Lapp/Decision on Zone Change & CU Permit for Pre-Release Center4-7-09
Mickey Lapp
160 Kelly Rd.
Kalispell, Mt. 59901
257-6832
Kalispell Mayor & City Council Members:
Following last night's meeting regarding the City Council's vote on the
zone change and conditional use permit for the proposed pre-release
center, allow me to pass on these thoughts:
The room was filled with good, articulate, law abiding people expressing
genuine concern for public safety and you LISTENED NOT. Excluding
members Kluesner and Hafferman, your minds were made up prior to
entering chambers. You failed to weigh ALL the facts and gather as much
information as humanly possible, which is your charge as council
members-your duty to those who elected you to the positions you now
hold.
Councilman Hafferman, was completely correct when he said the CCCS had
done a poor job in public relations. That fact alone should have
warranted a tabeling of the vote.
How did it happen that you were set in your decision prior to hearing
public comment? Who convinced you before last night's meeting? What was
promised? There has to be a reason for your pre-conceived notions and
that reason will most certainly be brought to light.
Anytime a group that size gathers in your chambers to express concern on
such an important public safety issue, at the very least they deserve to
he HEARD by you the council.
Let me reiterate that as a business owner in the area, I am not willing
to become a silent partner in the State's Penal and Corrections system.
I do not want to be a member of that club in any way, shape, or form,
and shouldn't be forced against my will.
This is an election year for the Kalispell City Council. What happens in
November, will be a clear indication of the people's frustration of not
being HEARD by the council who represents them.
Mickey Lapp
Kalispell
________________________________
Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with Internet
Explorer 8. Download FREE now!
<http://ie8.msn.com/microsoft/internet-explorer-8/en-us/ie8.aspx?ocid=B0
37MSN55C0701A>