You nailed it, Andre. The council majority has already royally screwed up in its short tenure. The LEAST it could do to begin making up for its stupid, unforced errors and nauseating hubris is to immediately begin a nationwide search for a permanent city manager and put an end to this embarrassing streak that will forever be a stain on the city.
I’m getting tired of hearing the Gang of Four talk about being elected by a majority. Only 37% of Longview voters voted in last fall’s election. They won by a majority of a minority. That doesn’t give them the mandate they think they have.
Yes. I’ve pointed that out several times, apparently to chagrin of the council members who make the mandate claim. The problem is that turn out is almost always so poor that no one could ever claim a mandate, conservatives or progressive. We really need to overcome voter apathy.
You nailed it, Andre. The council majority has already royally screwed up in its short tenure. The LEAST it could do to begin making up for its stupid, unforced errors and nauseating hubris is to immediately begin a nationwide search for a permanent city manager and put an end to this embarrassing streak that will forever be a stain on the city.
I’m getting tired of hearing the Gang of Four talk about being elected by a majority. Only 37% of Longview voters voted in last fall’s election. They won by a majority of a minority. That doesn’t give them the mandate they think they have.
Yes. I’ve pointed that out several times, apparently to chagrin of the council members who make the mandate claim. The problem is that turn out is almost always so poor that no one could ever claim a mandate, conservatives or progressive. We really need to overcome voter apathy.
I'd love to send a link to the article to the majority bloc, colloquially known as "The Gang of Four."
Believe me, they’re reading it.