My name is Tom Duncan, and I have had the pleasure of serving Talbot County for more than fifty years – as a Talbot County Council member for 19 years, as Talbot County Sheriff for 9 years, and as Maryland State Police commander in Talbot County for 20 years. I share this information with you in hopes that you appreciate my commitment to our county. In the past, I have always declined the request to write supporting letters for any candidate. I have always held the premise that it was important to let the voters decide for the candidate of their their choice on their own. I shall also share with you that I do not live in the Town of Easton and cannot vote in Easton elections.
We have a great community that has been well managed for years. This fact is evident when we consider the reason why so many people want to live in Easton and Talbot County. The answer is: “It’s our quality of life!” However, this week a repulsive, expensive, glossy mailer was received by many citizens condemning Bob Willey. I have worked with Bob for many years, and you can believe me that he has always had the Town of Easton as a top priority. The person who sent that mailer is unknown to me as well as to many others with whom I have spoken. Evidently, this individual does not know Bob Willey.
There is no place in our wonderful community for this type of negative campaigning. I have had citizens call me to say they were outraged about this horrible mailer, and quite frankly they admitted that they were originally not going to vote, but this has changed their minds. I can only hope our community rises above this negativity and does the right thing.
Thomas G. Duncan
Easton
Holly Wright says
With all due respect to your long history of service, the individual who sent the flyers absolutely knows Bob Willey in the process of developing an industrial park in Easton and apparently formed a strong negative opinion of him based on the viciousness of the flyers. Scott Wagner is not on the ballot and Mayor Willey might be asked about his experience with him.
More importantly Bob Willey has been presiding over a town that has been humored along by the University of Maryland’s promises of a regional medical center without a peep of real advocacy for the needs of its citizens. Promises are a good place holder what you are trying to diminish Anne Arundel from establishing more of a presence here. Al Silverstein will be a vocal advocate and bring Easton out of its doldrums.
Whether the town as been managed properly is open to question. With the mayor and the media relying of the statements of a town employee whose husband is the Town Engineer, we will never know. If Bob Willey is elected, we will never ever know. Perhaps his candidacy would serve that purpose.
Elizabeth Ferguson says
The negativity is disturbing and who is Scott R Wagner? Is this the same person who ran for governor of PA in 2018?