Almeida Pulls Papers for Selectmen Run
The Parks and Recreation Committee member placed third in the April selectmen election.
For the second time this year, Nelson Almeida will run for a seat on the Seekonk Board of Selectmen. The Parks and Recreation Committee member picked up nomination papers from the Town Clerk's office Thursday morning for the Sept. 24 special election to fill the seat vacated last week by Bill Rice. This was the opening day of the nomination period
Almeida impressed many political observers in April when he placed third of the five candidates in the contest for two selectmen seats. Dave Parker and Gary Sagar won seats in that election.
"The first time around I missed out, but not by much," wrote Almeida in an email to Attleboro-Seekonk Patch. "I've contacted Mr. Rice to make sure he was not going to run again, and he stated no. So here I am again trying for a second time. The supporters of my last campaign are extremely happy that I'm trying again."
Almeida has lived in Seekonk for five years. He owns a heating business and has two daughters. A regular attendee of selectmen meetings, Almeida often addresses the board during the Community Speaks session. He was appointed to the Parks and Recreation Committee last month.
Almeida has until Aug. 6 to return the nomination papers with the signatures of at least 50 registered Seekonk voters.
Nobody else pulled papers on Thursday, but local cable talk show host Jeffrey Starr Mararian contacted the clerk's office to say he wanted to be a write-in candidate, Assistant Town Clerk Karen McHugh told Patch.
deb of see-attleboro
7:41 am on Friday, June 15, 2012
Nelson: Why would you contact Mr Rice?
Nelson Almeida
8:20 am on Friday, June 15, 2012
I have respect for Mr Rice. I don't walk all over people. I wanted to make sure that if he wanted to reconsider his decision I wouldn't of taken out my papers. He told me clearly that he was out and his decision was final. That's my reason for contacting Mr Rice.
deb of see-attleboro
3:51 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
I'm not concerned about whether you will walk all over people. I am concerned about who you may let walk all over you.
Bowing to Mr Rice raises a red flag. IMO, publicizing your outreach to the former selectman is a symptom of a character flaw and shows a lack of maturity.
But since nobody is without flaws, so we will see in September.
Amy
12:49 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
Good luck Nelson. I appreciate anyone who is willing to serve. It can't be easy. You will always be critized by someone. I do think it's time for some new ideas and perspectives.
Nelson Almeida
1:45 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
Thank you Amy. My goal is to bring more respect to the board, listen to our residents,be involved in our community by attending events. I will try my best.
Nelson Almeida
4:45 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
Well deb you asked a question and there is your answer. Can't please everyone.
deb of see-attleboro
5:17 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
I asked you many questions leading up to the April election. Your response this time is predictable. When the opportunity presents itself, I will ask more questions.
Nelson Almeida
5:50 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
As I've told you before deb I welcomed you to meet with you to answer any of your questions and you declined. So I aak you again big you have any more questions or concerns. Please contact me at Nelsonalmeida@comcast.net and we will set a meeting up. Thank you
deb of see-attleboro
6:20 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
Nelson: I believe that government should be transparent. Do you?
All the questions I have asked were about policy or philosophy. Others have asked more personal questions. You choose to answer nothing.
Nelson Almeida
7:14 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
Deb: I'm always in the wrong with you. 3rd attempt. Please contact me at Nelsonalmeida@comcast.net and I'll be more then happy to set up a time and place and we can discuss all the questions and thoughts you may have. Thank you
deb of see-attleboro
7:57 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
You're not in the wrong, Nelson.
Michael Kreyssig
8:50 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
Nelson....refresh my memory. Were you for or against a change from the Town Meeting to a different form of Town government?
Nelson Almeida
9:34 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
Michael I can be reached at Nelsonalmeida@comcast.net and we can set up a time and place to meet and discuss all your questions/concerns. Thanks.
Michael Kreyssig
10:17 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
It was one question. I don't think we need to set up a meeting to get an answer that I ended up finding on google. Thanks.
Peter Hoogerzeil
7:49 pm on Sunday, June 17, 2012
It would be nice for candidates for public office to answer simple questions. Either Mr. Almeida has an agenda he does not want us to know or he has no idea what he is talking about and needs answers fed to him. In my opinion, the simple remedy to this issue is to answer questions from concerned citizens on this forum. I am very interested to see a candidate for the BOS to be able to discuss his views in PUBLIC before I decide to vote for him or her. I want to give Mr. Almeida a chance to earn my vote, but I want to see him perform effectively in a public forum. That is the elected position he is seeking.
sally
10:50 pm on Saturday, June 16, 2012
Deb, I am always confused to where you stand on just about everything! You have so many opinions and it seems no one can do anything right. I have a few questions for you; why don't you pull out papers, have them signed and run for BOS? Why don't you meet Nelson like he has requested face to face to voice your opinion or get the answers your looking for?
Nelson, you got my vote last time snd you will get my vote again! Thank you for standing up for what you believe in.
deb of see-attleboro
12:04 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
And another thing, Sally. Nelson gives me nothing to think about. What does Nelson believe in? Do you know?
Portsmouth Senior Citizen
5:50 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
Deb: Do you really think you will get an answer from Sally! I too am interested in what Nelson belives in. All Nelson has to do is post it so all can better understand him. Time will tell. Lets just hope others in the Town will pull papers and run against Nelson Almeida.
Portsmouth Senior Citizen
6:00 am on Sunday, June 17, 2012
Jonathan: Something very strange is going on with those who post comments to this article. Comments never seem to appear within the article but only can be viewed if one clicks on a comment posted under "What People are Saying". Further noticed that this article was posted yesterday when in reality it was posted on Friday, Is Attleboro-Seekonk Post having trouble with this article?
Jonathan Friedman
9:20 pm on Sunday, June 17, 2012
Portsmouth: The above article was published on Thursday. The article about Nelson returning his papers was published yesterday. You appear to be noticing comments appearing below "What People are Saying" that are for the other article and expecting to see them here. The confusion is understandable since the headlines are similar.