The title should be January 20 "No" Council Meeting. Due to not having a quorum present the meeting was cancelled. Council people Don Brown, Rosie Goss & Joe Soldano all called to say they will not be able to attend. The mayor told us all three slipped on snow & ice and got hurt. According to the newspaper reports only one actually slipped and fell. With getting information third handed it is easy to misunderstand.
These three people are coincidentally the same three that voted in opposition to naming John McMahon Council Pro-tem for the new year. The specter of there being a protest going on was raised by reporter Jo Ann Bobby Gilbert and all three denied anything of the sort when contacted by her. According to her news article Don Brown said he had been venturing out very little the past week or so for fear of slipping and falling. He has knee replacement surgery coming up. Rosie Goss was quoted as saying she missed work and even went t0 the E.R. to have some leg pain checked. She did tell Jo Ann she had not fallen. Only Joe Soldano confirmed that he had slipped and fell on his way to the meeting. He was reported as saying he slipped on concrete steps hitting his head and hurting his back at the same time. We'll have to take them for their word but it's a lot of coincidence. I did see Rosie Goss today and she was noticeably limping. Hope they get better soon.
Going to the meeting wasn't a total waste of time. I did meet and get to converse with Surace's selection for the new Animal Control Officer. Her name is Leslie Dean and while talking to her I got the distinct impression she is an animal lover. She has been a long time volunteer with both the Humane Society and the County Dog Pound. In addition to that she is a part-time Assistant Fiscal Officer with St. Clair Township.
She told us she's been following the situation with the ville's Animal Control in the papers and when she saw the ad she decided to apply for the job. With her volunteer work she's seen some of the worse. She told us it's not about the money and you could see in her face that she has a strong desire to help out anyway she can. She even went so far to get the assurance of the St. Francis folks for their assistance if she gets the job. Bobby Holt was there by her side smiling and nodding. I think she got that assurance and that's the way it should be.
Ms. Dean is a native of Livington, MN, and has been in the Wellsville area for over 10 years. She said she will be using her own personal vehicle and the mayor has promised her the use of three cages. She was quoted as saying she often takes in strays in her own home. Reminds me of my kids. I think she'll do good.
Did you know that all the animals at the St. Francis Animal Shelter are listed on the web site www.petfinder.com? I didn't either until I read it in the paper. Bobbie Holt was quoted as saying some go to private adoptions and the rest to rescues which come from all over. Now that is the kind of news that makes you feel good.
Also, in the good news category, Mayor Joe Surace had surgery today in Pittsburgh. Jim Saracco said he got a call. The surgery went well and the tests were negative. That is good news, especially for Joe, Linda and the Surace family. Hope he has a speedy recovery.
The next council meeting should be February 3 if they can get enough people together.
ole nib
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Ole Nib, did you attend the January 20th meeting? I was told the mayor announced to the press that the meeting was not being held do to a lack of a quorum because three members had fallen. The reporter told one of the absent members that there was discussion in the hall that the three absent members had planned this no-show. I think the implication of the idea came from the mayor and other council members, not the press. What a shame they take peoples' pain and injuries and turn it into some kind of protest. Someone needs to grow up.
I was at the non-meeting but left shortly after due to other obligations. I missed the discussion in the hallway. So I can't vouch for anything that was said or not said. However the thought of some sort of protest going on did cross my mind as evidently did others. I think Gilbert did a responsible job with contacting the three absent members before writing her article. Then she went on to give the background. Her report in the newspapers is where I first saw this aspect publicly. If what you're telling me is true I think Gilbert did a good job of picking up on it, investigating and putting the facts in her report. Like I said we'll have to take them for their word and I certainly hope their word is something we can count on. To date I haven't found out anything from these three to prove otherwise.
nib
I must say it was such a coincidence three out of six council members falling and all three who fell were unable to attend the meeting. Additionally the three who had taken serious falls were the same three who voted the same. I can understand why the reporter called each one of them. This was an unusual circumstance and has nothing to do with growing up? peas&carrots!
You missed the point anon, they all didn't fall. The mayor announced that they did, but Brown and Goss did not fall, only Soldano. So either the mayor screwed up the announcement or he was told wrong. Regardless, someone made the comment that the three planned this, thus the reporter calling these council members to find out the facts.
Response for peas&carrots.....I did not miss the point at all!! You did!! It was the reporter who reported publicly the three had all fallen, not Mayor Surace. Therefore, Joe Soldano, Don Brown and Rosie Goss all fell. It happens people fall??? It was just unusual the same council members fell, missed the same meeting after voting the same. The news reporter called each council member that was not present to get the information..Therefore Soldano was not the only one who fell.
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