I believe what we have seen from the council which colaborated is e block and target downtown. We perhaps need more contention and attention to the ward the person was elected to represent. Dain Lyngstad Phillips/edina --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just read the article. Sounds to me like Goodman > is sick and tired of > spending time on the committees, doing the work, > then having CMs not on the > committees decide, for whatever reason, that they > know more than the members > who have spent the time on the committee, studied > the issue, heard the > testimony, and participated in the discussion to > arrive at the decision. I > can just imagine how frustrating this is to a > Council Member who is > conscientious, does the work, and feels they > represent the best solution > possible. I saw an example of that in the Council > meeting this morning. One > CM decided that he wanted to make a change - he is > not on the committee, had > not participated in the discussion, and if the > change would have been made > the Council would have gone beyond the number of > days set by law and the item > would have become automatically approved. One thing > new Council Members have > to learn is that they have to do their jobs, become > informed of the issues > from other committees, but respect the work of their > colleagues. > > Lisa has a lot of talent, and I can't say that I > blame her. Why should she > spend that kind of time to have everything shot > down. She's knowledgeable > and intelligent and is very committed to doing the > best work possible. She > might just as well limit that to her Ward and have > some time to enjoy > herself. I can't say that I blame her. > > It would appear that the overall sense of this > Council is less than > collaborative. > > Karen Collier > Linden Hills >
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