The following email is from Dave Gaines. The attacks he is referring to are the articles I have been writing about our Township Board and the comments that his wife Sheila Gaines has made on our public forum. I am a reasonable person and I am willing to listen to anyone with a complaint against or about the KBA but Dave Gaines as gone overboard and threatened me. After this email arrived I received a threatening phone call from Dave and as a result I am pursuing a PPO against Dave based on his past violent behavior. (The PPO was filed this morning)

My answer to Dave is:

1. I do not respond to threats.

2. I have not announced publicly that I have any political aspirations yet.

3. We have to get involved in politics. Do you actually think they will do the right thing by themselves? It seems to me that you are just protecting your wife's job with the Township.

4. What you perceive as negative is factual reporting.

Dave is not a member of the KBA, his father is. I have a great deal of respect for John Gaines. My question to the membership and to the citizens of Kinross / Kincheloe is should I let this individual coerce me into not reporting on the Township Board? Vote in this weeks poll on this issue. Remember that your IP is visible to me so I appreciate your honesty in your comments. Remember your participation in the polls are voluntary and your comments are subject to discussion. Joe Paczkowski

From: david gaines [mailto:yooper@centurytel.net]
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 10:21 AM
To: Joe Paczkowski
Subject: Re: Rec Plan Update 

It was my understand at our last meeting, that our goal was to work with the twp., not gloat over their mistakes or attack the board. This will surely put them on defense and attack mode. How in gods name do you expect the community to move forward when we are out there slamming them every time, we preserve a mistake. If this is the direction that our membership is going to proceed with, I will discontinue my relationship with the KBA. We cannot let our organization appear to be hostile to our local government, we should be the sounding board for others but not the aggressor. Iam sorry Joe but your comments are becoming more and more politically motivated. You are not in the position to promote your political aspirations. If what you publish is negative about others, the community even when you are elected will turn on you. You know better and know how to address something with out being negative or aggressive. Yes Kincheloe is a zip code, but a zip code in our community of Kinrossw Charter Township and that's the way it should be, just as thou's that reside in Rudyard, Dafter,Pickford zip codes. I mean it, stop your attacks or I will quit and start attacking your organization. Do good or don't say or write anything. There is enough people out there that say kinross will never be anything, because we can't get along on anything.