Just an observation - all three of the city-wide park commissioners (Young, Berry Graves, and Erwin) are in the minority, and the majority of five is composed of five of the six district commissioners (1, 2, 3, 5, and 6).

IMHO this division between city-wide and district commissioners illustrates the need for some structural changes in the park board. Perhaps the city-wide commissioners should constitute a majority of the board, to prevent parochial interests from log-rolling their way to control of the board. We could simply reduce the park board from 9 members to 5, with 3 at-large members, one north side district member, and one south side district member.

Without some reform, continuation of these antics puts the independence of the park board at risk.

Greg Abbott
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Greg Abbott
Linden Hills
13th ward

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