Harassment and Record

Check out Andrew Heller's response to Don Williamson's plea for citizens of Flint to judge him based on his record as mayor.

Yet, when his record as mayor is scrutinized, he tries to hide the facts. The Mayor does not want these facts to be revealed and has tried to stop us. They have followed us, harassed us, threatened us, and intimidated us. They think citizens should be arrested for exercising their God given right to freedom of speech. They think it should be against the law to speak your mind about your elected officials. These people only believe in the First Amendment when it suits their needs and when it does not they use every dirty trick to silence speech. But we are not going to back down because unlike Mayor Williamson we care about Flint's future and your Constitutional rights.

Mr. Williamson, be careful of what you wish for. The record states that the Mayor has cost the city of Flint $8.2 million in legal damages alone for allowing the city to take advantage of its citizens. When combined with damages accrued for blatant mismanagement including unused grants, Williamson has cost the city nearly $16 million according to the folks at williamsonwatch.blogspot.com.

Crime is at a new high and jobs are still scarce. We have lost schools and the schools we do have are poorly managed leading to some of the lowest test scores in the state.

Williamson continues to fight downtown redevelopers and non-profit groups just like he fought the state government. These people are Flint citizens who care deeply about their community who have dedicated their lives to rebuilding Flint. Yet the Mayor calls them crooks for finding parties to invest in downtown Flint.

Mr. Williamson, get the record straight and come clean with the job you have done. And remember to take all of this into account before you vote on August 7th.