Mary Souza: P&Zers Shoulda Been on TV

DanG: Hey Mary Souza! I was looking forward to seeing you on TV last night, but the P&Z meeting wasn’t on Channel 19. Did Mayor Sandi & the pro-LCDC crowd “accidentally” pull the plug on you?

Mary Souza: Dang, I was very surprised that the meeting last night wasn’t on TV! We are always televised. And the place was packed with concerned citizens. The Agenda was short. It started with Tony Berns giving a lesson on LCDC and how they are using our tax dollars to build huge private luxury condo buidings that will pump up our tax base. Tony and I had some lively discussion—Oh, but you all didn’t get to see it—no Channel 19 last night. Then the East Mullan neighbors, about 50 of them—as well as several developers who own property in that area—had an energetic discussion about the future plans for their neighborhood. It was a great evening of community involvement. Too bad it wasn’t on TV for everyone to access. When I asked, at the end of the meeting, why we weren’t on TV, staff said it was kindof close to spring break and they kindof had some trouble getting someone to run the equipment. Hmmmm.

DFO: Every city meeting of consequence should be on TV. Period. That’s one of the two reasons I’ve stayed with Time Warner after the Fiesta Bowl fiasco — to see local programming. BTW, county commissioners should also take steps to broadcast important county meetings.