It almost seems like the Cape Elizabeth School Board is holding students at the high school and elementary school hostage. Okay, maybe that's melodramatic but compared to what? Unless it gets a brand new middle school, much needed repairs impacting the safety, comfort and security of students, staff and visitors are being delayed. And the fight is personal! These new parents who fled the big city during COVID want new schools NOW! So what's a small community to do? A coup, merci beaucoup.
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Michael Hussey is a successful businessman, husband, father and member of Cape Elizabeth's SBAC - the ad hoc School Building Advisory Committee charged with putting a new school project out to the voters in November. He joins the show to talk about the 5/4 vote at the SBAC for "Option B," a $80 million dollar project, revelations from last night's school board workshop, and his letter to the editor in today's Cape Courier.
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“Happy Anniversary Same-Sex Marriage,” was the good stuff of a massive message this week, a note about certified campaign tricks and gimmicks, and host Cynthia Dill takes a question about transgender rights. Don’t miss it.
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Politics is an art, not a science. To create something of value takes guts, a good idea and people capable of opening their minds. And having a laugh on occasion.
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The Golden Rule: Don’t be the A**hole
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At the age of 16 she walked from El Salvador to the United States, crossing the border after just two weeks on a diet of hot dogs and eggs. Now she has a green card, owns her own home, and dreams of owning her own business. A truly inspiring woman has a message for immigrants and the single moms out there.
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This week our host gives three reasons Cape Elizabeth voters should send a nonbinding housing referendum question to the ballot.
Plus, the State of Maine is about to join the Interstate Compact to Elect the President by National Vote. Why Now? Good question. Maybe because you want to re-elect Donald Trump.
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Rain or shine we will see you tomorrow at one of the world's most beautiful spots to grow families, plus what to expect from Councilor Susan Gillis in April in Cape Elizabeth.
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Maine's "Clean Election" financing for candidates comes wrapped with a giant bow made of red tape. Is it worth it to spend hundreds of hours chasing $5 contributions that require two signed receipts and several trips to town hall?
Plus, Cape Elizabeth's gossipy private Facebook page has members apoplectic. Why?
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You've heard of regulatory capture? The same thing is happening in small towns all over America in the housing market. Finance Bros showing up on boards and at meetings with a message to their neighbors. "Shucks, folks. The housing crisis is darn shame! I've run the numbers and what we actually need is a Wall Street-backed Section 8 housing project that will make my clients a lot of money," he says in his fleece vest and khakis.
"You're damn right!" chimes in the lobbyist for the bankers and real estate developers who make millions betting on the bleak housing market. "And anyone opposed is racist."
The latest podcast on Cape Elizabeth housing politics.
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It was a super Tuesday for the Dill for House District 123 campaign in beautiful coastal Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Our host finds herself in 3-way Democratic primary in a state that uses rank choice voting, semi-open primaries, and public financing of so-called "clean" candidates and scored big standing at the polls for the presidential primary doing the hard work of retail politics. Will it make a difference? Plus, mark your calendar for March 23rd! Another step on the journey to affordable housing at Gull Crest.
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Political legend Harold Pachios, former Navy lieutenant, Associate White House Press Secretary under President Lyndon B. Johnson, and dedeicated public servant joins the show to weigh in on Donald Trump and Israel Gaza war, among other things.
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Coming soon on a ballot near you in Cape Elizabeth: Do you support the Town making available 22 acres of buildable land on Gull Crest for the purpose of creating a fabulous affordable housing development for kids and families?
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"We don't have to take the affordable housing medicine Wall Street is prescribing."
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Having survived the Democratic Caucus, it’s off to the races! With three primary candidates, rank choice voting, a semi-open primary and public campaign financing in the mix anything could happen.
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