tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post4882399947895647164..comments2024-03-22T16:02:08.213-05:00Comments on The Wheel: Get On Board...A Streetcar Conductor RepliesMark Stegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-1779960325895400922022-09-17T10:44:57.899-05:002022-09-17T10:44:57.899-05:00Gary Beach, thanks for the feedback. I respect all...Gary Beach, thanks for the feedback. I respect all who serve on these often thankless volunteer boards and commissions. I offered some ideas on how to increase the number of volunteers. I wonder if your own experience (six years on a wait list) might suggest one of the reasons for this.Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-33448839276480755112022-09-17T10:06:18.488-05:002022-09-17T10:06:18.488-05:00Hi Mark,
An interesting column. For what it is w...Hi Mark,<br /><br />An interesting column. For what it is worth, I am on the city planning commission and have not been a member of Rotary or Leadership Richardson - though I would like to be. I waited about 6 years to be appointed to a role as an alternate to the CPC. I can understand why the city wants to appoint people that are or have been active in civic organizations and I'm sure you can to. I would think the city wants thinkers and 'cheerleaders' of Richardson to be involved in thinking about Richardson's future. I would be interested if you have any thoughts on what the city 'should' do to attract candidates. For what it is worth, I see this same lack of viable candidates in nearly every situation requiring civic support, i.e., HOA's, school board, and so on. I'm not sure why that is happening - when I was growing up there were seemingly lots of citizens willing to participate to insure tomorrow was better than today but somehow that seems to have been lost. And that is a loss for all of us.glbeachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177895211614530947noreply@blogger.com