Left In Lowell

Congrats to the city government folks, and especially the MIS department, for getting Common Cause’s E-Government award. Oh wait, not just the award…the Award with Distinction, one of only 46 awarded to towns in Massachusetts. This is for going beyond their basic criteria for posting information about city government onto the web, including agendas, budgets, and meeting information.

Now, would we have ever qualified for such an award about transparency under previous management? I know, I know, I’m totally beating a dead horse, and it’s way water under the bridge, but when I think about where we were five years ago versus today, I’m still astonished. Sorta like watching President Obama on the T.V. answering media questions, after eight years of W. It’s like, wow, you really can make a difference with the right people in charge.