- Council Member Stebner wants to serve as mayor. There has only been one other verbal application at town hall to date. Council Member Huson wants to stay on until the end of October as planned.
- Police pay increases did not bring any objections from the council. Vote will be taken at the next meeting.
- Lengthy discussion on Stack Hill (removal of view corridor requirement). Vote will be at the next meeting. Hedrick said he would be voting for it, Stebner against. The others did not indicate their vote specifically.
- The sparring between Albertson and Huson continued through the discussion of how much time Huson devotes to town business and the discussions Huson, Hunt and former mayor Everding had with Tacoma about providing services to Ruston in July.
- Council supports requiring anyone who speaks at public comment state their home address, but a couple people spoke against it during public comment.
- Council supports raising Ruston's B&O taxes.
- The off-leash dog park is getting very popular. Ruston has some liability when they allow people and dogs to co-mingle. The council will continue to review the issue.
I'll have all the details tomorrow! ~ Karen
2 comments:
Karen,
You left out the best part of the meeting. Our mayor, Bradley, who can only spend "one day" a week on Town business is spending his time meeting with you to design "welcome baskets" for new Ruston residents! Let's see, our sewers need fixing, our budget is a mess and Bradley is spending his time on "welcome baskets"! Welcome to what? A bankrupt town? What else is he working on - new curtains for the Town hall? What a disgrace. I can't imagine anyone voting for him again. I know I won't.
I stated twice in this post that I would be providing more details when I have time. As Huson explained last night, he takes one weekday off from his regular job for Ruston business, along with the personal time he devotes. You are not accurately reflecting what was discussed at the meeting last night.
The brief discussion between Huson and myself was in relation to how to get more people engaged and supportive of the town as a way to address the lack of willing volunteers for public office. I had suggested having the business district participate in the effort.
In my opinion, the broader issue of helping build a better image for Ruston is an important one. Having the mayor-pro tem spend 10 or 15 minutes talking to a community member on the issue is time well spent.
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