“Agnes Crockett is complaining about that stoplight at Market and Spring Street again.”
Mayor Sandra Crawford resisted the urge to bang her head against the desk. That defective stoplight had been the object of more contention…
“What do you want to do about it?” Avery asked.
“Put it on the agenda for the next City Council meeting.” It wasn’t the first time it had been on there and probably wouldn’t be the last. Their town was in considerably better shape financially than it had been, but they had other priorities. Like recovering from the $124,000 their previous city planner had embezzled from city coffers. Sandy still hadn’t gotten over the fact that had happened on her watch.
“What’s next?”
Her administrative assistant consulted the list in her hands. “You’ve got a meeting with the
