It is a generalization … but local governments around the country are run by old white guys.
ClarksvilleOnline.Com has opined on this generalization…
Montgomery County has numerous appointed decision-making and regulatory boards, committees,commissions and councils. Citizens are appointed to all of these entities. However the public is not well-informed of whom among it are making decisions as their representative. This does not meet with the intent nor approval of the state law. The city government is equally at fault in this regard. Appointments are not well publicized and the selection pool seems rather restricted. With the vast array of talents present in our community, it would seem that widening the selection pool should not be a difficult task.
“Should not be a difficult task?”
No, it shouldn’t be a difficult task. But, the truth is most people would rather go to the dentist than get involved in their local government.
For the most part it is the old white guys who get involved. It is the old white guys who put their names on the ballots. It is the old white guys who volunteer to serve on the citizen committees. Believe me, the old white guys wish others would get involved so they wouldn’t have to do it all.
But, it is easier to trash the old white guys instead of getting off your butt and doing something about it yourself.
