Jeffersonville Missed a Great Opportunity Yesterday....

 

William (Bill) Meiners

 Unfortunately in politics a lot of times the best man or most qualified doesn't win. It maybe for lack of financing, a lack of interest to campaign, lack of name recognition, or just plain bad luck in getting your message heard.

   Jeffersonville missed a great opportunity yesterday to elect the most educated, most not political, and probably the most qualified to help us citizens moving forward with his honest, intelligent approach. William (Bill as I know him) Meiners  the Rep. candidate in yesterday's Jeff mayoral race fits the bill in all the above mentioned qualities. Bill would be the  first to  admit he is no politician and probably was well aware he had little if no chance in yesterday's primary election.

 William Meiners who started his own engineering firm is well versed and educated on problems facing the the City of Jeffersonville, most notably the EPA consent decree on combined sewer overflows which is a big bear facing our community and the outrageous sewer bills that go along with it. Meiners outlined his plan in detail in the News/Tribune Election Guide (on the right hand side of the N/T home page). This should be mandatory reading along with Bill's profile on his education and experience. It explains how we citizens have been hoodwinked by the Canal proponents and he offers a educated solution, that if implemented is a cheaper solution than any proposal thus far , including the Canal or the huge pipe line that has been mentioned as a solution to the EPA mandate.

 I can avow for Bill's honesty, intelligence and education as I attended school with Bill for 12 years. he is a fine person that has shown to be a brilliant engineer, inventor, and thinker but most of all he's an honest man. Fortunately or unfortunately (I guess it's all how you look at it,) Bill is not a politician. He wouldn't kiss asses for votes or give you a line of political bullshit like the typical politician...he will tell you like it is.....So going forward we are left with a restaurant manager and florist both of whom inherited their businesses (unlike Bill who started his own) as the two candidates for mayor, and Bill the man most qualified, who wouldn't be swayed by political games will be on the sidelines watching......We missed out on a great opportunity....