Vote!!!

This campaign cycle, I have put some work into Referendum 1 (vote “Yes!”) and the St. George City Council race (vote for Almquist, Pike and Shakespeare!). Thank you and congratulations to everyone who has spent time on the process! Regardless of outcomes, I think a few beneficial things have emerged from the campaigning.

Through the dialogue on Ref 1, I think the people of Utah have dug into details about education (possibly like never before). Good things come from informed dialogue. While I am confident that the record levels of education funding will continue, I also am hopeful we will have an evolved dialogue on steps we can take to further improve the system.

Regarding the St. George City Council election, it is apparent to me that the City is getting big enough to have some us/them concerns. Though some people always will peddle doom-and-gloom, everything-is-horrible, and everyone-is-corrupt campaigns, the key is to make sure that reasonable people feel wanted and needed in the decision-making process. I’ve been asking people what they think could be done to encourage people to get involved locally. Any thoughts would be welcome.