[Mpls] Biernat - Another Viewpoint

[KarenCollier]

Please don't flood the list with replies to this, because it's a different viewpoint that I feel compelled to present.

I worked with Joe Biernat for a little over five years.  I did not know Joe prior to joining the crew on the third floor of City Hall.  I'm not a member of the political party to which Joe belongs.  What I do know is that I've never met anyone as kind and hard working as Joe.  No matter how early you came in in the morning and no matter how late you stayed at night, Joe was there.  Joe was one of the hardest working members of the Council.  He was not there for any glory to himself (he just wasn't that kind of a person) but he cared deeply for the residents of the Third Ward.  I just hope that the person who replaces Joe will have the same work ethic.

Joe treated everyone the same at City Hall.  Their gender or their color meant nothing to him, they were all the same.  He is a kind and compassionate man and I'm so sad about what happened to him.  I'm not trying to minimize it or blow it off, I'm just deeply saddened that it happened.

Karen Collier
Linden Hills