DON'T GIVE HIM ANY IDEAS! - Mike V.
On 7/14/07, Elliot M. Stern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Should we vote each week on trash collection, too? On 14 Jul 2007, at 5:39 PM, Glenn wrote: Wow Elliot, You seem to have decided our system of government and citizen involvement is a waste. I hope you're joking around or are in a temporary bad mood. I hope my comments can be helpful. I am glad one of the local streets actually needed this use of resources. You're mocking the attempt to look for reasonable solutions to simple problems. You are also mocking the importance of our right and duty to hold government accountable by questioning. Is a reasonable approach to issues such a terrible burden as your hypothetical account suggests? If I understand the point you are attempting to make, we should all give up too. It would be simple to design a reasonable notification, for example, if we had democratic processes so that government takes reasonable steps to minimize harm to the people. What about posting the street work 10 days in advance when not an emergency? Is all the towing really a more efficient approach for whatever entity is doing this to justify the harm to our neighbors that the recent approach causes? Wouldn't the people rather see the workers earning honest pay posting signs so the residents could have a chance to warn strangers and very few people would be towed and have horrible experiences? By the way everyone, didn't the city, back when it was in control here, post street work in advance? Or am I just remembering the pre-occupation days as the good old days when times were good? Folks will think I'm making it up because of my views about local problems, but the first time I saw this large scale towing without notification was before a Judy Rodin speech in Clark Park. I was sitting on my porch and got my little car away in time. After the towing, the SUV's showed up and I later learned it was Judy giving some speech at the Dicken's statue. It was a long time ago. Also, most streets don't need this work. Is why, such a burdensome question? I'm a bit frightened to ask, but what is your alternative to this inefficient democracy you dislike so much? As I told Matt, there is no need to respond if you don't want. I offer my comments with the best intentions. Glenn
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