Comment 66694

By mystoneycreek (registered) - website | Posted July 21, 2011 at 09:46:04 in reply to Comment 66688

This is a great point. One of the reasons city hall gets nothing done is because many councillors only look at their own tiny ward and don't care about the broader impacts.

By rights, this is where a mayor's leadership comes into play. You know, with a sense of vision. As I said in this editorial: http://mystoneycreek.blogspot.com/2011/0... The Mayor may not control what goes on...but he/she sure as Hell should be generating momentum in a particular direction, corralling consensus and generating enthusiastic governance. Otherwise, what's the point of having the role in the first place?

(And here I'll go back to a standard belief: all of our Councillors, especially the Mayor, should be holding regular 'Town Hall Meetings'. And by 'regular', I mean monthly.)

It's refreshing to hear someone say "it might not be all that great for my constituents, but it will be great for the city as a whole".

Yes, it is. But while it's one thing for a Councillor to say it, it's far more important that the average person ends up saying it. But how can they be inclined to if they're waddling about in a swamp of ignorance and disinformation? Going back to my first point, this is where leadership comes in. Charismatic, informed, well-articulated leadership.

Comment edited by mystoneycreek on 2011-07-21 09:48:02

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