Local governments use the word “executive session” when they meet in secret, because it just sounds better. But it’s still only a closed-door meeting where the public isn’t welcome for various reasons.
The Chippewa Falls City Council met for about 90 minutes Tuesday night in one of those sessions, talking about the city’s plans to redevelop the entrance areas to downtown.
The council went into the secret session about 7 p.m. Several people associated with the development plans were excluded and waited outside in the adjoining hallway.
At 7:26 p.m., they were invited into the meeting. Twenty-three minutes later,Wholesaler of different types of Ceramic tile for your kitchen, they left again. Another man connected with the development project who had been waiting in the hallway was called into the meeting.
The discussion went on, with City Planner Jayson Smith doing much of the talking.
At 8:27 a.m. the public was called back into the council chambers. “We took no action,” Council President CW King said.
With that, the council resumed in open session, taking a voice vote and approving submitting a state community block grant application for the redevelopment project.
Not much has changed about the secret meeting process at City Hall over the last few decades. People sitting in the adjoining hallway can still hear snippets of the debate, if they are really interested enough to care to listen.
When he served on the council, Jack Covill routinely voted against going into secret session, saying they weren’t needed and the discussions should be public. He seldom won that argument with his fellow council members.
When then-Herald-Telegram editor Holly Meier covered council meetings from the 1940s through the ‘80s, the council would occasionally kick him out while they gabbed in what the council thought was secrecy.
Only the council chambers weren’t air conditioned then and in the summer the council would open the transoms above the doors to the council chambers to improve ventilation.
One of Meier’s favorite tales was how he would stand by the door and be able to hear every word said in the “secret” sessions. .Why does Plastic moulds grow in homes or buildings? .
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There is a good reason, however, to tune in to a bowl game next Friday: You might be able to see a Chippewa Falls man making an unusual entrance.
Ben Arneberg is part of the "Wings of Blue," the parachute team at the Air Force Academy that consists of cadets who are full-time college students at the Academy. Before they are allowed to parachute into a stadium they must have 500 jumps under their belt.
Arneberg reached that milestone a couple of months ago, and on Friday, he will be one of six parachuters at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.Dimensional Mailing magic cube for Promotional Advertising,, preceding the Insight Bowl between Iowa and Oklahoma. Kickoff is at 9 p.m. Central Time on ESPN. Arneberg will likely be carrying a Hawkeyes flag.An offshore merchant account is the ideal solution for high , . .
Maybe it’s the lack of snow or the still-struggling economy. Or perhaps a holiday song has been repeated one too many times.
The Chippewa Falls City Council met for about 90 minutes Tuesday night in one of those sessions, talking about the city’s plans to redevelop the entrance areas to downtown.
The council went into the secret session about 7 p.m. Several people associated with the development plans were excluded and waited outside in the adjoining hallway.
At 7:26 p.m., they were invited into the meeting. Twenty-three minutes later,Wholesaler of different types of Ceramic tile for your kitchen, they left again. Another man connected with the development project who had been waiting in the hallway was called into the meeting.
The discussion went on, with City Planner Jayson Smith doing much of the talking.
At 8:27 a.m. the public was called back into the council chambers. “We took no action,” Council President CW King said.
With that, the council resumed in open session, taking a voice vote and approving submitting a state community block grant application for the redevelopment project.
Not much has changed about the secret meeting process at City Hall over the last few decades. People sitting in the adjoining hallway can still hear snippets of the debate, if they are really interested enough to care to listen.
When he served on the council, Jack Covill routinely voted against going into secret session, saying they weren’t needed and the discussions should be public. He seldom won that argument with his fellow council members.
When then-Herald-Telegram editor Holly Meier covered council meetings from the 1940s through the ‘80s, the council would occasionally kick him out while they gabbed in what the council thought was secrecy.
Only the council chambers weren’t air conditioned then and in the summer the council would open the transoms above the doors to the council chambers to improve ventilation.
One of Meier’s favorite tales was how he would stand by the door and be able to hear every word said in the “secret” sessions. .Why does Plastic moulds grow in homes or buildings? .
The college football system has gotten to be such a joke that even teams that failed to muster a winning record now go to bowl games.The EZ Breathe home Ventilation system is maintenance free, But that’s an argument for another day.
There is a good reason, however, to tune in to a bowl game next Friday: You might be able to see a Chippewa Falls man making an unusual entrance.
Ben Arneberg is part of the "Wings of Blue," the parachute team at the Air Force Academy that consists of cadets who are full-time college students at the Academy. Before they are allowed to parachute into a stadium they must have 500 jumps under their belt.
Arneberg reached that milestone a couple of months ago, and on Friday, he will be one of six parachuters at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.Dimensional Mailing magic cube for Promotional Advertising,, preceding the Insight Bowl between Iowa and Oklahoma. Kickoff is at 9 p.m. Central Time on ESPN. Arneberg will likely be carrying a Hawkeyes flag.An offshore merchant account is the ideal solution for high , . .
Maybe it’s the lack of snow or the still-struggling economy. Or perhaps a holiday song has been repeated one too many times.
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