The Mountain Communities Municipal Advisory Council will be meeting this Tuesday to discuss bylaws for the newly formed body. The meeting is for council members only.
This entry was posted Friday, November 6, 2009 at 5:07 a.m.
by Brian Bierman
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I attended the public meeting on Oct. 29 and found that the MAC has really been gutted by Supervisor Watson. Pastor Fred Rose and the late Lloyd Wiens worked hard for a long time to put together by-laws that included elections in the future and an allowance for a part-time secretary. Mr. Watson has done away with those and added a provision that the MAC may not contact any County agency or employee without his pre-approval!
In other words, this MAC is a powerless, toothless body. There is no voice of the community here.
What a betrayal of the people who worked so hard to bring our community some kind of a voice. This is only the appearance of something, with no substance. I think it should be scrapped.
Mr. Watson also emphasized countless times that the MAC is "advisory only", has no power and is not a political entity. He threatened to dissolve it should "political" ambitions develop. I think we can take him at his word.
Mr. Watson also emphasized countless times that the MAC is "advisory only", has no power and is not a political entity. He threatened to dissolve it should "political" ambitions develop. I think we can take him at his word.
