Yesterday afternoon, I took what will be the first step in winning the battle to save Roberts Stadium- I voted. From 8 am to 4 pm you can cast your ballot as well at room 214 (farthest office south on the 2nd floor) at the Evansville Civic Center. You can also cast your ballot at the following locations...
Civic Center Election Office - Room 214
Monday-Friday
8a.m.-4p.m.
Oct. 10 - Nov. 7
Civic Center Election Office - Room 214
Saturday
8a.m.-4p.m.
Oct. 29 & Nov. 5
Central Library
Monday-Thursday
10a.m.-7p.m.
Oct. 17 - Nov. 4
McCullough Library
Monday-Thursday
10a.m.-7p.m.
Oct. 17 - Nov. 4
Oaklyn Library
Monday-Thursday
10a.m.-7p.m.
Oct. 17 - Nov. 4
North Park Library
Monday-Thursday
10a.m.-7p.m.
Oct. 17 - Nov. 4
Red Bank Library
Monday-Thursday
10a.m.-7p.m.
Oct. 17 - Nov. 4
The Salvation Army
Saturday
8a.m.-4p.m.
Oct. 29 & Nov. 5
Northeast Park Baptist Church
Saturday
8a.m.-4p.m.
Oct. 29 & Nov. 5
If you plan on voting on election day make sure you don't forget to go to the polls on November 8th. But if you want to go ahead and get it out of the way (which made more sense to me), please make sure you stop by one of the above locations before Nov 4th or 5th.
So why is it important to vote this year and who should you vote for?
I'm sure most residents will not go to the polls because they don't think one vote matters, they don't want to mess with the weather, or they just don't care. Make sure you are not one of these residents as these are the people who are killing our city.
Last spring, turnout for the primary was dismal. I can't remember the exact percentage of registered voters who turned out, but it wasn't even close to being acceptable. As a result, we lost some good candidates who pledged to fight for Roberts Stadium. If we don't get our Save Roberts Stadium supporters out for the general election, we are going to be fighting an uphill battle the rest of the way. We can't afford to have Roberts Stadium supporters sitting on the sidelines during the election.
For this reason, I cast my ballot yesterday afternoon at the Civic Center...
Although most residents don't want to discuss their ballot (nothing wrong with that), I will gladly tell you some of the candidates I voted for because it is important to understand who we need to put in office to keep our legendary facility going strong.
This year, you have many different offices to vote for. You will have..
1. Mayor
2. City Clerk
3. City Council for the Ward you live in (mine is 6th Ward)
4. City Council At-Large ( you get to choose 3 candidates out of 6 that are left)
My ballot was cast for Rick Davis, JD Strouth, Al Lindsey, Dr. Dan Adams, and then 2 other candidates who I won't reveal unless they take the pledge to save Roberts Stadium.
Please note: the first week of November, which is the final week before the election, I will be producing a post each day for all of the candidates who have pledged to save Roberts Stadium (right now we have 5). I'm doing this the week before so that it is fresh in your mind. For today, I will give a brief explanation of who Save Roberts Stadium is endorsing and why. I will give further details in 2 weeks.
Mayor
If we are going to save Roberts Stadium, electing Rick Davis IS A MUST. Rick Davis has supported this blog and this movement since day 1. He is doing this because he understands the value of Roberts Stadium. When you talk to him, he tells you about all of the good memories he has had at Roberts Stadium. As a candidate with a sports reporter background, he also understands how Roberts Stadium works and why we must keep it.
On the flip side, when I met with Commissioner Winnecke last year, he told me he supported demolishing it. You can read more about the two candidates here...
http://saverobertsstadium.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-do-mayoral-candidates-stack-up-on.html
Given this knowledge, I can't express just how important it is for you to cast your ballot for Rick Davis. Please make sure you tell your neighbors, your friends, and anyone else who is a registered voter to Pick Rick Davis
City Clerk
Although the Evansville City Clerk will probably have zero impact on the Roberts Stadium situation, I would gladly appreciate it if you would vote for J.D Strouth.
Why should you vote for J.D Strouth? For any resident who doesn't know Mr. Strouth, you must know how hard of a worker he is. Last spring, while standing outside a poll passing out flyers for Rick Davis and Patrick McBride, I stood next to Mr. Strouth.
For the primary, J.D was unopposed on the Republican side. If he really wanted to, J.D could have just stayed home and waited for the general election. But J.D did quite the opposite. Instead of waiting around, J.D went up to every single voter he could find. He didn't just give them a flyer with his name on it. Rather, he talked to every single voter for at least 10-15 minutes and gathered all of their ideas. He also pledged to keep any Democrat/Republican bias out of the clerk's office. This is the type of mindset we need here in Evansville if we are going to make something out of Roberts Stadium.
City Council Ward 1
No candidate has pledged to give a good faith effort to save Roberts Stadium.
City Council Ward 2
After the primary election, I have been very disappointed in the 2nd Ward. Why would anyone vote against Patrick McBride? When he found out about the Save Roberts Stadium movement, Patrick invited me over to his house, laid out all of the options and details about Roberts Stadium, and committed himself to keeping the venue standing. Patrick was one of those who fell victim to a low voter turnout. This is the perfect example of why we need to get those who care about Roberts Stadium to the polls.
Luckily, we now have a 2nd chance in the 2nd Ward with Lon Walters. Once more, words cannot express how great of a candidate Lon Walters is. Like Patrick, Lon contacted me, gathered all of the data, followed all of the leads, and has committed himself to saving Roberts Stadium.
Since the beginning, Lon has gone to all ends of the earth to help us save Roberts Stadium. When I have asked, Lon has given me architects, engineers, and building experts who have given us an idea of what we need and we can do for Roberts Stadium. That is what my vision of good government is, is that your vision as well? If so, vote Lon Walters for City Council Ward 2
City Council Ward 3
Stephanie Brinkerhoff-Riley truly is a gift to the Save Roberts Stadium movement. If elected, Stephanie will represent the district that Roberts Stadium itself sits in. She also would represent the district that Kleymeyer Park and Bosse Field sit in which is where we desperately need to build the ball fields at.
Like the other 4 Save Roberts Stadium candidates, Stephanie reached out to me, set up a meeting, listened to all of the data, leads, and opportunities for Roberts Stadium, and then committed herself to keeping Roberts Stadium standing.
With Stephanie in office, all of those famous neighbors of Roberts Stadium will finally get the voice they need. As most of you remember, I, as well as Rick Davis and other supporters of his, have walked the district around Roberts Stadium. Not one single resident wanted Roberts Stadium to go. At the same time, ALL residents expressed their desire to see Roberts Stadium saved. Stephanie Brinkerhoff-Riley is the candidate we need who will fight for those neighbors. If you're in the 3rd Ward, vote Brinkerhoff-Riley.
City Council Ward 4
No candidate has pledged to give a good faith effort to save Roberts Stadium.
City Council Ward 5
Neither of the two candidates have pledged to save Roberts Stadium.
City Council Ward 6
For those in the 6th Ward, which I myself am a member of, we have what I feel is the best candidate to ever run fo the 6th Ward- Al Lindsey. Al was the FIRST CANDIDATE to commit to give a good faith effort to save Roberts Stadium. Al doesn't have any use for politics as usual. When he sees an initiative that makes sense and he is passionate about, like saving Roberts Stadium, he takes a stand and doesn't allow naysayers to talk him out of it. We have NEVER had that type of leader in the 6th Ward.
By voting for Al Lindsey, you are sending a strong message that you are tired of business as usual in the 6th Ward. You are saying loud and clear that you believe in both the 6th Ward and the Evansville region to get the job done by saving Roberts Stadium. Like I said in an earlier post, Al Lindsey is a modern day Abraham Lincoln. Neither the 6th Ward nor the city of Evansville, nor Roberts Stadium can afford not to have Al Lindsey on the city council!
City Council At-Large
Although you can select 3 people for the City Council At-Large, I have chosen to endorse only one candidate at this time. After speaking to just about all of these candidates, I am thoroughly confident we will pick up two more Roberts Stadium supporters as time moves on.
However, Dr. Dan Adams is the only candidate who has given us his word that he will give a good faith effort to save Roberts Stadium. This should come as a surprise to no one. Dr. Adams has always, and I mean always, been a leader on the city council. If you talk to him for just a mili-second, you too will understand just how smart, open minded, and dedicated Dr. Adams is too the city of Evansville.
I am very glad that Dr. Adams is running in the at-large spot. Over the years, Dr. Adams has helped a lot of people. Now, every single one of them will have the opportunity to vote for him.
Dr. Adams is willing to boldly go out and put his name behind Roberts Stadium. Now we must do the simple and right thing by putting Dr. Adams on our ballot selection.
The important thing to remember is that the save Roberts Stadium movement is now a force to be reckoned with. To my knowledge, no candidate got more than 3,000 votes during the primary election. In contrast, over 15,000 people have come to this blog. So if we can get just one person for every 5 people that have visited this blog to vote for the 5 candidates on the right as well as city clerk candidate J.D Strouth, we will win this election easily.
We all know that elections have consequences, but no election in the history of Evansville has meant more than this year's election. There is no doubt in my mind that Roberts Stadium's fate will be decided on election day. We've taken Roberts Stadium 55 years down the road, let's not let a handful of bureaucrats erase our goal.
From now until election day, we need to remember those who will remember Roberts Stadium.
TAKE NOTE, GO VOTE!
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