Communicating or Listening?

In the same column as mentioned below, Mayor Friel also has stated that "this council will become the model for communication with the public". That's good, as communication was lacking with the previous council and as long as the communication is actual fact and not just Friel spin.

But even more important than communicating the reasons for their actions to the public, would be to actually listen to want the public, read the taxpayers, wants and has to say. How about becoming a model for that too, Mayor Friel?