Advisory Ballot Will Poll Citizens About Merge
The Longview City Council has reversed itself, and will now join Kelso in supporting the use of an advisory ballot to gauge citizen interest in exploring a city merger. They had narrowly decided against sending the issue to voters two weeks ago, but with all members present, the resolution passed 5-2.
The ballot will not decide whether we merge, but will simply poll the voters for their interest in considering the issue. For years, I’ve heard some people tell me a merge would never be supported, and others that a silent majority want it to happen. My thought is, the only way to really know what our citizens want is to ask them. Incredible thought, huh?
Once we have the answer, we can either move forward with the merge talks or leave it alone for another decade or more. I’m not as concerned with which way it goes; I’m more interested in just having the answer.
