Editor,

This veteran supports Bob Severns for mayor.

I am writing to voice my support, in the strongest possible terms, for Bob Severns as mayor of the City of Oak Harbor, and to encourage voters to carefully evaluate both our city’s needs at this critical point in our history and each candidate’s ability to address those needs.

By any measure, the past four years were a disruptive and costly era in our city’s history. It is a matter of record, as acknowledged in the July 22 Whidbey News-Times article, “Candidates: City Hall ready for new leadership,” that Mr. Campbell has supported and aligned himself with the current mayor and administration.

This decision on Mr. Campbell’s part, to me, represents a significant error in judgment and a mindset that cannot be carried forward into a new administration.

Strong leadership, along with much time and effort, will be required for our city to recover from the past four years and to reestablish a strong city team which will be empowered to work together for our common good.

We need a strong mayor who will serve as a unifying and motivating influence — that individual who is most capable of bringing all of the pieces back together for the future of Oak Harbor.

I encourage the voting public to educate themselves on the issues and the candidates and to truly assess the capabilities and positions of each.

If you do so, I am certain you will elect Bob Severns as our next mayor.

David D. Williams

Oak Harbor