Harry's Take is the 'official' blog of Councilman and Former Mayor Harry Zikas, Jr.
April 12, 2010
You Got To Know When...
A little over a month ago, I made a decision that I knew was going to be difficult to make. I privately told my family and friends that I wasn't going to run for re-election to the Borough of Alpha Council. Back in May of 1998, at the age of 19, I was appointed to the Borough of Alpha Board of Education and in April 1999, I was formally elected to the Board. June of that same year, I defeated a two-term incumbent Mayor in the Democratic Primary. On January 1, 2000, I took office as Mayor of the Borough of Alpha and in November 2003, I won a second term. After 8 years in office, I decided it was time to hand the reins over to someone else and ran for Borough Council. Now, after three years as a Councilman, I've decided that it's time to take a break. I'm 31-years-old and I've held every elected office in Alpha - an accomplishment that I owe to the citizens of Alpha. I have always tried to do what was best and I'm sure that I made mistakes along the way, but it really has been an epic adventure. Thank You Alpha!
I don't know what my future holds, but you can bet that I'll still be attending Council Meetings to make sure our elected officials are doing what's right for Alpha. Oh, and I'll definitely be blogging and tweeting about it! By the way, I can assure you of one thing...I will NOT be supporting 25 Cent for Borough of Alpha Council.
Never Say Never: If I do change my mind (hey, I'm human), I can always run as an Independent. ;-)
Team Coco
In other news, I was shocked to learn that Conan had signed on with TBS (think 'The Office' & 'Seinfeld' reruns). All signs were pointing to Fox, but congrats to the folks at TBS for this amazing coup.
