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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Indecision 2013: 1 of 3 (4-5-4-U) Anti-Rec Center Candidates Wins RCC Board Seats

Election 13.jpegThe results of the 2013 Reston Community Center "preference poll" are in, and only one of the three candidates who ran on a platform opposing the funding model and plans for a new indoor recreation facility won a seat on the RCC's board of directors. John Mendonca was appointed to the nine-member board, along with current RCC Board Chair Beverly Cosham and newcomer Michelle Moyer.

The other two candidates who ran on the "3-4-5-4-U" slate -- Sridhar Ganesan and Tammi Petrine -- failed to win seats on the board. The rec center proposal has been on hold since early summer, with RCC board members pledging to look at alternate funding models and sites beyond Baron Cameron Park, which was transferred to the Fairfax County Parks Authority in 2012 ahead of the proposal's unveiling in February.

The official statement and vote tallies are here.

Posted by Restonian at 12:48 PM

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 8, 2013 at 1:51 PM

    Now if I can only remember which ones I voted for... ;)

    That's right, the three that did not win!

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    1. AnonymousOctober 8, 2013 at 2:37 PM

      Sorry, but you had no "vote"... you were only grudgingly allowed to express a preference. It's the Reston way.

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    2. AnonymousOctober 8, 2013 at 8:06 PM

      And were harrassed and dogged via mailings and other methods to express such preference, even though we knew it wasn't voting. Whose idea was this in the first place?

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  2. Free Reston!October 8, 2013 at 9:49 PM

    It was a sham election process--a non-election process in fact--more befitting of Chairman Mao and his "cadres" rather than Reston--with typically low participation as expected. So sad...

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    1. AnonymousOctober 9, 2013 at 7:48 AM

      Sham elections generally have extremely high participation rates, as showing up to vote for the only candidate on the ballot is mandatory. The low participation rates here are more likely to reflect apathy or lack of information rather than a Mao-like dictatorship

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    2. Ten Foot PollOctober 10, 2013 at 8:45 PM

      And what a lack of information there was! The candidates' statements often gave no genuine indication regarding their actual positions on the important issues facing the RCC. It was not only apathy, it was a recognition that one's vote might not really matter...frankly, who wouldn't be apathetic? Many residents, particularly younger homeowners and renters, may not see Reston as being their permanent home anyway. but Free Reston (above) is right in suggesting that the Preference Poll falls short of being a "real" election.

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