When I was running for State Representative, I commented that people were a hundred times more likely to develop cancer than they were to run for state legislature. On the other hand, candidates were more likely to relapse and become candidates again.

Well, this afternoon, I was asked if I would consider running for Zoning Board of Appeals - Alternate. I hadn't planned on running again so soon, but it is important to have contested elections. Ideally, zoning issues should be handled by the Town Planning and Zoning Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals should see little activity. On top of that, the regular members of the Zoning Board of Appeals should handle most of the issues and the need for actions by alternates should be even more rare.

That said, this is another chance to get people to think about the social contract. We live in community. What we do affects the people around us. We need to find a balance between our own rights and the rights of our neighbors. We need to find a balance between our rights and our responsibilities.

So, I'm starting new campaign, I'm finding another opportunity to talk with the people of Woodbridge about our community. I hope you'll join me.