Without a doubt the most common question I get from people who are curious about my experiences on council is “Do you get many calls?”. The short answer is ‘not many’, but the volume of calls, emails, letters, and sidewalk conversations with residents about issues and general complaints is steadily increasing. The range of requests is also becoming more and more broad.
For a bit of fun, I’ve added a small “sideblog” in the right-hand sidebar of my main website where I will post a very brief description of the latest “call” I receive. These little asides will not contain any identifying information about the person who contacted me, but it should provide the curious a sense of the types and volumes of contacts we get from constituents. You can see a full list of these mini-posts by viewing the category archive for Calls, Emails, Complaints.
This is experimental for now, as I may not be able to keep up the pace and post about all the calls I receive.
Very cool idea Rob! I get asked this now and then too and I think you’ve come up with a great way to let residents what the role of council member is like. Great addition.