Mayor Bill Floyd Starts Blog
25 03 2008
InDecatur catches word that Decatur’s mayor has started his own blog!
After stipulating that “This is being done by me personally and has no official , or unofficial for that matter, ties to the city”, the mayor invites comments from all guests.
This should be an interesting endeavor. If people don’t abuse this direct line to the mayor’s inbox, it will be an excellent way to gauge his reaction on a variety of topics affecting our city.
His first thoughts are on a city of Dunwoody; a topic I’ve cited the mayor on a couple times in the past few weeks.
Make sure to check out BillFloydDecatur.com! I know I’ll be a frequent visitor.
SLIGHT ASIDE: It’s been interesting to see how the city government and other orgs have adjusted to work (and deal) with the Decatur blogs since we launched last year. While we both started out as just little voices in a big old internet, I continue to be amazed by the people, news orgs and residents that have contacted me personally because of this blog. And now the mayor has started a blog!
As the mayor states in his first post “when used properly, [blogs] have value”. I couldn’t agree more. But figuring out the definition of “properly” is a constant challenge.
Good luck Mr. Mayor.
NOW, if one of you bloggers could just do something about the god-awful Decatur post office!
Oh, decatur mom, you don’t know how great the Decatur post office is until you try doing business at another one. Ever been to the Little 5 Points branch? Worst. Post. Office. Ever. They don’t even pretend to try over there — once a line starts to form, the clerks start to disappear until there’s only one left at the counter, and that one clerk starts to slow down (if it’s possible to work slower). Seriously, the service I’ve experienced at the Decatur branch has always been pleasant, at times even delightful.
Mayor Floyd has his job cut out for him if he’s trying to make his blog as “valuable” as Decatur Metro [ahem, that's not a paid endorsement!].
Good for Mayor Floyd, and thanks for letting us know.
I think he should hobby it up a little–looks a bit plain jane–but the first two entries were lively and concise. I’ll subscribe. One thing, I could not figure out how to leave a comment.
Decatur Mom, you want me to take on the federal gov’t?? I think they’re a bit out of my league!
And I agree that the Five Points PO is the absolute worst. I much prefer the one in CNN Center (when they are open).
Glad to hear you’re enjoying the site LH, and thanks for the complement!