Today, at 10 a.m., City Council was supposed to continue with tax reform hearings. My son Scott was interested, and I wanted to go with him, thinking I hadn't done enough recently for this issue, which is important to me. At 9:45, I called Councilman Kenney's office to confirm that the hearing was going to take place - yes, they said, at 10:00, in Council chambers.
When we arrived, we were told that the hearing had now been rescheduled for noon! With a bit of grumbling, we got back on the trolley and came to my office in Powelton to do a little work. At 11:45, we got back on the trolley and arrived at City Hall again at noon - only to find that the hearings had now been changed to 2 p.m. This time, we ran into a woman I know, who was going to be attending on behalf of the company for which she works, so she gave me her cell phone number so I could check in with her about the 2 p.m. time rather than taking the trolley again without confirmation. Talking with her later, I was kept up to date as the hearing was rescheduled from 2 to 3, then from 3 to 4, then from 4 to "maybe 5." At that point, she was leaving also, and we never went back. This hearing, IF it was held at all, was rescheduled FIVE TIMES today. It's outrageous that City Council has so little respect for the time of those who are to testify and those who want to show their support. The rescheduling certainly seems to have been designed to make sure that everyone gave up and went away. We need tax reform now! Why won't they hear us? Melani Lamond ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
