Our View - Is no one interested in serving the city?

It is an interesting time. People seem very interested in talking about what officials they like and who they don’t; what policies and proposals they like and what they don’t, and even sharing their own ideas on what should be done that hasn’t been proposed.

And yet no one is showing any interest in stepping up to help their fellow residents in Ward 2 and their community in general by doing precisely that, making the decisions for the city.

The seat in Ward 2 has been open since April 2 when alderman Brian Barrows resigned, saying he could not spare enough time from his duties as a...