Adding consult to injury
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Time for a new mayor – one that understands locals actually have brains and the boots-on-the-ground experience to come up with their own solutions. We also need a mayor with chutzpah – one with passion that’s willing to put themselves in the fray, not one that constantly uses consultants to avoid having to get dirty.
Let’s be honest about it ….Manheimer has provided very little leadership….. and the whole unending business of bringing in high-priced consultants whenever she and the city council are unwilling and unable to provide any meaningful leadership has to come to an end.
We need leaders, not politicians. Thinkers, not smug deflectors. There are some strong wise voices in the community fighting against bad development, bad decisions, and trying to preserve quality of life. We should urge true leaders with vision and a variety of real world experience to run for office.