MAY 19TH COUNCIL MEETING

The highlights:

47.25 mins in. Persons to be heard, Martin Sass. I've never met this fellow but damn I like him.

"It appears that there is a lot of sour grapes involved and I think we all need to listen and get involved as a group. We can pick on each other until we are blue in the face but lets just work with this current staff and the team thats here."

"When you don't know and understand. Dig in and get to talking to people. We're all human beings Lets make that work."

What a cool dude and a breath of fresh air.

And..

53.08 mins in. Arnold Helck (spelling?) This guy has lived in Minnetrista 71 years and he knows whats up.

"All the back stabbing and back-biting, its ridiculous grow up!"

"You got a problem with somebody, approach them tell the truth don't believe everything you read in the news paper, you can't do that anymore. Reporters used to be negative but now they sway the public"

"I don't care what kind of water system you put in this city. I don't use your water. I got my own. But I highly recommend a Reverse Osmosis system. I've had one for about 10 years and its expensive but I am saving all sorts of money by the fact all my appliances have out lived their lifespan and I haven't replaced my faucets"

*HIGH FIVE*

LAWMAKERS CONSIDER BANNING TRICLOSAN

READ ARTICLE HERE

which states:

"I think why Minnesota will be the first [to ban triclosan] is that we have better data than other states, and so we're in a better position to identify the risks that triclosan and its dioxin components pose to our environment," he said.

The bill which attempted to ban triclosan in MN eventually failed to gain traction

READ HERE

But I am glad I live in a state that considered being first and maybe after we finally here more from Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug Administration hopefully this subject will be back. 

Minnetrista, let's get ahead of this. Thats a great city marketing plan. 

WHAT WASTED MONEY SOUNDS LIKE

HERE'S YOUR SIGN

CITY ADMINISTRATOR MIKE FUNK TERMINATED

http://lakerpioneer.com/2014/05/05/council-fires-city-administrator-mike-funk-effective-immediately/

MAY 5TH COUNCIL MEETING

Another heated meeting. Standing room only with extra police staff on duty to keep residents in-line. I actually felt pretty unsafe at times the tension was running so high.

FEELING DISCOURAGED

I do not have thick skin and I wish I was as tough as nails like our fellow council members but I am not. The only reason I attended the meeting on Monday (May 5th) was to hear the presentation from B+M and discuss what was happening with our city's water. It is and has been the only thing I've been concerned about. Not city job titles or council seats. Which seems to be the only reason people show up lately.

After I spoke up about my test results to help others realize what I and other Hunters Crest residents have been dealing with Administrator Mike Funk took the opportunity to publicly humiliate me. You can see his reaction to my concerns at 1 hour and 49 seconds into the council meeting video. He literally smirked at my comments. The Administrator unknowingly (or maybe knowingly) put out the vibe that my test results where invalid. He even referred to them as a "home kit I did myself". I would never personally take on the responsibility of testing my water and display them to public as fact because I am not a water expert. Just a casual resident who was blown off by the public works department and took matters into my own hands by having a Reverse Osmosis system installed in my home and meeting one of the nicest Culligan employees ever who shared my concerns. He is the one that suggested I have my water sent into their labs for testing after I explained the situation. He also mentioned that later someone from the city contacted him to verify the test results where accurate. Why would I or anyone lie about water quality!?

All I want is clean and healthy water for my neighbors and family and can't understand why the subject gets people so heated.