07-02-2008, 10:33 AM
Good stuff, here, folks.
Sit down and talk? Absolutely.
The Mayor must call this meeting: DPW head, MSP, Puna Traffic Safety, Council Dist 5 member, HELCO.
Examples: Sadly, it was the same type of foot dragging by Bruce McClure's Dept Public Works that had to be resolved to close the road across Punalu'u Beach 3 yrs ago -- the Mayor finally ordered it after Bob Jacobson went directly to the Mayor (score one for Harry!). And, it is this same Dept Head that bitterly fought the resolution by Bob Jacobson in 2005 to support installation of roundabouts for improved traffic safety and flow.
LESSON: Department Heads, appointed by Mayors, are a big deal. Unfortunately, some also have big egos and simply do not like any idea that anybody else has -- just because it was somebody else that had it. Public Works? Parks and Rec? Environmental Mgt?
Indeed, appointing Department Heads and Deputies is a very substantial part of how a Mayor has an influence.
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park
Sit down and talk? Absolutely.
The Mayor must call this meeting: DPW head, MSP, Puna Traffic Safety, Council Dist 5 member, HELCO.
Examples: Sadly, it was the same type of foot dragging by Bruce McClure's Dept Public Works that had to be resolved to close the road across Punalu'u Beach 3 yrs ago -- the Mayor finally ordered it after Bob Jacobson went directly to the Mayor (score one for Harry!). And, it is this same Dept Head that bitterly fought the resolution by Bob Jacobson in 2005 to support installation of roundabouts for improved traffic safety and flow.
LESSON: Department Heads, appointed by Mayors, are a big deal. Unfortunately, some also have big egos and simply do not like any idea that anybody else has -- just because it was somebody else that had it. Public Works? Parks and Rec? Environmental Mgt?
Indeed, appointing Department Heads and Deputies is a very substantial part of how a Mayor has an influence.
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park