I’m hoping the new year brings better communication and cooperation between the mayor and Metro Council. Relationships were rough in 2011, and it was not pleasant to watch. I wonder if this election year will bring performance or posturing. (I will call it like I see it.)
I was glad to see the Metro Council override Mayor Kip Holden’s veto of the proposal by Councilman Bones Addison to end the monopoly by city police on escorts for large vehicles that haul. This was a sham, and businesses should be able to choose among qualified competitors to allow a free market. Certainly the sheriff’s department, State Police, and even private escort services are capable of providing such services—and for a lot less. I was disappointed in City Police Chief Dewayne White for trying to defend this long-running racket and in Holden for his veto to try and save it.

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