Well-written, well-delivered, well-received, the third part being the most important. The new mayor does seem to have the people behind him, still. As long as he persists with the rooting out and shaping up at City Hall, he’ll be the man of the hour. Whether he remains so once he’s faced with some decisions not everyone will like, we shall see. He’s got a lot on his side: a city that wants to be led and is responding to his leadership and the opportunity to make the people happy via a bit of dragon-slaying/casting the moneychangers from the temple. But he’s got contract talks coming up and, before you know it, he’ll have to propose a budget — both processes which tend to create hard feelings. There are many ways to define leadership and numerous avenues through which it manifests itself. One of them is how to get things done when not everyone agrees with you.
For now, though, the heart is warmed by how Kingstonians have been re-energized these past few months. A little leadership can go a long way.
