22, "Wrongful use of Ethics Code" is very specific and
applies to this situation. My opponent surely knows that based on
this code, the Ethics Board will most likely have to dismiss this
politically-motivated claim.
I will not allow these obvious attempts to distract me from my
duties as your City Council member. These dirty tactics by my opponent and
his supporters clearly demonstrate that...
Milton
Needs Julie...POSITIVE--ly!
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