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"Throwing Gas on the Fire"!!

6/21/21Councilor JensenI have just read the comments regarding Adam Hank’s resignation attributed to you in the Tidings.Are these accurate? “ This resignation can be laid squarely at the feet of our mayor and two councilors, who have demonstrated stunning levels of dishonesty , personal attacks and inability to come close to anything resembling responsible municipal governance. Having the city attorney …

An Open Letter to the Council: Censure Jensen and Graham

Madam Mayor and Esteemed Councilors: The Council has a serious problem.  Here is the solution that you must take to resolve this problem, and prevent it from reoccurring. The problem: Two members of the Council have clearly violated the recently adopted Code of Conduct and the AMC, one of them repeatedly. The solution: Those members must be censured. The Code …

Take Time to Sit with a Friend!

OPINION: Honor the Code of Conduct

To all members of the CC and Mayor Akins: I realize that things are changing fast.  I was deeply concerned about Jensen's letters in the Sneak Preview and Tidings a few weeks ago. I thought them disrespectful, inaccurate, and rude. He is known for telling the public they should get elected if they want to critique or question what elected officials do.  …

Ashland Mayor Responds to Recent City Hall Events

I’m being asked what I’m going to do in the wake of the recent announcement of Interim City Manager Adam Hanks resignation and the comments assessing blame to other members of council and the mayor’s office.I’m calling a special meeting for this Thursday at 6 so council can move forward in hiring an interim. I hope we can collaborate. I …

News Release: Gina DuQuenne, Ashland City Councilor 6/18

I, for one was surprised to hear about the resignation from Adam Hanks. I thanked him for his service, and I wish him well. The city attorney David Lohman retired like many people do.  The audacity of Councilor Jensen to say false statements about my character is appalling and completely against the city code of conduct. When you have a …

Just Released: Joint Statement from Ashland's Mayor & Councilors DuQuenne and Moran 6/18

By a wide margin the citizens of Ashland last year voted to adopt a more professional form of government and elected us to lead that effort. We appreciate the years of service given to the city by Adam Hanks and David Lohman and wish them well in the future. Over the past six months we have relied upon their experience. …

A Summary of the June 15, 2021 Ashland City Council Meeting

For those of you who may have missed the Council meeting on Tuesday, here is a rundown on their most consequential actions.  It was a productive meeting. Whenever a measure passes 4-2, the 2 opposed are Moran and Duquene. Discussed the budget total that Graham referenced in a Tidings article. Moran questioned Adam Hanks about it. Hanks said both numbers …
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