Every community needs a Jayme Wilson. He’s being honored tonight as Humanitarian of the Year in San Pedro, CA. Mr. Wilson went from attorney to business man and community leader, and has demonstrated top notch leadership in the San Pedro area.

Consider this from today’s DailyBreeze.com story:

Navigating sometimes rough waters between community factions and city bureaucrats, Wilson has managed to earn the respect of committee members.

“He’s done a good job of trying to keep the battle between the city and the citizens in perspective and on an even keel,” said John Mattson, a member of the Pacific Corridor Community Advisory Committee. “Most importantly, he’s tried his very best to be fair and consistent to all parties and to keep things moving forward.”

Mr. Wilson’s experiences in business, specifically Spirit Cruises, on his schooner “Spirit,” and expanding into restaurants, led him into community involvement as he noticed that as his businesses improved, so did the community. As he says, “A rising tide raises all boats.”

Leaving San Pedro and jumping across a continent and the Pond, there’s a community in the UK that could really use their own Jayme Wilson just now. The Milton Keynes Citizen today reports that the city council “drove itself to the brink of collapse last night.”

At issue in Milton Keynes are a two-month old no-confidence vote against a councillor that stemmed from a school build scandal, and calls for her to step down despite her having been elected council leader last night, in which position she will sit with a cabinet stripped by the council, also last night, of all power.

Further, there is a move underway to change the Council’s constitution. The council’s lawyers have warned that “…last night’s interim move to shift power away from elected councillors may be illegal and the Government could intervene through the High Court.”

Maybe Jayme Wilson could just hop over there after his honors dinner tonight.

Peace.

Deborah Alicen