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Show f Amazed At ' Candidates 1 have lived in Bountiful more than 25 years ami K. rci:ul:vi ly attend City Council meetings. HOWKVKR. 1 am amaed at some city council uulidates who are seeking election next Tuesday. Bountiful City Council meets regularly four times 'u'h month. Except for a few candidates, those s.cKing office this election have not attended council 'meetings to become acquainted with what is happen-inc happen-inc in the city. How can these persons keep abreast 'i of city problems0 few council candidates have attended meetings since the primary election, but they had not attended v rccnlarly before. We can not be assured that this type 3 Of'person. just because he has a family, is a church II member, or w orks at some particular job is a qual-f qual-f ified candidate. THE MAYOR, recently tongue in cheek, re-"1 re-"1 marked that candidates should be required to attend 1 some council meetings before becoming a candidate. Now. except for their campaign remarks, 1 do not have any insight into their capabilities, fff Halley Thomas f |