I'm seeing a lot of posts on here that are becoming very pessimistic of the city government.

Here's a question: Who worked tirelessly for us, 24/7, after the tornado? Our leaders in the city and state government.

I know it can be easy to immediately assume that the government isn't going to be there in the form that they should be, but you can't let that pessimism take control of you. All that will do is alienate our leaders and kill motivation.

We need to keep supporting our leaders. There is a lot that they can do in forms other than handing out cash.

- Reform building codes so that it's easier for those affected to recover.

- Extend deadlines (like taxes, construction approval, etc...)

- Make regulations that put the owner of affected properties at the forefront of redevelopment.

- Continue to be there for us.

- Fix and recover damaged/destroyed city property so that rebuilding becomes easier and it makes it just a little less stressful to drive by shredded power lines everyday.

Trust me people, they're working. They're not going to come out and eminent domain the out of the city. What would they do? Build the largest park on earth?

They're not going to come around and inform you that you're required to sell your property to Stan Pate. What good would it do if they did? Wouldn't they find themselves voted out of office at the next election?

Lastly, the citizens of the community weren't the only people affected by the storms. City and state leaders also lost property, friends, and loved ones. Becoming pessimistic about the ability of our leaders to help us get back on our feet does us no good. Keeping motivated, supporting, and voicing our opinions does the good stuff! Let's do more of it!