Cities are getting a lot of negative press these days. Don’t be too quick to write them off. Cities have been around since ancient times and they are here to stay. The populations will change and they will shrink and then grow. Cities evolve over time as our needs change.
Moving out of the city is always an option and so is staying and being the person or the group of people who helps make things better.
Please get involved in your community. Be prepared to vote in local elections. Positions like mayor, city councilperson and Ramsey county commissioner, school board, county sheriff have an impact on daily life in the city and our overall quality of life.
The police department is regulated on a local level. Funding for the police department is controlled on a local level as the police department is a department of the city. We are the taxpayers who pay for all of the city services in St. Paul. The city belongs to all of us.
Go to your local city and county web sites to learn more about how both are run. Pick an issue and get involved.
