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Endorsement Letter: Vote for Raymond

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Staff

My endorsement of Will Raymond comes from having experience working with him on the town technology committee, both as a visitor and as a member. As a visitor, he would show up at a meeting, disrupt the agenda and distract the members and town staff. Nevertheless, he had great information, insight into town operations beyond that of most people on the committee and a real passion for doing the right thing by the town. It was never biased, just fact-based intelligent opinion. Sometimes, lots of it. Once I invited Will to join the committee as a member, his approach really changed. Will played by all the rules and brought his enormous intellect and passion to the table in a productive and organized way.

He was a model member of the committee after I took the steps to include him. I am glad I did, and would do so again in a second. There were other members of that committee I would have traded a hundred Will Raymonds to get rid of, because they lacked his intellect, experience, common sense and passion for what might be the right solution for the town. Very detail-oriented, Will could review construction documents for the Town Operations Center as fast and well as I could. He spotted so many issues created by the old town manager, but always kept that knowledge contained and never abused his privilege.

At the end of the day, Will has the very human desire to be adequately recognized for the gifts he has to offer. Moreover, his gifts are significantly greater than most people could, would or do offer their community. Adequate recognition for Will can never happen in four-minute time slots standing before the town council podium. Everyone recognizes Will campaigns for his seat on the town council to do what he (and myself) enjoys most – being a servant leader of the community we passionately enjoy living in.

I enthusiastically recommend voting Will Raymond for town council on Nov. 3.

GREGG GERDAU, Chapel Hill

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