Watson off to a promising start

Over the years, the length of City Council meetings has been a source of consternation for Council members, the public and the long-suffering local media, with plenty of solutions discussed, adopted and abandoned. In a post on the City Council Message Board, Mayor Kirk Watson has decided to keep it simple with a suggestion that meetings start on time, at 10 a.m., instead of the delayed start time that has become the fashion in the past few years. In addition, Watson has asked for proclamations to take place before the meetings start, at 9 a.m., in the Boards and Commissions Room, so if they run past 9:50 a.m., the Council meeting may still start on time.