Albert Einstein once said, “The leader is one who, out of the clutter, brings simplicity; out of discord, harmony; and out of difficulty, opportunity.”

In our town, we have a mayoral candidate who will be this kind of leader.

For me, my major anxiety is our town’s finances. We’ve voted down the property tax, we seem at odds with each other, and the difficult problem of keeping the town solvent and running efficiently looms. How shall we solve these problems?

Ginny Dickey is a leader with the talent to solve our town’s challenges. I’ve known Ginny for more than a decade. She’s my “go to” person when I need to know anything about this town. Years ago, I asked her why people were so upset about the change in garbage collection. Ginny knew the history, the personalities involved, the legal repercussions and the most logical solutions.

I’ve continued to ask Ginny’s advice concerning town issues, Town Council decisions, even about state concerns. She always knows how the dominoes will fall and what unintended consequences each side of the decision will bring. She recently helped me understand the negative impact of the lagoon proposal, the budgetary hit of uncollected Park Place permits and the unethical firing of the town’s lawyer.

Knowing Ginny, our town will be in good hands. She’s an effective leader with expertise, talent, historical knowledge, vision and passion about our town. In August, vote Ginny for mayor.