If bad blood is brewing between Springfield alderman and Mayor Mike Houston, one alderman suggests it’s because of a lack of communication.
Alderman Frank Edwards says he has only had one or two conversations with Houston outside of city council meetings in the time since Houston took office almost one year ago.
Houston and the aldermen have been clashing recently over issues ranging from an electric rate hike at City Water Light and Power to Houston’s refusal to let aldermen vote on his appointment of a longtime friend to a top management job at the utility.
