Only Commissioner Jim Fuller voted against the proposal.
One might think the shellacking of incumbents at the polls last week with only the more citizen friendly Jim Fuller winning re-election, the Board might have thought twice about pushing this controversial project ahead. They didn't.
And let's be crystal clear about something. Even though Commissioners Beth Cashion and Brian Jenest did not run again, there is really no reason to believe the outcome on election night would have been any different if they had. Both of them have stood shoulder to shoulder with losing Commissioners Rodney Graham and Stacey Anderson on most or all of the bad decisions over the past few years. With Graham and Anderson trailing well behind the top six vote getters, there is really no reason to believe Cashion and Jenest would have done any better.
No, the mindset that brought on election night was not tempered by its results. Instead, the results only seem to have hardened it.
This vote on the way out the door is the only thing these four Commissioners will ever be remembered for by many in this town, and frankly, that is just about all they really deserve.
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| Commissioner Rodney Graham |
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A few minutes ago, I submitted a comment politely (I hope) urging that a brief summary (one or two sentences, perhaps) be included in future posts to help those of us new to the subject catch up on developments to this point. After looking around the site a bit, I found a link ("Exit 30 Hotel Chronicle") to very thorough coverage of the hotel issue. This is a praiseworthy resource, one that is completely new to me. I wanted to follow my original comment with this additional commendation of your overall site as well as a reiteration that background sentences be included in future posts. This will be especially helpful for new readers who find you on the statewide aggregation sites. Thanks.
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