Sept. 5 Council Meeting ‘Was a Waste of Time’
Sept. 5 Council Meeting ‘Was a Waste of Time’
Editor,
It’s clear that most people who attended the city council meeting on Sept. 5 came away with the same thought.
Council had made their decision on a proposed new sewer (necessary for growth only) long before the meeting started.
It was an insult to the speaker and audience who voiced their objections and remedies to an uninterested, uncaring, inflexible, arrogant council. The meeting was a waste of time.
Council put no thought into the financial structure or financial burden imposed on disabled persons any age and seniors on fixed incomes or just plain working poor who continue to get screwed.
Mr. Sanjay Gaur, principle consultant, after giving his ridiculous presentation proceeded to laugh most of the evening at speakers and more importantly the council because they’re the body with “stupid” written on their forehead.
Remember 15 months ago when the city vowed to give qualifying seniors a 25 percent reduction on your water rates? Just another lie.
If you really want to get the attention of the council it’s simple. Your city utility billing is broken down into three components:
1. Water
2. Sewer
3. St. Sweeper
Just don’t pay the sewer portion. It’s not monitored and they can’t turn it off. What an attention getter.
Please remember in democracy the city manager and council are simply implementers. Objectives, strategy, producers and priorities are prescribed by the shareholders of the city: landowners, voters and citizens. Ignore this and we will all be subjected to the personal agendas of the public servants who have their service oriented toward mega developers and realtors at our expense.
Noreen Martin
Hollister
