CP has been meeting with readers every Thursday at Ahh Coffee! for many months so we are pleased to tell you that Alderman Ross Arnett is now starting a group-think there as well. Good choice Ross. After coffee, don't forget that Eastport Liquors has a wine tasting every Saturday afternoon! And Ross--if you drive the four blocks from your house, rather than walk or ride your bike--you know who you'll be hearing from!!!
(In all fairness, Ross did walke with CP to City Hall for the recent Public Safety Committee meeting)...and now, Ross:
Starting in February, at eleven o'clock the first Saturday of each month I will be at AAH Coffee in the Eastport Shopping Center to meet with anyone who chooses to come by. I will be there to answer your questions and to listen to your ideas. Each month I will also be prepared to speak on a topic.
This month I will start with City Government 101, a comparison of how our city government is structured, contrasted with the federal form of government. I will be as brief or as long as the company permits or tolerates. Topics are open to your suggestions. Next month I will go over the city’s budget process -- unless you beg me to do otherwise.
The frequency of the Saturday meetings will be determined by your desires and my availability. So that’s this Saturday 2 February at AAH Coffee. Hope to see you there.
Ross Arnett, Alderman, Ward 8
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So the local government will actually start listening to the community!? Congrats Paul, success! I hope more of our local representatives will embrace this kind of dialogue.
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-Repasso
Paul:
I feel it only appropriate to give credit where credit is due. While you certainly are the first private citizen to initiate a weekly discussion group regularly at Ahh Coffee!, Alderman Dick Isreal (D-Ward 1) has had a standing time to meet with his constituents and/or anyone else who would like to discuss issues with him, every Saturday morning from 10AM to Noon at 49 West.
I certainly commend both Alderman(s)Arnett and Isreal for their commitment to be accessible to their constituency, however, I think if anyone is going to be flattered by imitation, it most certainly be Alderman Dick Isreal.
He is a true public servant.
Repasso and Scott:
Thanks for both of your comments. Our Alderman are generally accessible and do listen. It's the person who chairs the body on which they serve that worries me.
And Scott,yes, you are correct that Dick has been holding regular meetings at a Ward One cafe. By the way, his last name is Israel, not Isreal.
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