By Geoff Page
At the May 21 City Council meeting, councilmembers passed a motion that replaced the Uptown Planning Group with another group of unelected people friendly to the mayor and his donors. The vote was 8 to 1 with Marni von Wilpert being the only one voting against the change.
The OB Rag detailed what transpired in several stories recently. But, taking a closer look at what actually occurred at the May 21 council meeting results in the conclusion that this vote was not valid, on two grounds.
The first issue is the agenda item description.
By Geoff Page
At the May 21 City Council meeting, councilmembers passed a motion that replaced the Uptown Planning Group with another group of unelected people friendly to the mayor and his donors. The vote was 8 to 1 with Marni von Wilpert being the only one voting against the change.
The OB Rag detailed what transpired in several stories recently. But, taking a closer look at what actually occurred at the May 21 council meeting results in the conclusion that this vote was not valid, on two grounds.
The first issue is the agenda item description.