by Mark Adams, Stevensville
As treasurer for Bob Michalson’s mayoral campaign, I have heard some really bizarre comments about Mr. Michalson’s administration. I would like to set the record straight on a couple of those comments.
The first one was brought to me by a person who said, ”Did you know that the City of Stevensville is using general fund money for the water/sewer department?” I said, “Really, how do you know that?” “It was on social media.” Social media has a reputation for being less than reliable. At the grocery stores years ago there were racks of what Dad called rag papers next to the checkout counters. These were newsprint magazines with headlines like “Space Aliens Invade South America.” Not really the most trusted news sources.
The other comment was by a different person who said, “The City of Stevensville is using general fund money for the airport.” When I asked, “How do you know this?” the reply was “so and so told me and they got it from their good buddy who wouldn’t lie about something like THAT.”
When I asked this person if they went to City Hall to verify the information they replied in their righteous indignation, “I don’t have time for that.” So this person doesn’t have time to spend at City Hall but they do have time to spread rumors and innuendoes.