I wasn't able to establish a Wi-Fi connection for the city council meeting. Although there might be more comments to come, it's necessary to fast-forward to the very end of the meeting, just before adjournment, for the excitement.
It was then that council attorney Stan Robison announced the filing of the council's lawsuit against the city over the mayor's hiring practices (see my Thursday Tribune column for a bit more on this), and then revealed that his research indicates that the 4-4 vote on second and third readings of the latest McCartin/Wendy's project on Charlestown Road did not in fact drive a stake through the heart of the plan.
Rather, it was tantamount to not voting at all. If the council does not schedule what amounts to a re-vote before the end of a specified period of days (missed the exact number), dating from the plan's initial approval before the Plan Commission, it will constitute de facto approval. Given that the first reading went 5-4 against, and conceding that the sister of the developer probably won't be suffering from ethical epiphanies between now and the rescheduled vote, the score should remain 5-4 against.
But chicanery is both a council tradition and Dan Coffey's only real specialty. Stay tuned.
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