Meanwhile my son was getting extremely impatient and wanted to know what was going on with the trolley. To divert his attention I took him over to the park area so he could play. I asked security (who was standing nearby on the grass keeping people off even though there were nice chairs to sit on by the water) about the trolley.
I asked him about the trolley and he rudely responded with “I don’t know” almost as if I was taking him away from his grass duty.
Finally we saw a “real Americana Security Guard” and asked him about the trolley. He said that it would be running this weekend and then it would start running during the week. I stopped asking at that point in fear that we would get a different answer.
My son ended up having to settle for an elevator ride.
The elevator operator was very nice, by the way.
KATIE VALDES
Glendale
Mayor’s show would have been benefit
I would like to commend Mayor John Drayman on his proposal for a new public-access television show (“Mayor angles for TV time,” May 12) that would allow Glendale residents to have their questions and concerns heard during a monthly TV program.
During Drayman’s time as mayor he has made it evident that he wants to let the issues that concern constituents be known by elected officials.
While the TV program would be no replacement for the oral communication that occurs during City Council meetings, the show would allow those who do not have the opportunity to attend City Council meetings to let their concerns be known (those with busy families, working students, the elderly, and the disabled).
What is so disappointing is how other City Council members are more concerned with how such a program might affect their potential reelection opportunities rather than recognizing how letting the concerns of as many Glendale residents as possible would allow for a much better Glendale.
