LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE TWIN TIERS... TONIGHT I HAVE MY OWN SUGGESTION ON HOW TO IMPROVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN ELMIRA, CORNING, AND ELSEWHERE.
I SAY LET'S STOP ELECTING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN PLACES LIKE ELMIRA AND CORNING ON A DISTRICT OR A WARD BASIS. THIS LEADS TO TUNNEL VISION AS ELECTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OFTEN REFLECT THE NARROW PERSPECTIVE OF THEIR DISTRICTS OR WARDS AND NOT WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
SOMETIMES ELECTED OFFICIALS CAN EVEN BE CAPTURED AND UNDULY INFLUENCED BY A VOCAL MINORITY OF ACTIVIST CUCKOOS AND COCKAMAMIES WHO RESIDE IN THEIR DISTRICTS. MEMBERS OF THE ELMIRA CITY COUNCIL--AS WELL AS THE CORNING CITY COUNCIL-- SHOULD ALL BE ELECTED ON AN AT-LARGE OR CITYWIDE BASIS. THEN THEY WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THEIR CITIES AS A WHOLE.
THERE YOU HAVE IT...MY PLAN TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT IN ELMIRA, CORNING, AND ELSEWHERE.
WITH COMMENTARY…WHICH CAN BE SEEN ANYTIME ON THE WEB AT WETMTV.COM ... I’M .DR. STEPHEN HURRICANE COLEMAN THE THIRD...THAT'S MY OPINION...WHAT'S YOURS?
