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Originally Posted by jetskier
Beyond the bad optics of this, one has to question the following:
- Should this have been disclosed a prior in detail to avoid speculation and legal concerns?
- What does it say that his wife and child are going to live on Governor's Island while he maintains a residence in Laconia?
- Would this have been a consideration in electing him to this position?
Jetskier  |
1. Perhaps. Maybe Hosmer didn't consider or he underestimated how some people might try to turn this into something, with so far zero evidence, that it's not. From the LaDaSun article, he's between houses in Laconia, preparing one for sale while he has purchased another and is getting it ready for his occupancy, and he needed a place to stay in the interval. In that time he's living with his wife and children in a house in a different town. As I said earlier, there should only be concern if he doesn't go back to Laconia when the newly purchased house there is ready. Why he doesn't live with his wife and kids at that point is between him and his family members. I don't get why people who aren't acquainted with the Hosmer family think they have a right to know the intimate details of this family's interpersonal relationships.
2. As long as the mayor is actually residing in Laconia, it shouldn't matter to anyone outside the mayor's family why his wife and children are going to live on Governor's Island while he maintains a residence in Laconia.
3. If when he was running for mayor last year voters knew that in a year's time Hosmer would be living outside of the city for several months while he was between houses in Laconia, then sure, that may have given some voters second thoughts about their choice for mayor. But, is there any credible evidence that Hosmer knew or should have known that this might happen, and therefore he possibly had a duty to let the voters (or at least those who might care) know?