So, the Star News has this story about the vacancy in School Board District 5 from Shannon Dunn's resignation. In the story, County Commissioner Jerry Stone indicates he has been compiling a list of candidates to run for School Board in 2014 -- ostensibly, candidates who line up with his views about schools.
In this case, he noted he'll be recommending Janet Arnold, because, "she shares his views, both fiscally and socially.."
The comments and the existence of Stone's List cause some to wonder who else Stone may be recruiting across the County to run for School Board or other office. What is the criteria for making Stone's List?
One thing is certain, Stone is no fan of the grassroots organization Strong Schools. Stone reportedly told one district voter that he wasn't interested in the views of Strong Schools in terms of who might be appointed to this seat.
Janet's Not Talking
The article noted that two individuals, Janet Arnold (Stone's hand-picked candidate) and Leslie Schell (a mom with 4 kids in Sumner County Schools) have expressed interest in the appointment. While Schell participated in a candidate forum held Monday in Hendersonville and has answered a list of 15 questions submitted by Strong Schools, Arnold did not attend the forum and said in the article (regarding the Strong Schools survey) that she "no plan to complete their questionnaire at the moment."
The County Commission has called the meeting to select the replacement Board member for August 26th at 6:00 PM at the County Administration Building in Gallatin.
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