𝗠𝗔𝗬𝗢𝗥 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬'𝗦 𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗖 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦

Mayor John Cowen

John Cowen, Jr. set an extremely high bar for future mayors of Brownville's "State of the City" events by giving every city commissioner, the city manager and administrators a share in the credit for the city's economic growth the past year.

Cowen's approach to governing is light years away from "the mayor is the quarterback and the commissioners are his blocking lineman."

No one is demeaned.  All get credit.  I mean, who the ha.des wouldn't want to work in a Cowen administration?

While previous mayors have focused on a plastic bag ban that didn't work, a banning of public comment at city meetings, or creating business funding the mayor could tap into once leaving office, Cowen has simply created a well-oiled harmonious city machine where credit for accomplishments is shared.

That's an environment where everyone willingly works their asses off.

With the 800 seat TSC Performing Arts Center near capacity, Cowen's clear presentation of the city's business growth solidified his position with hundreds of actual voters, almost assuring a second term if he wants it. (I know many of these folk and yes, they're voters.)

While I've chided Cowen in years past for timidity, let me reverse field and say he's not a self-promotor, but someone who, not only leads by example, but shares leadership and credit.  

So, state of the city?  The city is in good hands.