Keith says:
"Gary Schiff is trying so hard to fill Jackie Cherryhomes' tyrannical shoes.
He must believe there is not much on the front burner while he is busy
keeping working stiffs from lighting up at their corner bar. Or he is busy
creating an arcane rental application fee ordinance that does not address
real needs of tenants, nor landlords; and hence our City as a whole. Now Cub
is guilty when their shopping cart is stolen. I ask; is Gary in the house?
Perhaps whenever young Gary misbehaved; Mom would slap his brother?"
John Erwin responds
Think Keith's comments are over the line. I have heard nothing but support
for these changes and they are long overdue. . . .residents in my
neighborhood are nothing but supportive of them from what I can tell.
Perhaps we are all tyrannical!
Specifically, hats off to Gary on the smoking ban. . . . as far as keeping
working stiffs from lighting up - they can - they just can't increase the
risk of innocent bystanders in getting cancer - by doing it in an enclosed
area. Sounds reasonable to me and I appreciate it - not to mention the
reduced clothes washing that most everyone has to do after going to a bar in
the past - think of the reduced pollution! LOL! I think a huge number of
people are happy with this change including everyone that has come to visit
me from out of town - a great change for our city all around.
Again, hats off for Gary supporting the issue of fining stores for their
carts littering neighborhoods. I think that you would see nothing but
support from residents around these stores for this change as they have to
deal with carts in the streets and in front of their stores regularly as I
do as I weave around carts in streets to get to these places. I have often
seen employees look the other way. This does nothing more than create more
of an incentive for store managers to work with their employees to insure
the carts stay where they belong.
Don't know enough about the landlords issue to talk about it.
Sincerely,
John Erwin
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