05-29-2014, 12:19 PM
RJ, that was an excellent reply.
I have a three part question that overlaps some of the previous, but has a slightly different focus. This comes from a meeting last night where the Councilwoman from my district was talking about building relationships prior to coming onto the Council, and how that enables her to be effective in serving her district.
Q: Do you feel that you have a good resume of working relationships with people who get things done in your district and in offices that affect your district (such as County services like Building Dept) or State (DOT), and so forth?
Q: Could you elaborate on specific departments and areas where you already have good relationships such that a call from you can help get things that are stuck unstuck for your constituents?
Q: In this forum, there is an understandable emphasis on getting major changes, funding, and improvements for Puna. What do you have to say about the role of a Councilperson in providing individual response for the constituents who need help, feel ignored by public agencies, and so forth?
I have a three part question that overlaps some of the previous, but has a slightly different focus. This comes from a meeting last night where the Councilwoman from my district was talking about building relationships prior to coming onto the Council, and how that enables her to be effective in serving her district.
Q: Do you feel that you have a good resume of working relationships with people who get things done in your district and in offices that affect your district (such as County services like Building Dept) or State (DOT), and so forth?
Q: Could you elaborate on specific departments and areas where you already have good relationships such that a call from you can help get things that are stuck unstuck for your constituents?
Q: In this forum, there is an understandable emphasis on getting major changes, funding, and improvements for Puna. What do you have to say about the role of a Councilperson in providing individual response for the constituents who need help, feel ignored by public agencies, and so forth?