So I was working at Fort Pearl and in comes a batch of mayor calls....A Meadow Street woman concerned about Red and White Auto trying to come back next door...I remember that controversy from Mayor Butler's years and am not looking forward to the deja vu all over again version.
Also got a call from TV 7s Jessica Shaw who wanted to interview me about Godsmack....Well, its not a controversy to me as I think the city manager is just doing her job, but there are those trying to make it a culture war pitting rockers against an aging Captain and Tenille generation.
I did the interview as it looks worse not to and merely said the manager is doing what I would expect in seeking to make sure the facility can handle such an event and that the public's safety is preserved.
There is substantial public subsidy and liability in any such event and its her job to make sure everything is done to make it a safe and enjoyable experience. I knew I would be juxtaposed to former Councilman Simmons in the story. Mr. Simmons is a co-promoter of the event on August 20 and is also staging a concert this Tuesday by the band Buckcherry.
To me its not personal. Its just that sometimes in the pursuit of fun or profit there has to be an adult in the room....I am sure the manager will fairly review the issues at her staff meeting Monday.
Anyway, its always a pleasure to be interviewed by TV 7 and I invite you to watch this evening...Perhaps before you head out to the Reba concert which looks like is blessed with great weather.
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“…Well, its not a controversy to me as I think the city manager is just doing her job,…but there are those trying to make it a culture war pitting rockers against an aging Captain and Tenille generation.”
Sorry Mr. Mayor… but there is a difference between the city manager “doing her job” that she is paid exceptionally well for and making the foolish and bias comment that the concert in question draws… in her words… “a bad element.”
It seems clear, that if there is a “culture war” going on then it originated with Mrs. Corriveau office.
Hopefully, common sense will prevail and she won’t let her personal prejudices and preconceived notions about a particular segment of the population get in the way of an fair outcome.
On a lighter note…“Captain and Tenille generation?”
If the concert can't be pulled off safe then yes I understand why you care Mr. Mayor. I would love to see Mr. Simmons get to do it. There are enough concerns to stop the concert. I hope they can be adressed before some people don't get a chance to just see their fav. band. Sad if they don't. I get where you are coming from....Public saftey comes first.
A bit of fairness to the City Manager....I have been at the meetings and talked with her on several occasions and never heard the words "bad element".
That may have been a paraphrase in the paper.....I am not saying it was or wasn't said...Just that never in my presence.
Passing the buck off to the city manager would make complete sense if the city council was not micromanaging everything else as of late.
All the Godsmack fans I know are complete dorks and would be harmless.
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