Editor:

I simply do not understand why my great hometown newspaper would continue to feature a columnist who is so predictably anti-mayor as is Dean Mosher.

Just reread most of his past columns, where the city of Fairhope is involved, and there you will always find him still banging away at Mayor Kant. I too have had my differences with our mayor and have taken them to him face-to-face. Surprisingly, the outcomes have not been that bad.

What is so interesting in today's July 1st edition is the Chris Toney (whom I do not know) letter to the editor where he states: Mosher “… doesn’t work respectfully with the city government or the legal system as should someone with a complaint.” Toney goes on to say that instead Dean Mosher uses “innuendo” and “prejudicial rhetoric” and “doesn’t broadcast facts.” Well today’s Mosher column just below Chris Toney’s letter lives right up to the criticisms posed by Toney, where Mosher charges: “unusual financial dealings … developers get favors … Pacs and others who contributed handsomely to old Tim’s campaign have since received huge amounts of business using our tax dollars.”

Mr. Mosher what is so sinister about these sweeping kinds of probably reckless charges is the inference that our city with its checks and balances is very corrupt. That would include the bidding system, the purchasing process and the employees and even the council and boards who administer the various systems and “our tax dollars.” If you really believe your charges of corruption, why not get specific and use the legal system as suggested by Chris Toney! For sure, I certainly did not hear from you when the Mayor recently opened up the city books to all comers who had questions of fact about any city financial matter.

I do not like to write a letter like this because I personally know that Dean Mosher is basically a nice guy with a very creative mind. In this instance I would implore him to reread Chris Toney’s letter and begin to work WITH the city government or legal system.

Stan Grubin has lived in Fairhope 13 years. He has an electrical engineering degree from Colorado University. He was an executive with Western Electric Co. for 37 years; and a councilman and mayor of Randolph Township.in New Jersey.