LANSING ICE STORM: Local politicians need to learn from former Newark, NJ Mayor Corey Booker
December 28, 2013
Several years ago, the city of Newark, New Jersey got hit by a crippling snow storm. Residents got slammed and their immediate needs were great. That's when I started following Cory Booker, it's mayor who was out in the streets helping people and then tweeting about it.
He tweeted about his continual activity in the streets where he helped push out cars and in the neighborhoods where he delivered groceries to senior citizens and disposable diapers to new moms.
My son Justin and I both nodded that this mayor set a real example that deserve to be followed. We both said he might be a good presidential possibility considering his attitude for service. His selfless attitude really stuck with me.
His main tool for communicating where he was and what he was doing was Twitter. It wove everybody together.
This raises the question about Mayor Virg Bernero and the Lansing City Council and how they interacted with residents and how they helped.
Did any of them serve like Cory Booker? Did any of you see them in the neighborhoods? Should they have been out there in the field and visible to the people they work for? Do they know how to use Twitter? Do they understand what it is and its potential for weaving a community together?