By Editor-in-Chief, Tom Doppler
“Can’t we have a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration where something doesn’t upset the Council?” With those familiar words, another emergency meeting of the Maynard Park Neighborhood Municipal Urban Council convened early this morning to discuss the unauthorized “dumping” yesterday of gallons upon gallons of green food dye into the Maynard Park water tower.
Council President, Pamela Stockingbird, reprimanded the three Council members responsible for the St. Patrick’s Day action by quoting article 7, section 3.2.1, sub-section 4, which states clearly, “no civic-pride activities that impact neighborhood air quality, water quality, air-space, rock formations, or designated historic trees, shall be engaged without the full review and approval of the Maynard Park Neighborhood Municipal Urban Council, and proposed said actions may not violate any City, State or Federal Laws unless said activities are deemed as sanctioned civil disobedience.”
No defense was offered for the unauthorized actions, and a general apology was accepted by the Council. As there were no citizen complaints, the matter was marked “closed” and was recorded as MP Council Infraction 03.17.12.23-6.
Neighborhood resident, Mike Sanders, was in attendance as a citizen witness and provided the following comment that was recorded in the formal meeting minutes. “When I saw the green water coming out of the tap, I was scared. I thought it might have been due to fracking, and then I remembered it was St. Patrick’s Day, and it made sense. I don’t think it was a good idea, but no harm done.”
And so it goes… Everyone at the Maynard Park Neighborhood Blog hopes you had a safe and happy St. Paddy’s Day. Enjoy your Sunday and the work week ahead!
