My reasons for trying to contact Brian Herron are not the same as Karen
Forbes' reasons. I live in the Bancroft neighborhood, not Central. I can
certainly appreciate that Central neighborhood concerns could be time
consuming, and since I don't live very far from Central, I believe that
positive developments in that area will benefit me, too.
However, Brian Herron is my representative to the city government. That's
_his_ job. When I approach other council members instead, I am taking them
away from the time they can give to their own constituents. If Mr. Herron
didn't agree with me about anything, that would be a bitter enough pill to
swallow. But it might at least represent honest disagreement. Since he
has never, ever responded to a letter, email, or phone call, I am forced to
conclude that he just isn't paying attention.
I haven't tried whining, wheedling, yelling, or screaming. Maybe those are
the things people need to do in order to get him to listen to them.
Rosalind Nelson
Bancroft
Wizard Marks wrote:
> My return rant follows: I've watched as Central
> neighborhood ran to the council member as though he were
> daddy and would soothe all the owies and fix everything.
> That's not the council members' job. His is to listen to
> the cohesive voice of the whole neighborhood, work with all
> parties, and contend with his fiduciary duties at the same
> time. Were I in his shoes, I'd be mighty sick of hearing
> the whining, the wheedling, the insults, the yelling and
> screaming, and the nastiness which greets him when he's
> asked to do the impossible.
