A mysterious city poll . . .

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(screenshot: KELO-TV)

It seems there has been a phone poll circulating that is quite lengthy, apparently the pollster has been asking questions about the proposed Walmarts, the performance of the mayor and city council.

Wondering if anybody has received this phone call also?

Also, the mayor seems to be in damage control mode with his latest Stormland TV interview, to which he says;

“What I was trying to explain to them that in this particular situation, I really am just a neutral party,” Huether said Monday afternoon.

Mike, Mike, Mike. C’mon. Not only did you hold a press conference in which you cock-blocked the council from coming to, taking all the credit for bringing the two Walmart’s to SF and all of these terrific, spectacular part-time jobs they provide, you are also the direct manager of Mike Cooper, Planning Director, you know, HIS BOSS. And if we really want to get down to the nitty-gritty, you are also required to break a tie-vote of the council. So saying you are ‘Neutral’ is stretching the truth a bit, no, wait, it is a flat out lie.

There has also been a rumor floating around that the Northside planned store is a red herring to leverage for a Southside store. I had a tip yesterday about the Northside University Center’s intended uses, I hope to have more about this soon.

Until then, make it a great day and make the best out of what gawd has given you!

Has a local business owner gotten special treatment from the city zoning office and planning commission

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You be the judge, watch this video of the latest Planning Commission meeting (Item # 16, FF 10:00)

Quadir has had his permit deferred for 3 months because he never showed up to the meetings, meantime he sold and repaired cars there since March without a permit. The Zoning office has allowed him to continue WITHOUT a permit. If you watch the video, Quadir pleads ignorance, even though he admits living here for 37 years.

What I don’t understand is why has the city allowed him to run his business without Planning Commission approval? Finally Jeff Schmidt intervenes and says he has to STOP doing business until he gets his permit. But why has it taken so long for this intervention?

I guess I am wondering if this is unusual to allow someone to run a business without a permit for this amount of time? It is a question of fairness to other business owners.