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Mounce, Johnson pull nomination papers for Lodi council

By Ross Farrow
News-Sentinel Staff Writer
Updated: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:12 PM PDT
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Mayor JoAnne Mounce and former Mayor Bob Johnson have pulled nomination papers for re-election to the Lodi City Council, but neither had filed, City Clerk Randi Johl.

However in Galt, five people have pulled papers for City Council. They are incumbent Barbara Payne, former Councilman Randy Shelton and challengers Rodney Stanhope, Frederick Goethel and Richard Salton.

Shelton served on the City Council for four years before being narrowly defeated in 2006.

Two other seats are up for election at Galt City Hall. City Clerk Liz Aguire has filed for re-election, and Treasurer Shaun Farrell has pulled nomination papers.

Lodi's city government is set up so that the city clerk's position is appointed by the council and not elected by voters as the clerk is in Galt.

In addition to the city elections in Lodi and Galt, several school, fire and water districts have seats up for election. Filings are as of Monday afternoon.

Schools

Lodi Unified School District: Incumbent Ken Davis has filed in Area 2; incumbent Harvey Bills Sr. has filed in Area 3; no one has filed in Area 7. Peter Johnson is the incumbent.

Galt Joint Union High School District: Dennis Richardson, who lost a re-election bid in 2006, has filed for a two-year seat; incumbents Norman Pearson and Sue Roberts, and appointed incumbent Robert Prouty Jr., have not pulled papers.

Filing period ends Aug. 8

Registered voters may file for the Lodi or Galt City Council, municipal advisory councils and for the boards of local school, fire and water districts through Aug. 8. The filing period will be extended an additional five calendar days for any seat in which an incumbent is not running.

For more information, call the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters at 468-3191 or the Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, (916) 875-6451.

— News-Sentinel staff

Galt Joint Union Elementary School District: Incumbents Erv Hatzenbuhler and Susan Richardson have filed.

Oak View Union School District: No one has filed. Incumbents are Greg Rausser and Stan Seifert.

New Hope School District: No one has filed. Jim Allan and Jose Luis Torres are incumbents.

San Joaquin Delta College, District 5: Challenger Stephan Castellanos of Valley Springs has filed. Incumbent is Dan Parises.

Municipal advisory councils

Woodbridge: Incumbent Mary Avanti and challenger Charles Stocker have filed. Other incumbents are Robert Emerson Durham, Ronald Rader and Tad Platt.

Lockeford: No one has filed. Incumbents are Lani Eklund, Don Litchfield, Robert Marty and Roy Wales.

Thornton: No one has filed. Incumbents are Bruno Mori, Cindy Chumbley and Kristine Lagoda.

Morada: No one has filed. Incumbents are Danny Nunes and Sharon Stewart.

Water districts

Lockeford Community Services District (water, sewer, parks): Incumbent Gary Gordon has filed. Chris Littlefield is the other incumbent.

North San Joaquin Water Conservation District: No one has filed. Incumbents are John Ferreira in Division 2 and Matthys Van Gaalen in Division 3.

Woodbridge Irrigation District: Incumbents Avery McQueen in Division 2 and Eddie Lucchesi in Division 5 have filed.

Woodbridge Sanitary District: Challengers Mary Avanti and Charles Stocker have filed. Incumbents are Harold Rohrbach and Dwight Langhoff.

Stockton East Water District (includes Morada): Incumbent Westford Ray Latimer and challenger Richard Atkins have filed in Division 1, appointed incumbent Alvin Cortopassi has filed in Division 3 and incumbent Melvin Panizza has filed in Division 4.

Galt Irrigation District: No one has filed. Incumbents are John Mulrooney in Division 3 and Bob Liebig in Division 5.

Fire districts

Clements: No one has filed. Incumbents are Ray Engel, Russell Cobb and William Henderson.

Liberty: No one has filed. Incumbents are William Ward and Robert Erman.

Mokelumne: No one has filed. Incumbents are Mike Young and Bernie Mettler.

Woodbridge: Incumbent Michael Manassero has filed. Other incumbent is Michael Manna.

Waterloo-Morada: No one has filed. Incumbents are Bill Snyder and Clayton Titus.

Cosumnes Community Services District (provides fire service to Galt): Challengers Charles Brewer, Jimmy Johnson, Michelle Orrock and Sandra Russell have pulled papers. Incumbents are Gilbert Albiani, Gerald H. Derr and Doug McElroy.

Herald: Challenger Laurie Lorimer pulled papers. Incumbents are Charles Berdan, Dale Decker and Harry Aschwanden.

Electricity

Sacramento Municipal Utility District (Ward 2, Galt): No one has pulled papers. Susan Patterson is the incumbent.

Contact reporter Ross Farrow at rossf@lodinews.com.

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16925 wrote on Aug 4, 2008 8:46 PM:

" patton1 wrote on Jul 22, 2008 12:37 PM:

" Election time will spell out how the majority feels. "

Boy - you said a month full! "

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commonsense1 wrote on Jul 23, 2008 8:47 PM:

" Patton1....I think we both know t&c, edumacation, papercut or what ever name he/she is using today, can't and won't answer your challenge. He calls the council members the 3 ayemeegos because he has noting important to say. All he does is make incredibly stupid comments/threats. This type of person is more commonly known as a whiner and loser. "

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patton1 wrote on Jul 23, 2008 12:37 PM:

" I would like to know how the council benefited financially when they approved FCB and Reynolds Ranch. If he can not do so, his comments should be removed. "

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al da long wrote on Jul 23, 2008 9:05 AM:

" T&C/oth, come on, get off your behinds and pick up some papers from the Reg's office and run. Both of you always have a ton of gripes, and answers. Get active, stand up for what you believe, and then maybe you can start you own club. "

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t&c wrote on Jul 23, 2008 7:43 AM:

" And then the three ayemeegos rejected Ms. Lea for the finance committee and appointed their own gob realtor buddy instead. We citizens need to retake Lodi one councilperson at a time. We can start by replacing Johnson in November! Go Lodi First & Calaware. "

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t&c wrote on Jul 23, 2008 7:40 AM:

" OTH, it scares me to know that the three ayemeegos have the vote to pass any legislation that they want in Lodi. Who were the puppets that voted yes on the 3 new developments with their financial interests in mind? Who in their right minds would approve parks in these new developments without public bathrooms because they really aren't parks but drainage ponds for winter rain periods and flood purposes? And give them their infrastructure and roads and maintenance free? Only the three ayemeegos. "

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patton1 wrote on Jul 22, 2008 9:11 PM:

" Was Jane smeared last go round, no. Did she lose , yes. Is her views well outside the mainstream, of course. "

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OTH wrote on Jul 22, 2008 8:28 PM:

" I would loe to see Jane Lea run for council and win. The looks on the faces of the 3 blind mice would be priceless. But who would want to indure the smear campaign that would be put up? "

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commonsense1 wrote on Jul 22, 2008 2:07 PM:

" patton1..I hope Delta honor's their commitment to locate a campus on Victor Road. Our community has everything to gain and nothing to lose. To chase an educator out of town is inexcusable. "

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T & C wrote on Jul 22, 2008 2:01 PM:

" Coming soon to a TV station near Lodi... "All in the GOB's Family!" "

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patton1 wrote on Jul 22, 2008 1:47 PM:

" There is I am sure, a whole group of people trying to come up with a way to keep Delta interested in Lodi.Is that a worthy cause? When they come up with an idea, guess which group of people will complain and suggest malfeasence. You guessed it, the vocal minority that never contribute to our city other than complaining. "

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patton1 wrote on Jul 22, 2008 1:44 PM:

" T&C wasnt very popular in high school and has never gotten over it. Sitting home having retired early on a disability pension doesnt do much to improve a persons self esteem apparently. "

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patton1 wrote on Jul 22, 2008 1:41 PM:

" So little happens in Lodi, I dont see how anybody can get unjustly enriched. If there is a GOB network in Lodi they sure have been doing a lousy job. No Delta College, no WalMart and no action of any kind. Perhaps the vocal minority should be looking over the shoulder of other communities that are actually on the move! "

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T&C wrote on Jul 22, 2008 1:38 PM:

" That pretty well sums up Lodi in a nutshell. Patton1, if you are who we think you are, you could fit into the WASP category. "

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T&C wrote on Jul 22, 2008 1:37 PM:

" Perceptions of religious and racial prejudice also endure, and the good ol' boy network is sometimes seen as unique to WASPs (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants), with Catholics, Jews, and minority groups excluded. The network also functions like any other social network inasmuch as governmental, business, and professional connections and concessions often develop via mutual friendships and introductions established through the network "

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T&C wrote on Jul 22, 2008 1:35 PM:

" The good ol' boy network describes a system of social networking and perceptions alleged to exist prevalently among certain communities and social strata in the United States. Although the term originated in the South, these networks can be found throughout the U.S. and the rest of the Western world. It is typically taken to refer to informal legal, judicial, social, religious, business, and political associations among white males ("good ol' boys"); however, in modern times can be composed of either or both sexes. In some areas, the good ol' boy network is said to still exert considerable influence over many aspects of local government, business, and law enforcement. Usage of the term can often imply a wrongful exclusion of others from the network; however, often the emphasis is on inclusion of a member, as in, "doing a good ol' boy a favor".

Some negative effects of the good ol' boy network are its exclusion of others, leading to leaders of a community possibly limiting business transactions to other elites, or to friends or acquaintances from within the network, to give friends better deals, and generally to reinforce traditional power structures over any other elements in the society. "

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patton1 wrote on Jul 22, 2008 1:04 PM:

" People who are going nowhere like to have a fall guy to make them feel better about their going nowhere life. Insert GOB, Oil companies, Bush, NRA and almost any politician who is not a radical. "

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reality wrote on Jul 22, 2008 1:02 PM:

" BTW it appears that johnson has been in Lodi for 30 years - doesnt that "trump" the transplant line of garbage. it seems to me that after 30 years he qualifies as a long time lodian "

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reality wrote on Jul 22, 2008 12:59 PM:

" would somebody please show me how the GOBS have benefited from being on the council. their financial forms are posted. has the data changed from the time they were first elected? how about some facts not inuendo! "

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Lodian wrote on Jul 22, 2008 12:42 PM:

" cj wrote on Jul 22, 2008 11:25 AM:
"I don't agree with Patton1 that the GOB is only myth among a vocal minority. Most everyone I talk to, young or old, agrees there is and has always been the problem with the GOB."

cj: I think you're right. I guess ones stand on this depends on whether he/she has benefited or got burned from a GOB. "

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patton1 wrote on Jul 22, 2008 12:37 PM:

" Election time will spell out how the majority feels. "

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Lodian wrote on Jul 22, 2008 12:33 PM:

" patton1 wrote on Jul 22, 2008 11:10 AM:
"GOB talk is overused and a myth. It is only a vocal minority of malcontents see the world this way."

patton1: Well, that's not entirely true in our small town of Lodi. Small towns do have GOB's and roots run deep here in Lodi. "

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T & C wrote on Jul 22, 2008 12:09 PM:

" cj and patton1 have their head on straight! Everyone repeat after me, "There are no such things as GOB's! See! Wasn't that easy. There will always be whiners and complainers! The difference, the "Real difference" though is one just belly aches and the other does things to make changes happen! "

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T & C wrote on Jul 22, 2008 12:07 PM:

" Hey T&C!!! Just as you , aka T&c edumacation, Tc, and papercut, I made the signs just liked you asked, to run for the City Council, and Yes, I made sure near the bottom of the sign it reads, "Out with the GOB's! My only question is WHEN are you going to come and pick up the signs? "

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cj wrote on Jul 22, 2008 11:25 AM:

" I don't agree with Patton1 that the GOB is only myth among a vocal minority. Most everyone I talk to, young or old, agrees there is and has always been the problem with the GOB. "

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patton1 wrote on Jul 22, 2008 11:10 AM:

" GOB talk is overused and a myth. It is only a vocal minority of malcontents see the world this way. "

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cj wrote on Jul 22, 2008 10:33 AM:

" What is wrong with an activist? Or some one who doesn't always go along with the GOB? We need another Pinkerton. "

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patton1 wrote on Jul 22, 2008 10:15 AM:

" Your kidding right? Jane Lea? Yeah, thats just what we need, an activist on the council. Didnt she run last time and get trounced.The east side must have somebody better to offer up. By the way, what has Mounce done for the east side in her term besided oppose the RDA which is the only thing that could truly help. "

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T&C wrote on Jul 22, 2008 9:18 AM:

" I believe that if the eastside of Lodi could come up with a viable candidate that's a long time Lodian, they would trounce the New York transplant, Bob Johnson, in a landslide. Please, Jane Lea, step up! "

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