Over the past year, many residents have voiced concerns that City Council is becoming increasingly disconnected from the community. Consider the following:

• Council reduced public speaking time from five minutes to just three.

• A promised Town Hall - meant to foster direct community dialogue - was downgraded to a passive departmental open house.

• The City spent $85,000 on a 2050 visioning survey, then withheld the resulting community survey from public view.

• A $100,000 municipal services review was completed, but its findings were embargoed by the city manager.

These are not isolated missteps - they represent a pattern. Residents are being sidelined in decisions that affect them directly. We believe that needs to change.      . . . . .  Read More