Was talking to a friend last night about Johnson City, our awesome amount of strip malls, and later the Johnson City Commission. An idea I proposed to him was getting someone on the Commission who might shake things up. Might not keep yet-another-strip-mall from being build off State of Franklin Road somewhere or draw more attention downtown but why not get someone up there who might ruffle some feathers or piss some people off.
As of right now our Commission is made up of a Dentist, a Lawyer, a Doctor's wife, a Banker, and a restauranteur. And boys and girls that Commission is white as a sheet of paper.
I'm sure they are all nice people, but where are the people that I run into on a daily basis? How about a janitor or a tattoo artist or a musician or an art gallery owner or the old cashier at the gas station that I talk local politics with from time to time? Is it because we don't try or because it probably costs a ton of money to get into it or a combo of both.
Locals... who would you like to see on the City Commission? How do we make this happen?
Saturday, October 17, 2009
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