EDITORIAL DOWN THE DRAIN TAX DOLLARS ARE NO GUARANTEE OF GOOD CITY SERVICES.THE residents of Gentry Avenue in North Hollywood must be thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. . A fix for the stream of trash and waste that rolls down their street may soon be at hand. And to think, it took only 50 years! Yes, 50 years - that's five decades, a half-century, 13 leap years Leap Years is a 2001 drama television series that aired on the Showtime cable network. The show was created by Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman, who had created the American version of the series Queer as Folk. It followed a group of friends in New York City. and 10 presidents. But now, after countless broken promises to fix it, this time City Hall means business. Or so says City Councilwoman Wendy Greuel Wendy Greuel is President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council representing the 2nd District. Greuel was elected in 2002 to fill the remainder of the term of Councilman Joel Wachs. She was elected in her own right in 2003 and reelected in 2007. , who represents the area, and who held a public meeting Thursday night to discuss solutions. ``No problem is insurmountable,'' says Greuel. ``This is why I'm elected.'' And seeing that Greuel has been vigilant about fixing potholes and other quality-of-life problems in her district, there's good reason to expect she'll deliver. Which is great news for the residents of Gentry Avenue, at least those who haven't moved to escape the stench and the mosquitoes. But it's a sad reminder for the rest of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. that only the personal intervention of a City Council member can assure you decent public services Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. . The best-paid civil servants in the nation - and 50 years of patience - are no guarantee. |
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