Nothing cures misperception better than a close-up view, as NA Confidential has provided since its inception. This evening, a portion of the populace will get the chance to practice what NAC preaches when Mayor James E. Garner, Sr. will take a stroll through the precincts.
Accomplishment that goes unreported is diminished, and perception can be as important as accomplishment. So, beginning at 5 p.m., the mayor and members of his staff will take a walking tour of portions of the city, as reported first by the Indiana bureau of The Courier-Journal.
In the confines of the City-County building, a mayor can seem inaccessible. But when the chief executive officer of the city walks our sidewalks, sits on our porches, and invites us to tell him our concerns, we (and he) are reminded that he works for us.
It's likely the mayor and his department heads won't be knocking on your door this evening, but NA Confidential does invite any reader who encounters His Honor during this public stroll to report their impressions here.
Many regular readers have called for an enhanced program to communicate this administration's vision. This writer is confident that familiarity most certainly won't breed contempt.
Brandon, I think you're reading way between the lines.
ReplyDeleteWho is making a political issue out of it? How is this in the slightest different from the Monday morning department head task forces to inspect buildings? You certainly thought that was an important symbolic gesture that codes enforcement was being taken seriously, didn't you?
Read the posting again. I barely even pass judgment on the report. Yes, I think it's a smart move. I think it is neighborhood walks and other like moves that foster communication in both directions.
I assume you haven't read the brief in the newspaper, else you wouldn't find it novel that it was reported here, also.
As to why it is reported here? This is a public affairs forum, and undoubtedly the administration will be discussing public affairs with the citizens tonight (if the weather holds). I'd appreciate hearing your reasons for "protesting" the announcement.
Maybe you should call the mayor's office and protest it. NA Confidential is merely reporting it.