text: Please understand what damage it would do to our community if we revert back to a second class city. This idea that the citizens will somehow gain more power as a second class city is being put forth by a group of people who are so fervently focused on a single issue that they are not examining the facts, and either can't or don't want to understand what it means. First of all, the very right that we citizens now have which allowed them to put this on the ballot in the first place will be gone. No more citizen led initiatives. Also, we will be obligated by State law, under a series of one-size-fits all laws that apply to second class cities with little regard to local issues. Regarding city council, we have the opportunity to replace four out of seven seats in the upcoming election, that is ample opportunity to vote on the issues that concern you, the move to replace the city council is unnecessary. This measure is a scorched earth attempt which will set us back decades.