The day before the election, incumbent Black Diamond Mayor Olness’ Facebook campaign page posted: “A little over 24 hours from now we will know how many reasonable, knowledgeable people in Black Diamond voted.”

The day after the election she posted: “Guess I gave too much credance to reasonable and knowledgeable. Dave Gordon got 60 percent of the vote…”

So, Mayor Olness thinks the 60 percent — actually 66 percent — that voted for Dave are both unreasonable and ignorant. Well, I’m part of the 66 percent and I know an insult when I hear it. Behind Mayor Olness’ condescending remark is a window into her thinking, that she exhibits open disdain for most of Black Diamond, and that she is completely out of touch, having no concept of what is important to the people in our community.

Mayor Olness, on her campaign website, states we should “let the record speak for itself.” It did indeed, and two-thirds of the voters rejected her record. Mayor Olness’ post election comments speak volumes, also.

I look forward to November when we will finally elect the kind of leadership we need.

Doug Ostgard

Black Diamond