Role of Council is to listen

The recent Zoom forum hosted by the Whitefish Pilot introduced candidates of the Whitefish City Council. I am grateful to share my decades of leadership, and now dealing with similar challenges facing our city, and to hear what our residents (and even business concerns) bring to the Council.

Ultimately, citizens’ vote for Council members they believe provide the discernment to accept, amend or pen new legislation. Although we individually may have opinions/solutions to these challenges, I feel the role of a City Councilor is to be attentive to our resident’s needs and points of view, hence, why I encourage every resident to attend council meetings, read the on-line minutes of the council meetings, the board and commission meetings and, most importantly, become involved not just one or two times but frequently. This is our city.

I appreciate the courage and commitment it takes to become heard and my door is always open. I applaud the mayor and the councilors for their oversight, their endless hours of study before each council meeting because they are your representatives who receive no pay for their efforts but do so because of their concern for us.

If elected, I commit to hearing each of you share your concerns and even ideas or solutions to the many challenges facing our city.

Phil Boland is running for a seat on Whitefish City Council.