As the filing dates draw near for the upcoming city elections, now is the time to decide if you really want to see change in our local government and the direction of our city's future.  Are you content with the present status quo and more government intrusion into your life and property rights or do you envision a different path for our city and its services that you support with your tax money?

The commission's consideration of an ombudsman might be a good idea for residents to contact regarding city service like trash collection, barking  dogs or pot holes in city maintained streets.

Contacting commissioners by phone can become very disruptive to their private lives.  Single member districts could be of benefit in situations of a local nature as the commissioner living in an affected area may already be aware of problems in his or her own neighborhood.