One of the presumed ‘candidates’ for Lakewood has a webpage proudly displaying both a yard sign AND a request for donations, even before filing.
Not only am I NOT fundraising. I will not rely on yard signs to clutter up our city. I will rely on contact with community members.
Next week I will file to run for Lakewood City Council.
Do a search for Charles Ames on the City of Lakewood website. Now do another candidate. Any other. I have more experience in official City of Lakewood activities than all other candidates for this position *combined*. Ask every council member which candidate has worked with them more.
No candidate has more community service experience. No candidate has more leadership. No one will promise you more community engagement. And no one will promise to give more opportunities to future Lakewood representatives.
Shouldn’t your criteria for Council be ‘who has already served the City WITHOUT pay’?
I love Lakewood. I serve Lakewood. And I want to help others do that as well.
If you do this job right, you should be exhausted after 4 years. Then it is time for someone else to generate ideas and serve their city. Maybe someone reading this right now.
You don’t need a sign to see that.
One Term; Your Turn.
Facebook; ‘choose Chas‘.
(next time: what Charles will do when elected)
We need someone who ISN’T already in bed with the city council. We need drastic change, not more of the same. Pandering to luddites and the jblm crowd is holding this town back.
Hi Steve, pandering to the JBLM crowd? It was luddites like myself thats paved the way for our freedom so you could write comments. Don’t go there!
You are right on one item, we need people who are not in bed with some city council members.
Holding this town back from what Steve? Marijuana stores, maybe?
Mr. Ames:
Forgive my ignorance. Please provide Lakewood citizens with a brief resume of specific accomplishments, interests, commitment and vision for our city – right here in THE SUBURBAN TIMES. Facebook & twitter, not. Thanks.
PS: With respect to Steve ? comment, just who are you “in bed with,” pandering to, insofar as public interest may have reasonable bases for concern?
Mr. Ames, you state on your Facebook page that Mayor Anderson lives in a gated community. The implication is that’s not where a mayor should live. Please clarify.
You also state that you plan to eliminate the influence of money in politics, or dark money as you call it. Can you provide examples of dark money?
Mr Ames, who are you going against on the city council? Also, not having any of your signs cluttering up our side streets is a good start, I just hope it works for you. Then if your elected, it would be nice to do away with ALL political signs. I get enough mailers, I have to use a crowbar to get them all out of my mailbox, lol.