I found it interesting last week how Councilman Jim Casey decided to give a short prepared speech lamenting how the council’s reputation has suffered in 2021, making reference to the series of deadlocks earlier this year that crippled the city, and the most recent embarrassing royal screw-up by appointing John R. Osgood III and later rescinding his appointment. Casey’s statement ended as a call for a special election, saying the people of District 4 should decide who represents them.