CITY ISSUES
By The City Watchman, R. L. Greer-Author
“”Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.” (Proverbs 16:18-19 NKJV)
It appears St Charles has it’s own form of terrorist group as those in Iraqi and Afghanistan, only this group uses the power of words as their bombs and weapon of destruction by desiring to use lies, untruths, innuendoes and twisted forms of the English language. Through the use of hateful statements and remarks, this group with its (consisting of approximately seven main individuals) leaders are dividing this County in half and doing a terrible injustice to the citizens of St Charles County.
Since 1968 the City of St Charles has never experienced such events that have taken place recently through decisions by the current Council, simply because those decisions have been to improve the quality of life of the residents and save taxpayers money but fortunately are contrary to the past agendas. Those prior decisions affected the residents but were designed to benefit a select few or special interests, all at the expense of the residents.
I opened this column with the above scripture for the sole purpose to speak to the tactics being used by these individuals who are set out to destroy the character and reputation of good honest and sincere individuals who were elected to be public servants not politicians. This column is not meant to be a sermon, for hopefully they are receiving theirs from their own individual Pastors. Looking closely at the various statements this group has made; they are extremely negative/hateful and appeal to the feeling of emotion. Everyone knows the consequence of making decisions based on personal emotion. Destruction! After reading some of these statements it is apparent the intent is not to improve the situation by offering sound solutions but to tear down and ridicule. The phrases used certainly are not what one would expect to read if that person was in tune with the Heavenly Father. None of these individuals know or have attempted to contact the Council Representative they are attacking to learn that person’s reasons for their decisions or to determine the character of that person. I can assure everyone the decisions made by Dottie Greer are based on sound moral and ethical principles and are made only after thorough research by reading the hundreds on pages of material furnished and then asking questions. The same questions many constituents would ask.
An election could take place in February 2006 that will allow the registered voters of Ward 7 to decide if they want their elected representative to continue to represent them. You the taxpayer will pay the cost of this special election. If the opposition is successful there will have to be an additional election to select a representative. You the taxpayer will pay the costs of this additional special election. One has to wonder what serious reason would require a negative vote. The accusation given so far centers on the fireworks issue. The Council Representative sponsored responsible legislation this past summer to tighten enforcement of violations. Past years are reported to have experienced few or none summons issued. This summer 30 summons were issued, a 3,000% improvement. The number of days legal for the firing of fireworks is restricted to two. Prior, when there was no legal days did you hear fireworks going off on more than one day? In prior years did the police authorities respond and issue a summon if a complaint call was made? Parental responsibility is now in ordinance form to be responsible for their underage children violating the ordinance. The sale of bottle rockets has been banned in the City of St Charles. Firework companies are seeking a ban on bottle rockets at the state level. The Council passed a resolution to encourage the state legislature to ban the sale of bottle rockets statewide. Has the opposition shared with you any of the above facts? Have you been told how the opponents propose enforcement if fireworks were banned entirely in the City when people would still be able to purchase them elsewhere and still fire them off? The Mayor and City Administrator attempted to not provide the funds necessary to cover the costs for enforcement this past summer by questioning the use of additional funds received from fireworks stands. The final words spoken by Jesus Christ hanging on the cross speaks quite clearly on the situation in which the residents of Ward 7 find themselves. “Forgive them Lord, for they know not what they do.”
I encourage every individual to be their own watchman by searching out the true facts and not be swayed by sensational and irrational statements. Call your Council Representative; speak to him or her yourself. Learn their views regarding the status of the City. Seek answers by asking questions. Let your views be known. Attend a Council Meeting. See for yourself the goings on that are not shown on the television screen; i.e. the Mayor walking up to speak to a Council Person; the City Administrator walking out of the room, both taking place while the meeting is in session. And observe the antics of certain Council members. The Mayor refers to herself as the Chief Executive Officer of the City. What Corporate Board of Directors or Stockholders would retain their CEO while violating his/her position responsibilities? The same situations we have read about the past six months. Is our Mayor performing like a true CEO?
Think About It !
Truth will prevail !
