Americans think local government is boring. Social media could fix that.

Americans think local government is boring. Social media could fix that.

The axle-chomping pot hole growing deeper and wider in a busy intersection. The overflowing recycling bins still awaiting a truck to empty them, days or weeks behind schedule. Closed swimming pools. Battles over which library books to stock in the school around the corner.  These are local issues, regularly discussed and decided in open-door meetings held in city halls and school buildings across America.  But who’s paying attention? COCONUT CRE…