Although usually Ward 1 doesn’t get garbage pickup on Mondays following holidays (and yes I’ve heard your complaints about that), today we do because we’ve had two such Mondays in a row. Although I’d forgotten to put out my trash can, I watched city workers retrieve it from its hiding place to dump it for me. Good job, guys. Remember you can also p... [More]

Pedestrian safety is a frequent concern of both the public and the downtown merchants I hear from. Drivers on Commercial Avenue routinely fail to stop at intersections to allow pedestrians to cross and exceed the 20 mph speed limit north of 12th Street. The Chamber of Commerce conducted a survey downtown in July 2010 that revealed this is also a to... [More]