The Reason I Do This...

I love it! A constituent called with a concern and then said he had another. When he got done explaining that trouble, he said, “while I have you on the phone, you know what else really bothers me…” and off he went on the ills of society in general and his neighborhood specifically. I kept numbering the list and at 6, he slowed down and chuckled just a bit and said he really didn’t want me to think he was a big complainer, and then he told me about a project we had done that was really nice, convenient, and his wife was just thrilled over.
This is the biggest reason I ran for office and honestly it’s the best part of the job—getting to meet people and hear their thoughts and commiserate a little, and then go back to City Hall and get some things done to make life a little better for the people who live here in good ol’ Fallon, Nevada.
My job is made infinitely easier because of our fabulous staff. Don’t get me wrong, as City-Council-Girl I know exactly who makes things better in Fallon and it’s the great folks we have working for us. I would NOT like to shimmy up a power pole in the middle of the night to fix a broken transformer, but I DO love being the conduit who people can call and then I just send the message down the wire to the right person and follow up to make sure of results.
So stand by, Monte, we are working on that landscaping issue and tracking down the manure. Now that you mention it, what a funny thing to talk about when we’re talking about politics.

Pictures

Oats Park Arts Center last week on a bike ride with Sloanie.  So many great places in Fallon. 

-- Sent from my Palm Pre

Welcome to the blog!

A year ago the Drama Queen and I (the seven-year-old daughter) walked the streets of Ward 1, knocking on doors, passing out campaign literature, and talking to voters as I ran for a seat of the Fallon City Council.  The Man Child (the fifteen year-old son) and his friends walked door-to-door as well, but they covered 83 houses in the same amount of time Sloanie and I got to 17, so we took them with us on a regular basis after that.
   So a year later I'm here to report in and get some feed back.  If you know anyone who is interested in getting this blog, please forward the link to them, or let me know.  I look forward to continuing to serve the citizens of Fallon and building more avenues of communication.  Without your feedback and your input, it becomes difficult to serve.
   One thing I would ask...no matter how upset you may be, please be courteous.  My skin is thin for a politician.  When I was a kid my dad taught us kids to speak nicely to each other and I'm still really sensitive to that.  I would love to hear from you, I will answer your concerns, but be nice.  We have to continue to raise the bar and expect polite discourse from each other.  


Thanks,
Rach