heather & kathy are nodding along seriously.
he asks paul oberdorfer, the public works director, to talk about the study on safety on the downtown mall
(a nazi murdered someone with a car)
paul says information about specific security vulnerabilities can’t be disclosed.
the first speaker is the grandmother from thursday’s city school board meeting whose granddaughter has experienced serious bullying.
as for the trash cans overflowing, that too is something he’ll check with parks & rec about.
(wholesome small town government)
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“we won’t get free in these chambers because this is the master’s house,” he says
there’s no way to vote against the banks, against deportation. “we need to become ungovernable” & build the future we want by any means necessary.
“mike [signer], you shouldn’t open your mouth to say anything but ‘i apologize’ to the city of charlottesville.”
he asks mike murphy to look into how programs like the ones nancy mentioned can be expanded.
nikuyah reminds us that the ABRT process is being overhauled.
mike murphy says he’ll speak to dr atkins about the issue.
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now public comment on the city manager search process...
tanesha up next.
also just noticing the last agenda item - regulations for e-scooter sharing systems
he also warns of “political refugees” from northern VA if the amazon HQ is built there.
nikuyah says no member of council is on the board but won’t engage with the audience member who says the state corporation commission says otherwise.
what a wholesome presentation. i just wish kathy galvin would stop talking.
reminiscing about the time i saw a cop trip over a bird scoote cAUc
he says they estimate the 200 scooters will bring in half a million dollars in revenue to the area - the city will get $1/day per device.
signer asking now about safety, specifically helmet requirements (wes is shocked to find out signer once owned a motorcycle 😂)
the scooter company strongly recommends users wear helmets... but who is just walking around with a helmet?
mike murphy says the leak was reported within the required 60 days. they’ve voted to pass item e which was pulled earlier tonight.
wes says he resigned from the board august 21st.