Now would be a great time for the City of Williamsburg to host a series of listening sessions throughout the community. All community viewpoints should be encouraged without any encumbrances of City-generated advocacy nor rationalizations. Having a skilled facilitator independent of current staff and council would be a requirement. Any city manager search should be delayed until all the community voices are heard and understood.
I think the author is making assumptions that the interim City Manager knew about and agreed with past decisions of the former City Manager. We don’t know that at all and I personally think Ms. DeWitt is an extremely talented professional who has served the City for years and I think is very well respected by residents and Council alike.
Now would be a great time for the City of Williamsburg to host a series of listening sessions throughout the community. All community viewpoints should be encouraged without any encumbrances of City-generated advocacy nor rationalizations. Having a skilled facilitator independent of current staff and council would be a requirement. Any city manager search should be delayed until all the community voices are heard and understood.
Thanks for reading and commenting Ted. Let me know if you'd like to write about this more! -George
I think the author is making assumptions that the interim City Manager knew about and agreed with past decisions of the former City Manager. We don’t know that at all and I personally think Ms. DeWitt is an extremely talented professional who has served the City for years and I think is very well respected by residents and Council alike.