Common Council begins a new year, with four of its members sworn into office last night, and officers selected for the year ahead. By overall composition, it’s probably the most talented Council in memory, and certainly since I’ve been writing (2007). One hopes this works out well.
In 2008, I wrote about the Planning Commission of that year, and observed that it, too, had a talented composition (“…one feels that they have all the ability that success requires. If they should fall short, it won’t be for lack of ability or commitment.)
Looking back, though, that 2008 team accomplished little for the city, with too much chatter and slight direction.
I think the odds are much better for Council in 2013, the difference being a savvier leadership and a low-key municipal administration.