Anyone interested in buying the PNC site?

[Guest]

[Guest]

I am glad you folks showed up at the meeting and spoke against the purchase. I prefer emailing my objection because I fear public speaking.

[Jeff M.]

In defense, the last speaker was funny and even though I was on the other side of the arguement I have to say that his energy earned him the right to re-address the audience. He ended the meeting on a good note.

[Guest]

I disagree; the Mayor knew this resident stance upfront and wanted to end the meeting with a proponent of his own view at the mic. Did the speaker add anything new to his original comments from the first time he was up? I did not think so aside from the jokes. This was not a Joking mater we were discussing though.

[Guest]

I agree the final speaker had some folksy charisma and didn't do any harm. His new contribution was to clarify that he believed the purpose should be a library versus saying we should buy it without a purpose since that idea had been pretty much decimated by the end of the meeting.

But to a previous posters point the Mayor knew what side the speaker was on from his previous address and had just moments before refused to let someone else, also clearly passionate about their side, speak in opposition of the Mayor’s position. It was a dumb move. He should have said no to both or yes to both. It made him just look even more defensive and partisan to have been selective in favor of his side. Clearly it didn’t affect the outcome though it didn’t make the Mayor look good.

I wonder if Tom P. planned to oppose it in his vote from the beginning, in which case the whole evening was pre-determined, or if he came in undecided. Does anyone know?