Competition for City Council seat good news

Different people will interpret the tremendous interest in the open seat on the Wichita City Council differently. But it surely says a lot about the civic engagement in District 1 that 11 residents, including four with experience in elective office, are interested in the job and that each was able to get the requisite 100 petition signatures. It also says something about the public perception of City Hall as a place to make a difference in the wake of last month’s election, which created the vacancy on the bench with Carl Brewer’s mayoral victory. The crowded field will not, however, make the selection easy for the City Council.
Posted by Rhonda Holman

2 Comments

  1. Joe Williams
    Posted May 4, 2007 at 7:03 am | Permalink

    Treatha Brown-Foster is my choice.

  2. snarky
    Posted May 4, 2007 at 9:20 am | Permalink

    I’d be happy with any of those DAB members. None of them are dummies. They’re already current on day to day district issues, and have been serving the community without getting paid for it for years. As compared to the people who never seem to find the time to get involved until there’s money in it.