REPARATIONS
An Interview With
Bobby Burns
5th Wards New Alderman Evanston Magazine Bobby Burns the incoming fifth Ward, Aldermen. Congratulations on your win Alderman Bobby Burns, how you feel about it? Alderman Elect- Bobby Burns It feels good. It was a, you know, it was a team win. It was a community win. You know, I was thankful to have the support of the former aldermen current alderman, you know, earn both of those had good conversations with them about. You know, my vision and my work ethic and my style of leadership, as well as a commitment to continue the work that they started. Evanston Magazine You have this great responsibility now what are you gonna do with it? Alderman Elect- Bobby Burns I feel tremendously fortunate. I know the real work starts now. So it’s time to get to work.
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EvanstonMagazine.net
Evanston Magazine Give us a few brief plans that you have for your ward out in Evanston? Alderman Elect- Bobby Burns Absolutely, we want to run a professional and responsive constituent Service Office. What that looks like is simply getting back to people in a timely fashion, recording all of their constituent service requests, recording all of their concerns and issues. Then, we need to follow with them, making sure that we’re working with them to track any requests they submit to the city. (To see more of this section of the conversation please go to EvanstonMagazine.net) (Transitioning to the Reparations Conversation ) Evanston Magazine Prior to you winning the Aldermanic seat, what was your involvement in the reparations?
