Get a scanner...

The Philadelphia City Commissioners have a hefty job. They also have many tools at their disposal for which to accomplish these jobs. Nevertheless, a scanner doesn't appear to be one of these tools. Everything you get from the Commissioner is in hard copy and run through the printer. Wouldn't it be easier to have docs (such as payroll sheets) scanned into the computer as a PDF file. I am not the most computer literate person, but there are things we need to accomplish in City Hall. One example of this is when one needs a street list they should be able to go to a website and type in their ward and division and hit print or atleast be able to email someone and have them send it back. However, if you want to get one now, you have to drive down to Delaware and Spring Garden and fight for a parking spot, take the elevator up to the fifth floor. Go to the counter and ask for a street list. The guy behind the counter (either Bob Lee or the other burly guy) will then give you the inquisition ie where are you from, what do you need it for, who is it for, etc. Then after this give and go of about 15 minutes the will give it to you. You get back into to your car and drive back to your part of the city. This process takes roughly an hour and a half to two hours and requires much effort. This shouldn't be the case, if this info was all in a computer somewhere, either via scanner or data entry, this could take 2 seconds with very little effort. But I guess some people want it that way. Maybe we could team up with the Neighborhood Networks, to get some reform done. They are always talking about reform, how about some election reform in the city. This could all start with getting a scanner.