Community Members are Great Resource

Dear Editor,

I take issue with Waitsburg Mayor Gobel’s comment, in the February 25th Times, in reference to our fairgrounds, where he is quoted as saying that, “Nobody’s come forward to help us with that situation or to get involved to help.”

I know several people who both before and after that meeting, went into city hall, or called with offers of voluntary help. Two of us were at that very meeting trying very hard to volunteer.

None of us have been contacted by you in any way, shape or form. In fact, we have been ignored. Mr. Kuykendall, alone, has responded to me and was kind enough to offer some suggestions.

I work with volunteers at the Historical Society who work long and hard. I have worked with young people from the high school, gaining community service credits. The garden club has done some very fun volunteering to beautify our streets. And these are just the groups that I volunteer with. I know there are many many more.

Our community members are a tremendous resource. I have talked with people who have seen changes come and go on many fronts; people that remember the days of horse racing, people that remember when the downtown was full of activity, people who have lived through several floods and know who and what saved our city--and these were all volunteers.

So when the Mayor says that no one is volunteering, he needs to look to himself and his staff to find out why.

We are all around you. So I would ask, why are you unwilling to work with us?

Allison Bond

Waitsburg