Each year when June arrives in Lowell, three things will predictably happen: Anything left outside will be covered with a coat of yellowish-green pollen; school will end for the academic year; and city councilors will demand something be done about “the homeless.”
This column always makes the inner workings and complexities of city government understandable to this layman. In this column, the use the Venn diagram metaphor was illuminating. I come away from reading Dick Howe's words with a renewed appreciation for the system of law and a "prayer" for wisdom for its representatives.
I wish Richard's newsletter were required reading for all city administrators. This succinct, honest, and unapologetic summary of council meetings offers historical perspective that could facilitate useful action.
This column always makes the inner workings and complexities of city government understandable to this layman. In this column, the use the Venn diagram metaphor was illuminating. I come away from reading Dick Howe's words with a renewed appreciation for the system of law and a "prayer" for wisdom for its representatives.
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I wish Richard's newsletter were required reading for all city administrators. This succinct, honest, and unapologetic summary of council meetings offers historical perspective that could facilitate useful action.