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Not the PP but I have personally talked to hundreds of people about this project. A vast majority, especially those in Central Alexandria, didn’t want it. I guess we will find out next election cycle.

But regardless of what a vast majority of the citizens want, I have personally heard the mayor state that he was going to vote the way he was going to vote regardless of the will of the majority. [b]His exact words were “I won’t do something stupid even if the majority of citizens want me to.”[/b] The Mayor of  Alexandria believes that he can substitute his will for the will of the people in our city. That’s not leadership.  And neither is saying “we can’t do this again” when talking about a process that involves civic engagement simply because city staff mismanaged the process.  [/quote]

Well, yes. Do you want your elected representatives to do stupid things if a majority of voters want them to? I don't.

The will of the people is expressed when they vote for the mayor. It's not government by referendum.[/quote]

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