I believe the Councilwoman was sincere when she said on Tuesday she had not yet made up her mind whether to attend First Thursday at all. Close of session is a very busy time for Council Persons. So while the anonymous poster may have had some connection with her organization, I don't believe he was carrying out orders from above.
Most likely, the flow of events from Tuesday to Thursday pushed Blackwell into deciding to act. I know that some of the things she spoke publicly this morning have been on her mind for a long time. -- Tony West My guess, now, is that our anonymous poster, Committeeman7, is either affiliated with the Councilwoman's office or has inside information from the Councilwoman's office. Why doesn't the person simply identify him/her/self and be honest and open with us? Why operate secretly? Why didn't Jannie's office confirm their plans for the first Thursday meeting when Tony called, if they were collecting signatures and planning to ask for support? What were they hiding? Have they missed all the calls on this list for transparency and process? Melani Lamond
