An attendee at yesterday’s Dallas Citizens Council meeting reports that the crowd applauded DCC President Agather’s remark that voters have spoken and Dallas has a council-manager form of government. Not clapping was Mayor Miller, according to our correspondent. While the business powers endorsed a change to strong mayor -- the less strong plan -- this reaction confirms our suspicion that they didn't really have their heart in it. 

Along those lines...former councilman and potential mayoral candidate Max Wells was a credible opponent to the Blackwood strong mayor plan last spring. A blog reader recalls hearing Wells debate Laura Miller at the Greater Dallas Planning Council meeting and says he more than held his own. "Max has a broad command of the issues and, most importantly, he knows how to build council coalitions. He knows how to compromise. He doesn't hold a grudge." 

 Wells has served as mayor protem and chairman of the DFW Airport Board, but maybe he could draw support for a mayoral run. 

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