By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Six southside St. Joseph residents have applied to fill the remainder of former councilmember Taylor Crouse’s seat.
Crouse resigned after having to move out of District II for family reasons.
At-Large Councilmember Randy Schultz is glad to see such interest in serving on the city council.
“They’re going to put themselves out there,” Schultz tells host Barry Birr on the KFEQ Hotline. “I commend every one of them for doing that.”
Schultz says it will benefit the council to have new blood.
“I think they can bring a new focus and new energy,” Schultz says. “So, I think that bodes well for somebody coming in at the two-year mark.”
The St. Joseph City Council will hear from the six residents today. There will also be a question-and-answer session.
Whoever the council chooses will fill the remaining two years of Crouse’s term.
Schultz is glad to see so much interest for the position.
“That’s a great show of interest, it really is, to have six people that want to commit to two years, to come out and do the work sessions and then you have the council meetings and then you have phone calls.”
Schultz says he will tell the candidates for the position that sometimes people just want someone to listen to them. Schultz, a business owner, also has a caution for those candidates: government runs slower than business.
“So, you do learn it’s a little slower pace and the people you’re dealing with want to know why it isn’t faster,” Schultz says. “Well, it’s as fast as government can go.”
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