Kudos to Council Member Brescher for moving forward on Wards

Well, saw this piece here about Brescher moving forward with an ordinance for Wards.

Good for him. It's about time we had a serious conversation about the structure of the representation we get or don't get in this one-party town.

It's not about giving our new Mayor Sam 'Mr. Shrink-flation' Joshi a chance. It has nothing to do with him. It has to do with how you can best be represented in a town with a population over 100k.

What's wrong with discussing the pros and cons of a Ward system? Just like our current at-Large system, Wards aren't necessarily good, bad or indifferent. It's just another structure available for us to consider. It has its advantages and its disadvantages just like the at-Large system we now operate under.

As with any form of government, Wards will only be as good as the people who get elected. So, changing the form itself doesn't necessarily change anything.

But here's the kicker - if you're content with the way you're represented now and the way things are done now in this town, then you don't want to see Wards. If you're not, and see this is an opportunity to diminish one-party control of your pocketbook and have a greater say in what happens in your town with your tax dollars, then you'll really want to see a switch to Wards.

It creates the opportunity to move representation closer to you and away from Dem-party rule.

It's that simple when you eliminate the rhetoric.

Let's hope that we get into a serious and open discussion of switching to Wards. It will be worth the time.

Anyhoo, with one-party rule and no checks and balances don't expect the all-Dem Council to want to see such a move - you'll have to take it to a petition if you want to get it done.