PRIME SUSPECT

Regarding The Northern Light September 10, 2025, story about Mayor Steward's unhinged attack on Blaine Water Coalition, there's a clue in the alleged anonymous letter in the part about city employees accused of crimes by us not being able to get jobs elsewhere. As the person who defamed us several times on the record and in the press, Blaine City Manager Mike Harmon is the most likely to be sacrificed as the fall guy when the truth about Blaine becomes known. Harmon knows how precarious the city's finances are, and can see the writing on the wall with the UGA Swap--city hall's salvation--likely to go down in flames before the county planning commission as well as Blaine voters. Harmon has access to emails, and he has a lot to lose.

Motive + Opportunity + History of Retaliation = Prime Suspect

There are only two city staff who could lose their jobs for misconduct exposed by us: Mike Harmon and Alex Wenger, director of Community Development Services.

Revenge for my candidate interview testimony in which I noted Harmon's recent misconduct in attempting to get Sarbie Bains appointed to city council without consideration of other applicants--namely me and Ray Leone--is another factor. Since Leone has never identified himself as a member of Blaine Water Coalition, it is likely another retaliation for Ray standing next to me with his sign at the Free Speech protest.

I don't have the transcript of my candidate interview, but it was pretty damning of the Mayor and City Manager, as was my application for city council appointment.

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