While campaigning for office, Covington Mayor Kim Carter promised a more inclusive local government policy. By inviting Covington voters to attend a town hall meeting this week, she has followed through on her promise and we commend her for it.

Dozens of formal invitations were mailed to Covington residents asking them to submit questions for the mayor to address. While not all residents received these formal invitations, very visible advertisements in this paper invite any resident to attend. Carter has said she wants this type of meeting to be scheduled quarterly.

If you have ever sat down over a cup of coffee or at the dinner table and wondered aloud to family and friends why our local government does something the way it does, this town hall meeting provides a perfect venue to glean answers from an elected official. We at The News encourage anyone interested in the preservation of beauty and economic growth of this city to attend the meeting.

If the town hall meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at Turner Lake is a success, maybe all of our local politicians and representatives will see the need for other similar meetings.

Community involvement in local government should not end after a person exits the polls - residents need to make their voice heard and politicians need to be ready to hear it.

Dozens of formal invitations were mailed to Covington residents asking them to submit questions for the mayor to address. While not all residents received these formal invitations, very visible advertisements in this paper invite any resident to attend. Carter has said she wants this type of meeting to be scheduled quarterly.

If you have ever sat down over a cup of coffee or at the dinner table and wondered aloud to family and friends why our local government does something the way it does, this town hall meeting provides a perfect venue to glean answers from an elected official. We at The News encourage anyone interested in the preservation of beauty and economic growth of this city to attend the meeting.

If the town hall meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at Turner Lake is a success, maybe all of our local politicians and representatives will see the need for other similar meetings.

Community involvement in local government should not end after a person exits the polls - residents need to make their voice heard and politicians need to be ready to hear it.