“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth,” the boxer Mike Tyson once said. Melissa Youssef joined Durango City Council four years ago with an impressive catalogue of innovative plans to help Durango grow and flourish sustainably. One might describe her as a Durango policy wonk. Her tenure was instead defined by multiple crises, including wildfire, two contentious city personnel transitions, and a once-in-a-generation pandemic.
She responded with poise, clear-headedness, and decency. She has earned re-election.
She helped get us through the rapids; let us hope she is given the chance to guide us through calmer waters in her next term.
Eben HarrellDurango
