Can’t we all just get along?

It is election day some places in the country. There is none more important than the one being held in Snellville, GA.

I have read many articles over the past couple of years about the Snellville, GA City Council. The latest from the Atlanta Journal Contstitution relates …

Tuesday’s election could tip the balance of power on Snellville’s City Council, an often dysfunctional body described by one member as “a cul-de-sac of inaction.”

A cul-de-sac of inaction. That is a classic line. I gotta remember that one.

For almost two years, the six-member council hasn’t gotten along. In council chambers, they hurl insults like arrows. In work sessions, they employ political ambushes with last-minute agenda changes.

But the governing body’s penchant for tie votes on issues ranging from a controversial crematory to Sunday alcohol sales has raised even more eyebrows among residents, political observers, even a state senator.

“This election is going to have impact on the future and in what direction we go forward,” Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer said. “People are tired of the bickering. They’re tired of the arguing.”

I have no preference who wins in Snellville. I only wish them a little peace.

If your community has problems like Snellville I also wish you may achieve some degree of civility.

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