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Widmer appointed mayor by Atherton council
Atherton, posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 22, 2011 at 1:07 pm

Bill Widmer said he has several goals, including trying to replace the town's many interim employees with permanent ones. "It needs to be a year of settling things down," he said.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, December 22, 2011, 10:47 AM

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Posted by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood, on Dec 22, 2011 at 1:07 pm
Peter Carpenter is a member (registered user) of Almanac Online

Widmer and Lewis should provide very balanced leadership to the Town Council.

Congratulations to both and may 2012 be a year of diligent focusby the Town Council on serving the citizens of Atherton.


Posted by Hmmmmm, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood, on Dec 22, 2011 at 6:41 pm

"I think there's a situation with fairness and I think there's also a situation with effectiveness," he said. "I think I've come down on fairness."

Mr. Widmer sense of fairness is misplaced. He should really be fair to the people who voted for him. That means making the effective choice, as he himself admitted. This was not accomplished.


Posted by Special Effectives, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood, on Dec 22, 2011 at 8:23 pm

What is Atherton's Vice-Mayor supposed to "Effect" that a another council member can not "Effect"?


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