To the Editor,
As the historically significant Main Oak Building began to crumble and its top floor be professionally disassembled and removed, there was no sign whatsoever of the mayor of Mount Airy or any city council official acting in his absence – such as the mayor pro tem or the managing director.
You don’t have to be a communications expert to know that a true leader is always first-on-hand to comment about an emerging or emergency situation that affects the population for which he or she is the identified leader. Some kind of comment or press statement should have been forthcoming from the mayor’s office at the outset of this situation (and at regular follow-up intervals) – if only to let citizens know the city’s leadership was awake and aware of the situation.
Despite the noticeable absence of leadership from the mayor’s office, the City of Mount Airy is blessed with many talented, natural-born leaders in the police department, fire department, and other key divisions – all of whom were able to work quickly and efficiently with other agencies and companies to help organize and orchestrate the necessary follow-up measures that needed to be taken to ensure public safety.
This November, let’s elect individuals with demonstrated leadership traits to help guide the city into a bright, bold future.
Rebecca Harmon
Mount Airy
Source: https://www.mtairynews.com
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