This email was sent to me:
RE: The Campaign for Shirley Darrell, Oklahoma County Commissioner District 1
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Tuesday, July 27, 2010, is an important day for our state and county. We will be electing candidates of choice to represent our needs for the next 4 years. Over the past couple of weeks we've watched and listened to political television ads and robo telephone calls.
Yesterday evening, Wednesday-July 21, 2010, I received an extreme and disturbing robo phone call from Sheriff Whetsel and Jim Roth. This call was blasphemy against my friend, Shirley Darrell. The call was placed on behalf of Willa Johnson, attempting to convince us that Shirley is dishonest and unfit for office. Enough of lies and mudslinging ---- here are the facts.
1. We are educated, intelligent, professionals, and I believe we can see through the same ole "low-down-dirty" games.
2. Shirley has not and will not stoop to such tactics. She is on point with the issues that affect all of us.
3. Monday evening, July 19, 2010, Joan White and I attended a political forum sponsored by the Fairview Baptist Church. Shirley addressed the audience and set forth her agenda.
4. Shirley proposed to freeze all property taxes for 5 years allowing property values to catch-up with the over-priced ad valorem taxes, we continue to pay. A novel idea that everyone applauded. (Approximately 125)
5. Willa Johnson, on the other hand, professed that she thought property taxes should be increased! Yes, you read this correctly, that's exactly what she said!
6. Shirley is against the $600,000.00 OR Bond program. Her belief is if people get arrested they know how to get out of jail and do not need to use our precious tax dollars to fund another county office, to get them out.
Shirley is highly educated. She has a Bachelors degree from Hampton University and a Masters [MBA] from Oklahoma City University. Previously she held the Oklahoma County District 1 seat for 16 years. During that time she constructed 16 bridges and paved hundreds of miles of 4-lane highways and inner city streets. Now, that hasn't happened since she left.
I moved back to Oklahoma City in 1998. Shortly after I moved to the Belle Isle addition our city was hit by a terrible ice storm. Shirley immediately sent her road crews to assist with de icing the streets so we could motivate in and out. In December 2009 we were once again hit by another ice and snow storm. We did not see one District 1 road crew in our neighborhood, not one. Instead we paid, from our pockets, to hire professionals to clean the streets in front of our homes, for safety sake.
I don't know about you but I would love to see a portion of my tax dollars appropriated to our neighborhood streets and gutters instead of funding "get out of jail free" programs or continued salary increases for the elected county officials. Presently, each time our taxes increase County officers receive a pay raise. They are paid $115,000/yr. base, $7,200/yr. car allowance and $1,800/yr. cell phone. This frivolous spending must stop!
Therefore, I'm asking that you vote for honesty and experience. Vote Shirley Darrell our District 1 County Commissioner. If you agree with me, please forward this to your District 1 friends and family.
Sincerely,
Eva Jo Sparks
2308 NW 57th Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73112
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