Russ Blackburn
Russ Blackburn
certainly commission concept direct elected explain form government policy public represent
The commission may direct (staff) to explain alternatives to the public and that's certainly the commission's prerogative. But the whole concept (of) our form of government is that the elected officials, who don't have to be experts, represent the public and make the policy decisions.
alignment
It could just be the alignment of the stars.
bill excellent job
Bill has done an excellent job in an interim capacity.
becoming downtown feeding folks groups homeless
Groups feeding the homeless at the Downtown Plaza has had unintended consequences. There are so many folks clustered in downtown - it's becoming a crisis.
choose city gave learn opportunity people
We gave people an opportunity to choose and learn more about city services.
full information open others picture sure
We're open to others speaking, but we do want to make sure they have the full picture and they have the information they need.
areas continuing urban
We're continuing to look at neighborhoods and areas that want urban services.