A Couple Of Corrections/Clarifications
Posted by Jeff Pruitt - 7/30/08 @ 6:04 pm - Filed Under City Council, Local Politics
First, two people I respect have told me that my Tax Abatement Bamboozle post came off as insulting Elissa McGauley’s intelligence. After re-reading it I’m still not sure how that could be but just to set the record straight, I did NOT intend to insult her intelligence or honesty. The point I was trying to make was that she didn’t answer the question at hand - namely exactly what criteria in the state code was the city using to classify the Coldwater & Wallen property an abatement?
Second, I was contacted by commissioner Nelson Peters and he said that the post on banning BBQ was inaccurate. I told Peters that I was relying on a direct quotation from a front page story in the Journal Gazette for my post. Here’s the quote:
Allen County restaurants will likely no longer be allowed to start grilling ribs and other meats outdoors, although existing businesses can continue the practice.
The county commissioners Friday agreed to repeal part of the local health code that allowed restaurants to cook food outdoors for 10 days each month but grandfathered businesses that currently have permits.
That quote is pretty cut and dried but Peters claims that they did not agree to the repeal. In fact he said quite the opposite which was that they rejected any changes to the code. I’m not sure what’s going on here. While I disagree with the JG’s approach (or lack thereof) of presenting the anti-establishment viewpoint, I do believe they do a good job in getting the facts right.
I guess we’ll have to wait and see what happens with this one…
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In regard to the first part of your post, see my July 30 at 4:42 response to the thread, “Kalb & Garvin on Wallen & Coldwater Tax Abatement”
Well I have watched and listened to the U Tube video and here is how I see it.
Councilman Tom Smith asked a good question; however, he asked it in a very general way and so Elissa McGauley answered it in a very general way.
I want a City Councilman to ask Elissa McGauley the following question “How does the area near Wallen and Coldwater meet the specific requirements of Indiana Code.”
I don’t think your comments are insulting; I think they are accurate.
Mike Sylvester
I think Nelson makes perfect sense.