I am totally against either electing at-large representatives or reducing
the size of the council If anything, we need to enlarge by half a dozen or
so. This would reduce the amount of money needed to run, and take power
away from some of the kingmakers.
We should also go back to two year terms. A city council person should be
close to the people like a member of the House of Representatives. Four
year terms make it harder to challenge incumbents and give that person a
tremedous fundraising advantage.
Gene Martinez
Minnehaha, Ward 12
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