Letter: Ward 3 City Council: Change is needed

My family and I moved back to live in our former Ward 3 neighborhood just over a year ago. Catching up with old friends and neighbors, who willingly shared their frustrations with Kevin Dahl and his staff and their ineffectiveness to neighborhood issues. As i drove and cycled around the Ward, I was crushed at the regression in so many areas, that as Ward 3 Council Member, my staff and neighborhood advocates had made measurable improvements. When I reached out to Dahl and his staff, I received replies that lacked energy and understanding of what to do. Perhaps I was infringing on their reduced office hours, 9:00 to 1:00 daily. The most exciting event that has occurred is Sadie Shaw, TUSD Board Member and young neighborhood activist, stepping up to challenge sleepy yes-man Dahl. If we're going to pay someone $90,000 a year, that person better bring passion and energy to the office. Sadie Shaw unquestionably is the person Ward 3 needs.