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Carl Goldfield: Newly approved for City Plan Commission seat.
Former Board of Alders President Carl Goldfield is now officially back at City Hall — as a volunteer land-use commissioner newly approved by the Board of Alders.
City legislators unanimously signed off on Goldfield’s appointment to the City Plan Commission Wednesday night during the latest bimonthly meeting of the Board of Alders. The virtual meeting took place online via Zoom.
Back in April, Mayor Justin Elicker tapped Goldfield—a 19-year former Beaver Hills alder who spent six years as alders president—to serve as an alternate member on the local land use commission.
Click here to read an interview with Goldfield at the time of his appointment.
In addition to signing off on Goldfield’s City Plan Commission appointment Wednesday night, alders also issued final, unanimous approvals to a handful of other residents’ bids to serve on various city boards and commissions.
Those include:
• Edwin Martinez’s appointment to the City Plan Commission;
• Ernest Pagan’s reappointment to the City Plan Commission;
• Patrick Dunn‘s appointment to the Cultural Affairs Commission;
• Addie Kimbrough’s appointment to the Food Policy Council;
• Dylan Christopher’s appointment to the Historic District Commission;
• Susan Godshall’s reappointment to the Historic District Commission;
• Nicole Mauro’s appointment to the Humane Commission
No Board or Commission should have a vacancy, and yet they do.
Some prominent commentators in these pages have applied and despite great credentials, got no response and were passed over. I think this is a mistake. While some people may be critical at times, a strong leadership would bring them on board and let them contribute to whatever would make things better.<br /> Only weak leadership fears a challenge.<br /> Let's harness some of the critics and "use them for peaceful purposes".Any one can apply by obtaining a form from the Mayor's office or through your Alder person.
Since political affiliation is a factor, those who are NOT Democrats have a slight advantage.
The most powerful and important Boards, like City Plan, never have a vacancy, while the Democracy Fund hasn't had a full board in over 10 years.