This is Councillor Mary Reid. She is a Member of the Council for the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames, a suburban city on the south side of the Greater London metropolitan area that has many qualities similar to Eden Prairie. I met Councillor Reid during my travels in the United Kingdom in February. She is an active blogger. One of the best local government bloggers in the UK, in my opinion. I’ve linked to her blog post from this morning [Thursday, July 7, 2005] to give my readers a chance to read comments from someone directly impacted by today’s terrorist bombings in London. I’m hoping to see Councillor Reid later this month at an International e-Democracy Symposium in Minneapolis. Fire Chief George Esbensen, Police Chief Dan Carlson, and I will be leading a panel discussion at the symposium on local government weblogs.
I’m happy to hear that Mary and her family are safe.
