Letter | Time for new point of view on the City Council

Published 10:20 am Wednesday, November 2, 2011

It’s rare that I disagree with the Reporter’s endorsements, and rarer still I feel the need to argue the endorsement misses the mark. But this time it does.

El has, indeed, served the Island well and for years on both the School Board and City Council. That’s not the point. The point is it’s time for a new generation to be represented on the council.

We are a changing and evolving community. Forty years ago, when I was first elected to our City Council, I brought a new perspective and I think the Island benefited from it. Debbie will provide the same for us now. She brings a world (literally) of experience in business, community and diversity. She’s learned how to be a team member and build a team. Councils that work have members who can do both.

We don’t need to wait two years for Debbie to run again. We need Debbie now.

Fred Jarrett