By: Mikki Andersen

Mikki Andersen — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:34:40 +0000

Very well said…I agree!
Providing a venue where all citizens may voice their concerns, at whatever level or position they hold as citizens, and know that they have been heard will be imperative to making true, collaborative changes. To disenfranchise the needs and views of any “group” or entity in our community will only perpetuate the divisiveness we are currently experiencing. Whether we agree or not and whether or not others’ views differ from our individual or collective dogmas and agenda’s, we absolutely and imperatively must determine to share this planet with those who are not “like” us. What is normal for each of us, in our familiar surroundings, with our learned beliefs and family traditions is comfortable to us, but we do not have the right to impose our sense of comfort on others because they are different from us. The preceding points are of equal importance to “them” and we truly have more in common than we do our differences,
It is time, it is past time, that we come together as collaborators with common goals and realize the interdependence we share as a community. My family and friends, co-workers, community…my hometown and the quality of life we all desire, will suffer when our members fail.
We need to keep it simple…like in the good old days when we all brought our unique talents together for a common purpose. When our neighbor was in trouble and their barn burned down and we instinctively responded by coming together as a community to help one another. We were motivated to do these things because our quality of life, our relationships and our survival depended on our collective talents and efforts coming together for a common cause.
Time to stop blaming…time to get creative and look for solutions-it is in our collective best interests to do so! Choose to be a positive part of the solution!!
…a VERY PASSIONATE CITIZEN!

By: HGerhard

HGerhard — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:33:05 +0000

This is a very impressive group of people. However, it would show more balance if there were some people on the board from demographics that aren’t at the level of CEO, President, business owner, etc. Why do I say this? Because the view of what’s critical to fund may look very different from these different levels. Thus suggested savings from a particular program seen from this group may represent a critical need for someone from another. Our city has to serve all citizens and not just those that may be sheltered from those realities by their positions.

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