Oral Histories
Deone Skewes
b.1920

A: Well, there is going to be something.
Q: Well, there has gotta be something.
A: And, I guess the biking is alright.
Q: As far as the Council members, three or five or seven, County Council Members, do you care how many there are?
A: No, I really don’t. Because they will do whatever they want whether I like it or not.
Q: Oh well, you can vote for the ones you like.
A: Oh, I always vote.
Q: Oh that’s good.
A: Yes. I always vote.
Q: So you are in the City so you vote for the City people too?
A: Yes.
Q: Well, both the City and the County have gotten managers since the early days. So, I suppose any town that gets big enough they have to have somebody to run things. Aside from the elected people who make the decisions.
A: Well, I suppose.
Q: It’s nice to have a business manager, I guess.
A: I can remember the days when people did that sort of thing for no salary and just out of civic pride.
Q: And I suppose, maybe the council members divided up the chores of what to do and did it.
A: Yes. Those days are gone.