NEWS RELEASE
Office of Mayor Parker Wiseman
City of Starkville
Starkville, MS June 9, 2010
Re: Mark Issacs’ resigns from the City of Starkville Comprehensive Planning Committee
Statement from Alderman Jeremiah Dumas:
Mark Isaacs’ resignation from the City of Starkville Comprehensive Planning Committee has been received and accepted. His resignation is a result of his understanding of the importance of the comprehensive planning process and his desire to see this process succeed without speculation, conflict, or the appearance of impropriety.
Without a doubt, Mark and his business endeavors have seen better days, but it should never be discounted that he is a talented and award/winning professional who has garnered national recognition from the Urban Land Institute and the like. I appreciate Mark’s willingness to serve on the committee and provide valuable planning and architectural insight.
Signed,
Jeremiah Dumas
Chair, City of Starkville Comprehensive Planning Committee
Statement from Mayor Parker Wiseman:
I am thankful for Mark Isaacs’ willingness to volunteer his time and expertise in aiding the Starkville Comprehensive Planning Committee. His service to the committee has been an asset. I understand and accept his desire to resign from the committee and wish him the best of luck on his future endeavors.
Wow, Mayor Parker “As far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t change Mark’s standing on the committee” Wiseman certainly took a u-turn on that one.
I would like to know how Mr. Isaacs’ service has been an asset.
this is so much crap. If anyone had known ‘starting a political career’ would be synonymous with ‘learning by trial and error’ no one would have agreed to allow it. Asserting that one is viable in politics is materially different than sufficient job performance. This town is not hard to manage. If one has difficulty it is hard to justify proceeding to the next level. Re-election would not be an option so no doubt that won’t be attempted. If the next level is achieved, it would be ironic. I would love to see what senior political minds think about the most recent comments although I am glad he didn’t give counsel that would have again masked this unexcusable incompetence and MISREPRESENTATION (meaning this is not representing the will of the people). Due diligence was never a strong point for politicians. In retrospect, it is hard to imagine anyone attending school and then working a year or so and being qualified to be a good mayor.
Many of us did know he wasn’t qualified…