I definitely appreciate the support my husband and two sons are providing during the campaign and all they have done over the past four years. Serving on City Council requires a commitment of time and energy, both on the part of the public servant and his or her family. I am fortunate in that my family has been willing to eat a little more take out food, go along with me to meetings and community events, and rearrange schedules to accomodate my work for the people of Lafayette.

They have also gained a lot by learning about municipal government and, especially, building stronger ties to our community through interactions with so many people and organizations here in Lafayette. I am grateful that they said "yes, let's do this again!"

We are ready to continue serving the people of Lafayette!

Vote for #2!

On Thursday the City of Lafayette held its first candidate meeting and drew names for ballot positions. I am number two on the ballot. There are seven candidates running for City Council this fall. Think TWO!

More on Peaches

Promise, this is my last blog about peaches. I know we don't have peaches in Lafayette, but I am thrilled that we have become known for our Peach Festival over the last ten years. Events like the Peach Festival and Quaker Oats Oatmeal Festival are part of the fabric of our small town quality of life. They also stimulate our economy and encourage pride in the community. Nope, we don't grow oats here, either, but our Festival helps promote a healthy community through consumption of oatmeal, participation in our 5K race, and attendance at our health fair. It is important that we continue these traditions.

Petition Certification

I became an official candidate on Monday when my petition was certified by the City Clerk. As of Thursday, only two people were candidates. Eleven additional residents had pulled packets and have until Monday, August 24 at 5pm to turn them in. Thursday afternoon there will be a candidate meeting and ballot position will be determined.

I am eager to start getting out and talking to people about what we can do in the next four years!

Please feel free to contact me at cameron4council@gmail with your ideas!

Lafayette Peach Festival

Spent a great day at the 10th Annual Lafayette Peach Festival. The weather was perfect and the turnout was amazing. I've heard estimates between 20,000 and 30,000 people in attendance today.

I served smoothies and cobbler at the Festival Plaza for a couple hours. Truth be told, I didn't serve smoothies for long because we ran out shortly after 2:30 and by 3:00 we had used up all vanilla and peach ice cream in Lafayette and also a couple gallons of chocolate chip. I will admit that it tastes better than it sounds! We did make it all the way until four o'clock with the cobbler.

It takes a lot of volunteers to make this event, and all of Lafayette's events happen. We are lucky to have such an active community!

Election Season is ON!

As of this morning, four Lafayette residents had "pulled packets" to run for the four open slots on City Council this fall. For anyone else who is interested, packets are available from Susan Koster, City Clerk, at City Hall. Completed packets must be returned prior to August 24, 2009 at 5 pm.