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View submission: Improving walkability cost me an election
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Comment by manchesterisbell at 11/11/2024 at 06:55 UTC
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You’re right. But I made the decision from day one to talk openly about everything because this city needed that. If that truly cost me, I can handle that. You’re right about the PR aspect, we have a PIO and she does great, but certainly not a messaging team.
Comment by govunah at 12/11/2024 at 04:22 UTC
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I had considered a series of stories with our local TV station for CDBG week to explain the projects it has funded. My boss canned it almost immediately because of a Facebook post from a random person. One of the stories was explaining pedestrian improvements downtown. People are still complaining about bump outs taking parking spaces.
Me: it makes walking easier Them: no one's walking downtown Me: then why do you need the parking? How do you get from your car to a business?