Last Tuesday, I woke up a little earlier than usual to visit Cassidy's Family Restaurant. Councilwoman Sophia Scherman regularly hosts a 7:30 a.m. breakfast there for her constituents. She pays for the coffee and meals that are at a certain price. However, she wasn't there that morning. Instead Cody Tubbs, deputy city manager, presided over the event.
The topics of conversation stemmed from Neighborhood Services, the umbrella that Animal Services, Community Enhancement, Economic Development, Public Information, Solid Waste, and transit services (e-tran) falls under. I sat back to watch and listen to people's behavior and reactions during the meeting. Ten of the people who attended the meeting were there because they were complaining about a neighbor who keeps his RV in his sideyard and has built a fence around it that extends towards the sidewalk. One of the neighbors had already filed a complaint about it. Other people brought up other concerns, such as a business that has moved into a residential neighborhood, street racing, and a piece of land near a man's house that has a lot of trash.
One of the first things I noticed when I walked into the room was the sheer number of people. I think at one point there was around 25 people in that room. Some people got to sit at the long, rectangular table, while others had to simply sit in chairs. Another thing I noticed were the demographics of the attendees: practically everyone seemed to be Caucasian and I seemed to be the only attendee under age 40 or even 45. That was something that really stood out to me on that day.
The topics of conversation stemmed from Neighborhood Services, the umbrella that Animal Services, Community Enhancement, Economic Development, Public Information, Solid Waste, and transit services (e-tran) falls under. I sat back to watch and listen to people's behavior and reactions during the meeting. Ten of the people who attended the meeting were there because they were complaining about a neighbor who keeps his RV in his sideyard and has built a fence around it that extends towards the sidewalk. One of the neighbors had already filed a complaint about it. Other people brought up other concerns, such as a business that has moved into a residential neighborhood, street racing, and a piece of land near a man's house that has a lot of trash.
One of the first things I noticed when I walked into the room was the sheer number of people. I think at one point there was around 25 people in that room. Some people got to sit at the long, rectangular table, while others had to simply sit in chairs. Another thing I noticed were the demographics of the attendees: practically everyone seemed to be Caucasian and I seemed to be the only attendee under age 40 or even 45. That was something that really stood out to me on that day.
