Community Center Committee Member, Scott Thinnes, and I drop in on License Committee meetings every once in a while. I've been to three of the meetings. It's unusual for citizens to be present. Basically, paperwork is being taken care of and on occasion, an applicant must come before the Committee, which consists of Chairperson Alderman Tim Solomon, Alderman Steve Taylor, and Alderman Kristen Wilhelm.
Why the interest? For me, the first time it was to see exactly what takes place at a meeting. Also, it was to see if there was any progress regarding the Buckhorn Tavern and the issue of the special investigation by Greenfield City Attorney Roger C. Pyzyk. Yes, Attorney Pyzyk, who must either be the busiest attorney in the area, or the most important attorney, but whatever he is, he was the wrong choice for Franklin. That, because there is no excuse to have to wait six months for his recommendation on this case. If that's not the reason for this whole issue being stalled, then perhaps someone in Franklin doesn't want the recommendation to come forward? I'm just throwing that out there. I have nothing else to do while I'm waiting, and waiting and waiting....
Finally! An interesting discussion took place at Tuesday's Common Council meeting regarding this issue. Mayor Taylor eventually wanted to move this issue along during the meeting...perhaps he thought he was being blamed. But I don't think that was the case. I think the issue just needed to be brought out in the open.
You can listen to the Podcast on this issue at my Righty Blog HERE
Then decide just who is being played as fools in this situation...
The Mayor? Our Aldermen?
A year has gone by since a man was reported to have been served, to intoxication, at the Buckhorn Tavern. Eddie Lynn Keck then got into his car and killed the Kitchen's on Christmas Eve. He's now in prison.
The Buckhorn is still open. And we wait.
Who are the fools?
You.
Me.
Us.
If I could fill this page with everyone of us I would, but there's no room.
These monkeys will do. We're blind, we don't say anything, and we forget about what we heard from a year ago.
Be careful on Christmas.
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Also revisit:
Eddie Lynn Keck - Case Closed
Buckhorn - Due Process
