> John has some goods points here. Most of my neighbors are really concerned > that we are going to lose any meaningful input into the decisions concerning > our neighborhood. Many of us are skeptical that downtown knows what's best > for us ( go figure ). One way this could be alleviated is if the meetings > at which decisions were discussed and made were a) well publicized b) > brought out into the communities and c) held during hours when residents > could attend. This wouldn't even cost any money. It would also help if > proposals were posted to the city's web site prior to the meeting so that > people could look them over and become somewhat familiar with them. By not > doing this, citizen participation becomes impossible for the vast majority > of people. It is no wonder that many of us feel this works to the advantage > of our elected officials and therefore, do not have much trust in City Hall. > > Anne McCandless > Jordan > >
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