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October 23, 2007
While the mayor's away, the council will prey..
In the words of Dr. John, I was in the right place, but it must have been the wrong time. I attended the Brainerd Unity Group (BUG)'s first meeting, which was held at the Brainerd Complex. Where I might have wanted to be instead, on this rare Tuesday night "off," is 1000 Lindsay Street, where things apparently got pretty interesting. (HT: 10K)
A principal subject of the city council's discussion tonight, Mayor Ron Littlefield, was actually at the BUG meeting. He made a few encouraging remarks regarding community groups and their importance in building a strong city. He shook hands with everyone, and was obviously much more comfortable in those surroundings, where he, as a longtime Brainerd resident himself, knew many of the community stalwarts who had gathered, than he might have been had he made an appearance in the Council chambers tonight. (I shot some video, which I'm now editing, but it does not include the mayor's remarks.)
I wouldn't suggest that there was anything less than accidental about the timing; it just worked out that way. Invitations had gone out to several elected officials, and some others came too, like Rep. JoAnne Favors and Judge Russell Bean. It was an honor to meet the Mayor, and I'm glad he was there.
I'll have more on the BUG meeting, which also included short self-introductions by several of those seeking the empty District 6 seat that is at the center of all this controversy, later tonight or sometime on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Alice has a great round-up of the ongoing Marti saga here.
Government | By joe lance | 9:39 PM
