Rockville Election 2011
Gottfried is a Candidate for City Council
Civic activist and business owner says he would focus on safeguarding schools, city services and parks.
Richard Gottfried, a civic activist and member of the city’s Finance and Budget Task Force, is running for the Rockville City Council. “It seemed there was an unprecedented opportunity and a need for a citizen-focused candidate to take a place at the table,” Gottfried said in a news release. The city holds nonpartisan elections in odd-numbered years for the four seats on the City Council and for mayor. This year’s election will take place Nov. 8. Gottfried is one of nine candidates running for the council. He ran unsuccessfully for the council in 2007. “In the current financial climate, every decision should be well thought out,” he said in the release. “Elected officials need to be accountable to the voters who elect them. The chief …
In this Article:
Jim Coyle
11:54 am on Wednesday, November 2, 2011
During the multiple debates, Mr. Gottried has consistently argued against the City participating financialy in public/private partnership like the Choice Hotels deal. For someone who has his financial background, this argument is does not make sense. If the City does not have a stake in these excellent projects, The business community will not have confidence in Rockville as a venue for … more ›