Does Your Elected Official Respond to You?

First, we want to be sure that each one of our readers knows that he/she has a voice in government. You have the best chance of being heard if you're on the voter roles, but you also deserve to have your opinion count if you're a citizen. That would cover 99.9% of our readers.

You can write, you can phone, you can e-mail, or you can visit in person. What happens if your communications are not acknowledged? You should make that known.

Elected officials serve because they want to. County commissioners and city council members serve, usually, in a part time capacity and make the majority of their incomes in some other way. It's a choice. If they choose to "serve," then they should also choose to be accountable.

Have you contacted an official and had absolutely no reply? We want to hear from you!

Yes, please name names of these officials in your communication if possible. Contact us at Shoalanda.Speaks@gmail.com. Your name will not be used unless you stress that you wish it to be.