With the November election right around the corner, and with so many issues facing the town this summer, we sat down with the two non-incumbent candidates, Mark Emmanuelle, a past member of the council, and Keith Stover, both long time island residents, to hear their thoughts, priorities, and interests in serving the island community.
Q: Tell me a little bit about yourself, your connection to Block Island, and why you are running as a council member.
KS: We bought this house I think exactly 20 years ago, and we had rented for a few years. We really knew the first time we came here that we wanted to buy a house. Our family was so young and we basically bought the only house on the island we could afford. This is a community that embraced us at the hardest time. We have a connection here that is as deep as a connection can be.
The real reason I am running is because I love the community and the people. We always felt warmly embraced by the community. I actually like doing [town and government work], and I think I have a lot to offer. I spent 30 years
