Picard a hypocrite

     You are entitled to youropinion  but I have my opinion about Dan Picard. I ran against him for the fourth ward seat. He was easy to talk to and when he spoke on an issue he always had thought about the issue and was never flipant with an answer but responded with great depth. When there were some problems in the fourth ward I called him to work together on them. He did not hesitate to offer his participation. We weren't all that succcessful with the situation but Dan Picard was in there 100%. Since then on several matters I have called him and he always responds courteously and with deep insisght. I have noticed on council that he is an independent thinker at times and isn't afraid to stand alone. He disagrees when he thinks he should and gets his information before he speaks. I noticed the other night that he had prepared what he was going to say and had taken the time to prepare it. As an attorney I know he has a very busy schedule. Also, he had recently commented publicly about our fire department and police department and their efficiency in handling a very serious matter. I concur with him about the professionalism and ability of both department. I have recently talked with him about the budget and he was informed with many details at the tip of his fingers. Somewhere he had put in the time to discuss the subject in depth.