We rarely stop to consider how difficult it is to be a government leader. The responsibility to identify critical needs, focus on eminent dangers, ensure public safety, and provide citizen services are monumental tasks.
Consider this: An estimated 400,000 schools and child-care facilities as well as millions of homes rely on water from toxic lead pipes daily. That poses an eminent danger, a critical need, and a public safety issue. Yet, the problem has existed for years.