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Captain, your overall comments and tone toward Mayor Solomon have shifted and become much more negative as of late. As recently as a couple months ago it seemed like you were in the camp of "let's see what the Mayor does first before we tear him apart." Lately I've gotten the sense that you are no longer as confident or optimistic in Mayor Solomons ability to fix these problems as you once were. Which leads me to my question. What's changed, in your mind? Is it this years budget? Is it the Mayor's response to criticism where he deflects blame on Avedisian? Is it the fact that he hasn't shared one idea to fix the problems with rising legacy costs? Or all of the above? Clearly something has changed because now it doesn't seem like you're nearly as optimistic as you once were. Is it your opinion that Solomon will punt on fixing these problems? Politically he may feel like he can buy himself time with little bandaid fixes but in reality everyday that passes without a solution is one step closer for this city's finances to become insolvent.

I shared your hope and optimism in Mayor Solomon at one time. But...the way he's responded by leaking info on the fire contract before a deal was even reached, his response to the fire contract being rejected, telling the Beacon he's working to save school sports w/ the labor of Parks & Rec (even though its been correctly pointed out on here the conditions of local parks especially Mickey Stevens are in dire shape). This was another statement the Mayor made before anything concrete was established. The mayors overall response to the fiscal issues plaguing our city have left me feeling much more cynical. Whoever is advising the Mayor is failing him. On almost every important fiscal issue the Mayor has come across as deflecting or blaming others, playing politics or trying to spin to paint himself in the best light possible. Again, I voted for Mayor Solomon, I have no axe to grind and I wish him the best of luck over the next 2 years as he certainly will need it. I just want the best for our city and we're not going to get there by blaming others and scoring political points daily. I hope somebody steps up with REAL solutions before the harm done to our city is irreversible.