Thank you Frisco voters…we did it!
I’d like to offer a Texas-sized thanks to all my supporters. Without your hard work and dedication to Frisco, earning 77% of the vote would have never been possible.
I’d also like to extend a special thanks to Andrea Wright, my campaign manager, June Taylor, my treasurer and the rest of my campaign team and to all the volunteers who donated endless hours on the campaign trail. And last but certainly not least, I’d like to thank my beautiful wife, Val and my three children (Brandon, Alisa and Layna) for all their continued love and support.
Now it’s time to roll up our sleeves and get to work for Frisco. Together, we can help solve our traffic problems. Together, we can help keep Frisco taxes among the lowest in North Texas. Together, we can wisely manage our rapid growth. And together, we can continue to make Frisco the best place to live, work and raise our families.
I am honored to be able to serve as your next mayor, and my door will always be open at City Hall.
Thank you Frisco!
-Maher Maso
Monday, May 12, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Please Vote Today!!!
Today is the day we need our citizens to go out and make their voice heard. Please take a few minutes of your time and go vote. You will be choosing a new Mayor, two new Council Members, two Frisco ISD board members, deciding whether the city should extend drinking hours until 2AM and, if you live in the LISD portion of Frisco, vote on school bonds.
Voting hours are from 7AM to 7PM. You must vote at the correct polling location.
For election information, visit the City Elections page HERE.
For Frisco ISD, visit HERE.
For Lewisville ISD, visit HERE.
Thank You!
Voting hours are from 7AM to 7PM. You must vote at the correct polling location.
For election information, visit the City Elections page HERE.
For Frisco ISD, visit HERE.
For Lewisville ISD, visit HERE.
Thank You!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Calm before the Election
It has been a long and rewarding process to get to where we are today. The election is this Saturday, May 10th. I have really enjoyed making new friends, meeting new citizens and spending time with old friends and 
supporters. My family and I have really enjoyed the last few months and words cannot convey to you how thankful we are for your support.
With over 400 volunteers, I can't say thank you enough times or list the countless times someone has come to our aide to make this campaign the huge
success it is. Everyone helped; from the supporters in red to the many financial contributors to the campaign, which was necessary to get our message out.
Every volunteer, every effort, every minute was just as important in our effort to make Frisco the best place to live.
Our volunteers could have easily spent their time taking care of their family, getting that extra time in to organize their home or spending their volunteer time at their church or the many other organizations we have in Frisco. Yet, they still found time to make a difference to my campaign and that means the world to my family.
Together, we spent a lot of time in our community. We attended over 30 meet and greets in the homes of our citizens and answered their questions. We helped sponsor several charity golf tournaments. We attended community events and spoke to anyone that had a question for us. Our supporters attended every debate, every event. They were there right by my side to support me, to hold me up and to give me the strength to work hard for our community.
Our volunteers brought tents, chairs and materials to the early polling locations every single day. We used a lot of sun-screen, that's for sure! Sometimes we had one or two and sometimes we had 10, but they were there every day, every hour.
My volunteers became experts in city operations and issues. We had many long days and late evenings. It was fun and it was tiring, but we spent time with quality people who care about their community. Next time you see one, ask them what NTMWD stands for, or why water conservation is important. Ask them about our tax revenues or expenses and why it is so important to tighten our belt during these challenging times. I bet you they can answer your questions.
When we asked for help with our signs, I expected five or ten volunteers to come for some good pizza! We ended up with over 60 volunteers! Needless to say, we had to order some extra pizza :-)
We had young children and seniors, we had new residents and some that were born in Frisco! It was truly a team at work. What used to take most of the day only took a couple of hours with time for social talk and visiting with friends. Some of our volunteers knew each other and some became friends on the spot!
We had "runners" to stack the signs and "troubleshooters" to help solve problems. Have I told you about the great team we have? What an amazing group of individuals.
The picture to the right tells it all - the team included kids and teens. Just look at the focus and determination on their face! This is what makes all the hard work so worthwhile and satisfying.
I look forward to seeing you this Saturday at the polling location. We will have volunteers at each location, so please stop in and say hi to them. All the candidates worked very hard and have taken time away from their families to serve our community. Please say thank you to them as you go in to vote or on the way out. They deserve to know that you appreciate their effort.
Most of all, thank you for taking the time to get educated on the issues and going to vote. In the end, we should all be thankful that we live in such a great city with so many volunteers.
Please join us on Saturday evening starting at 7PM at our poll watching party at Pizza Hut Park in the verizon club. Please let us know you are coming so that we can plan accordingly.
Join over 500 of your fellow citizens in celebrating this election. RSVP by clicking HERE. Make sure you vote first and head our way - the polls are open from 7AM to 7PM. I hope I can meet you in person!
Sincerely,
Maher Maso
supporters. My family and I have really enjoyed the last few months and words cannot convey to you how thankful we are for your support.With over 400 volunteers, I can't say thank you enough times or list the countless times someone has come to our aide to make this campaign the huge
success it is. Everyone helped; from the supporters in red to the many financial contributors to the campaign, which was necessary to get our message out.Every volunteer, every effort, every minute was just as important in our effort to make Frisco the best place to live.
Our volunteers could have easily spent their time taking care of their family, getting that extra time in to organize their home or spending their volunteer time at their church or the many other organizations we have in Frisco. Yet, they still found time to make a difference to my campaign and that means the world to my family.Together, we spent a lot of time in our community. We attended over 30 meet and greets in the homes of our citizens and answered their questions. We helped sponsor several charity golf tournaments. We attended community events and spoke to anyone that had a question for us. Our supporters attended every debate, every event. They were there right by my side to support me, to hold me up and to give me the strength to work hard for our community.
Our volunteers brought tents, chairs and materials to the early polling locations every single day. We used a lot of sun-screen, that's for sure! Sometimes we had one or two and sometimes we had 10, but they were there every day, every hour.
My volunteers became experts in city operations and issues. We had many long days and late evenings. It was fun and it was tiring, but we spent time with quality people who care about their community. Next time you see one, ask them what NTMWD stands for, or why water conservation is important. Ask them about our tax revenues or expenses and why it is so important to tighten our belt during these challenging times. I bet you they can answer your questions.
When we asked for help with our signs, I expected five or ten volunteers to come for some good pizza! We ended up with over 60 volunteers! Needless to say, we had to order some extra pizza :-)We had young children and seniors, we had new residents and some that were born in Frisco! It was truly a team at work. What used to take most of the day only took a couple of hours with time for social talk and visiting with friends. Some of our volunteers knew each other and some became friends on the spot!
We had "runners" to stack the signs and "troubleshooters" to help solve problems. Have I told you about the great team we have? What an amazing group of individuals.
The picture to the right tells it all - the team included kids and teens. Just look at the focus and determination on their face! This is what makes all the hard work so worthwhile and satisfying.
I look forward to seeing you this Saturday at the polling location. We will have volunteers at each location, so please stop in and say hi to them. All the candidates worked very hard and have taken time away from their families to serve our community. Please say thank you to them as you go in to vote or on the way out. They deserve to know that you appreciate their effort.
Most of all, thank you for taking the time to get educated on the issues and going to vote. In the end, we should all be thankful that we live in such a great city with so many volunteers.
Please join us on Saturday evening starting at 7PM at our poll watching party at Pizza Hut Park in the verizon club. Please let us know you are coming so that we can plan accordingly.
Join over 500 of your fellow citizens in celebrating this election. RSVP by clicking HERE. Make sure you vote first and head our way - the polls are open from 7AM to 7PM. I hope I can meet you in person!
Sincerely,
Maher Maso
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Citizens Speak Out
In the ongoing saga of trying to protect the health of our citizens, the residents of Turnbridge Manor and Hunters Creek had a great showing at a TCEQ meeting tonight.
Approximately 125 residents showed up along with our City Manager and an attorney from the City of Frisco to a public hearing by the TCEQ on the APAC batch plant permit renewel. I attended to see what the TCEQ had to say and was not too pleased to find out that this hearing had no real bearing on the permit renewal process. I was disappointed, to say the least, that none of the comments would be presented to the TCEQ commission in Austin when they consider this issue.
Our residents were very prepared on this issue and many of them spoke. TCEQ did not have many answers. I ended up saying a few words as well as our City Manager, George Purefoy and the attorney that represents the city. We started down this path several years ago when I, along with the City Manager, met in the home of a committee that the citizens appointed to address this issue. We still have a ways to go to solve the impact this has on the health of our citizens. I look forward to attending the hearings in Austin.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Grateful for the Support and Endorsements
I just wanted to take a moment and again thank all my supporters and volunteers for their hard work on my behalf and on behalf of the future of Frisco. I can't put into words how much your friendship and support has meant to my family. I know you may have been reading about the ethics complaints about my opponent and you have probably seen his response basically blaming me, my campaign team and my volunteers. His attack does not warrant a response, period.
I do, however, want to make sure you know how much I appreciate you and your help. As we have discussed over the last several months, I want you to continue to focus on the issues at hand, which is managing our growth, keeping taxes low, building needed roads and infrastructure and public safety. We know we are running a campaign focused on making Frisco the best place to live and we are talking about what we have to offer.
I AM PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR EFFORTS AND CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. DO NOT LET ANYONE DRAG YOU INTO THEIR PROBLEMS!
To that end, I thought I would throw out some facts and figures about the campaign so that everyone can see what we have accomplished together!
-- To date, we have approximately 400 active volunteers!
-- We have received approximately 235 financial donations to date! THANK YOU - We could not run an effective campaign without your support.
-- We have attended over 30 meet and greets in the homes of Frisco citizens (THANK YOU!!) At times, we have had two or three on one day (now you know why I have been behind on answering e-mails and voicemails). I have learned many things from our citizens on how they would like our City to grow.
-- We have over 1700 small signs placed in the front yards of Frisco voters and over 100 on the waiting list. THANK YOU!
-- We have approximately 68 large 4x4 signs out with permission!
-- We have over 300 Maso for Mayor shirts being worn around town.
-- We have over 20 magnetic signs on cars and another 100 window stickers.
I AM PROUD OF YOU AND YOUR EFFORTS AND CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. DO NOT LET ANYONE DRAG YOU INTO THEIR PROBLEMS!
To that end, I thought I would throw out some facts and figures about the campaign so that everyone can see what we have accomplished together!
-- To date, we have approximately 400 active volunteers!
-- We have received approximately 235 financial donations to date! THANK YOU - We could not run an effective campaign without your support.
-- We have attended over 30 meet and greets in the homes of Frisco citizens (THANK YOU!!) At times, we have had two or three on one day (now you know why I have been behind on answering e-mails and voicemails). I have learned many things from our citizens on how they would like our City to grow.
-- We have over 1700 small signs placed in the front yards of Frisco voters and over 100 on the waiting list. THANK YOU!
-- We have approximately 68 large 4x4 signs out with permission!
-- We have over 300 Maso for Mayor shirts being worn around town.
-- We have over 20 magnetic signs on cars and another 100 window stickers.
-- Our kick-off party had approximately 750 friends and supporters in attendance
-- Our sign-making party had over 50 volunteers come to my home and put together the signs in a record time!
-- Our campaign rally/fundraiser at the Founders Club at the Dr Pepper Ballpark was at capacity with over 150 people in attendance
-- The debates were attended by numerous supporters in red shirts and we clearly have your support.
-- The campaign team and supporters have attended too many events to list, including several golf tournaments, HOA meetings and Events, City Functions, Meet the Candidate and other public events (and we are not finished yet!) Our team has done a great job getting out in the community with our message.
We have been endorsed by the Dallas Morning News, The Frisco Enterprise and the Collin County Association of Realtors. Click on the names above to see what they wrote!
We have been endorsed by the Dallas Morning News, The Frisco Enterprise and the Collin County Association of Realtors. Click on the names above to see what they wrote!
We also appreciate the hundreds of citizens who have come to us with their support and provided their endorsement of our campaign. I appreciate you and my entire campaign team appreciates you. Together, we will continue to make Frisco the best place to live.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
And the March goes on
The first week of May was as busy as ever, but what else is new? The day started out with setting up the table at College County Community College for early voting. I was joined there by several of our volunteers. I could only stay there a short time, so if I missed you coming to vote, I apologize. From the voting location, I walked across campus at 9:30 to attend a Collin County Association of Realtors presentation where they recognized me and shared their endorsement of me to be the next Mayor of Frisco.
With their blessing, I took some extra muffins and walked back to our campaign location and shared them with our volunteers and those of the other candidates. Continuing the hectic pace, I again promptly left there to attend the Garden Club of Frisco luncheon, which was sold out. Mayor Mike Simpson gave his last presentation (for the Garden Club!) as Mayor.
The rest of the day was spent at the polling locations. From there, we had two meet and greets scheduled in Stonebriar and our team left the polling location early to make it. With the number of meet and greets at over 30, there were several days where we had multiple events planned. This was one of them!
This was on Thursday! The next day was not much easier as we repeated the polling day presense. That evening was a treat at the first ever dinner at Babe's restaurant. Mayor Mike Simpson was honored for all his hard work. Most of the Council and staff were in attendance.
The entire campaign team attended the Curtsinger Elementary golf tournament at Plantation Resort on Sunday. We had so many red shirts and cars with signs out there, I think the public thought it was a campaign rally! We appreciate all the thumbs up and horn honking. It was great to meet so many of our fellow Curtsinger parents. We were also very successful in raising over $700 for the Curtsinger PTA with our "spin the wheel". Thanks Andrea!
I had to take a short break from the tournament and head over to Fire Station 6 grand opening. What an amazing station staffed with the best firemen. The station is located at 3535 Eldorado Parkway and is our newest station. Thanks to our citizens, we have opened new fire stations on a regular basis!
We had our last "coffee with the Maher" on Monday, the 5th. If the citizens chose to elect me as the next Mayor, I plan on continuing these meetings! We have filled the room on just about every Monday, so thank you for making these meetings a huge success!
Frisco Family Services held their annual Mayor's Golf Tournament on Monday. Our campaign team sponsored a hole and I spent the day riding in a golf cart (notice I didn't say playing golf. Playing golf means you can actually hit the ball!). It was a great evening. Our first lady, Sandy Simpson, was honored with a "tea party" early in the evening and then Mayor Simpson was honored with a special recognition later that evening. The tournament raised close to $100,000 for Frisco Family Services!
The next morning was the Mayor's Breakfast where Frisco Citizens, Staff and Council honored the families that made up "Frisco's 100,000th citizen". You will be reading more about that in the near future. Frisco is now officially in the 100,000 club!
Until next time,
best regards,
Maher Maso
With their blessing, I took some extra muffins and walked back to our campaign location and shared them with our volunteers and those of the other candidates. Continuing the hectic pace, I again promptly left there to attend the Garden Club of Frisco luncheon, which was sold out. Mayor Mike Simpson gave his last presentation (for the Garden Club!) as Mayor.
The rest of the day was spent at the polling locations. From there, we had two meet and greets scheduled in Stonebriar and our team left the polling location early to make it. With the number of meet and greets at over 30, there were several days where we had multiple events planned. This was one of them!
This was on Thursday! The next day was not much easier as we repeated the polling day presense. That evening was a treat at the first ever dinner at Babe's restaurant. Mayor Mike Simpson was honored for all his hard work. Most of the Council and staff were in attendance.
The entire campaign team attended the Curtsinger Elementary golf tournament at Plantation Resort on Sunday. We had so many red shirts and cars with signs out there, I think the public thought it was a campaign rally! We appreciate all the thumbs up and horn honking. It was great to meet so many of our fellow Curtsinger parents. We were also very successful in raising over $700 for the Curtsinger PTA with our "spin the wheel". Thanks Andrea!
I had to take a short break from the tournament and head over to Fire Station 6 grand opening. What an amazing station staffed with the best firemen. The station is located at 3535 Eldorado Parkway and is our newest station. Thanks to our citizens, we have opened new fire stations on a regular basis!
We had our last "coffee with the Maher" on Monday, the 5th. If the citizens chose to elect me as the next Mayor, I plan on continuing these meetings! We have filled the room on just about every Monday, so thank you for making these meetings a huge success!
Frisco Family Services held their annual Mayor's Golf Tournament on Monday. Our campaign team sponsored a hole and I spent the day riding in a golf cart (notice I didn't say playing golf. Playing golf means you can actually hit the ball!). It was a great evening. Our first lady, Sandy Simpson, was honored with a "tea party" early in the evening and then Mayor Simpson was honored with a special recognition later that evening. The tournament raised close to $100,000 for Frisco Family Services!
The next morning was the Mayor's Breakfast where Frisco Citizens, Staff and Council honored the families that made up "Frisco's 100,000th citizen". You will be reading more about that in the near future. Frisco is now officially in the 100,000 club!
Until next time,
best regards,
Maher Maso
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
