tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303471548184281594.post7049817770884033846..comments2023-08-15T05:26:00.670-07:00Comments on Ruston Home : Council Meeting Notes: July 3, 2011Ruston Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04399042300015709587noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303471548184281594.post-86213942639840495342012-07-19T19:13:53.212-07:002012-07-19T19:13:53.212-07:00Kim said,
I noticed that Councilman Hedrick said ...Kim said,<br /><br />I noticed that Councilman Hedrick said it has been the intent of the council all along to not allow for Baltimore St. to be re-opened. At what point was the master develoment plan changed ? Baltimore was always subject of re-opening, That is why it has a longer stretch leading to the round-a-bout. It go's all the way back to the county wide transportation plan, which included widening North Orchard St all the way to Ruston then 49th to Baltimore for access to the waterfront, Bus routes and the like. Unforftunitly those living in that neighborhood were never around when the road went through more than 10 yrs ago. Get over it and move on !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303471548184281594.post-84840918716984520992012-07-18T23:18:57.155-07:002012-07-18T23:18:57.155-07:00Just got home from a short 3 day vacation ~ I read...Just got home from a short 3 day vacation ~ I read this tonight and feel a need to go on record with my gut reaction as I did miss this Council Meeting. I really appreciate Karen Pickett posting the meeting as per her recording.<br /> <br />I am only commenting on the attack of a public blog ~ I personally am very proud of Karen Picketts' time consuming and concerned efforts to provide the public an avenue to express opinions that may or may not be acceptable in other venues.<br /> <br />Appreciated or not by any elected official ~ I believe they call this "blog" a type of community forum "freedom of speech....I appreciate anyone to correct me if I am wrong. <br /><br />I also believe, whether or not the elected council supports a decision by the elected Mayor or anyone else,that the public has a right to make comments without being labeled as "unstable" or any other label because of their comments.<br /> <br />If our elected officials do not agree with the verbage used or the perceived intent of a comment from the public ~ I believe the elected officials in our Town of 750+or-should be able to make personal contact with our residents or if not comfortable with that have them officially contacted because of a fear of their safety.<br /><br />If there is a concern which an elected public representative may deem "needed to be stopped" or that there are "unstable people out there" ~ there should be a Police Record of it. <br /><br />I ask on this forum that our elected Town Government,respect our Town residents' comments and seek out resolutions to their concerns ~ not to merely dismiss them in a council forum without cause. <br /><br />The exchange has always been welcome here.<br /><br />I do recognize and expect that this post will possibly be ignored by our elected representation, even though this "Blog" has previously been referred to in an "abstract" way by the Ruston Town Council on record publically.<br /><br />I totally recognize "Volunteers" as I am one with the Ruston/Point Defiance Business District" ~ yet I do believe you are "Elected Politicians" ~ ???<br /><br />Do we really need to resort to this type of policed communication?Bethnoreply@blogger.com