Hey, that would make a great book title. And it did. Edward Bellamy's utopian vision resides on most "must-read" lists, even though it was written in Victorian times.
Our point, however, is that the posts on this page were written in "reverse impression." The duty part of the reporting comes first on the page (date/time stamp), but came last in the writing.
Here is the legislation that moved Monday night, June 2, 2008:
"The Gary's" PUDD on Charlestown Road went down to defeat on first reading, 5-2, with little sis' and Sir Dan Coffey voting to approve.
A PUDD for the Silvercrest property was approved on first reading.
JTR Properties got approval for its planned unit development, first reading.
SDR Development and ICON Properties likewise gained approval from council on first reading.
Mr. Harshey's vacation of a utility easement was approved on final reading.
An emergency interfund transfer was authorized to meet payroll in the event tax receipts aren't, well, "receipted."
A half-million dollars was approved for paving.
"Novelty" lighters were (ineffectively) "regulated." Final reading and passage.
Most (7) tax abatement renewals were granted. One was delayed by council, one was delayed at petitioner's request.
At long last, and with no explanation for the perilous delay, the city's request to participate in federal CDBG revenue sharing was authorized.
Loop Island was declared, without objection, to be an insane area for economic development assistance.
Park East, Old Monon, State Street Garage, and Charlestown Road TIF districts were expanded. D3 Steve Price voted no on all of them. D1 Dan Coffey voted no on the one that might boost his own district's prospects.
A flawed "resolution" to rezone the West End was tabled without due process under the law, but will be back. Bet they won't vote on that, either.
We are promised yet another 6 p.m. work session before a future meeting. Can't argue with that. This council seems to need them, whether for education or grandstanding and general passive-aggressiveness.
Hey, did we scoop The Tribune?
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According to BusinessDictinonary.com, "immediate family" is defined as:
"Spouse, parents and grand parents, children and grand children, brothers and sisters, mother in law and father in law, brothers in law and sisters in law, daughters in law and sons in law. Adopted and step members are also included in immediate family. See also first degree relative."
I would place a pretty heavy wager that the vast majority of citizens would agree with this definition. I would further wager that most citizens would agree and demand that a member of the Council not participate in decisions that directly concerns their immediate family. Is this not among the most "common" of common sense?
I am not alleging any actual wrongdoing on the McCartin issue by Diane McCartin-Benedetti. I really don’t doubt that she did try to separate her vote as the representative of District 5 from her relationship as the sister of Gary McCartin. Regardless, it just isn’t done. I’m not sure about the legality but there can be no doubt about the ethics. If the other members have not expressed their concern to her(or have no concern)—shame on them. If they have approached her about this and she has decided to ignore it—shame on her.
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