The letters are part of what alarmed some of my sources for the story we just reported, City Council Scheme Shocks Leadership Group. They believed the Chamber discussion had migrated to the meeting this story reports.
Bob Roper -- who addressed the meeting reported above and co-chairs the Chamber of Commerce government affairs committee with Sircal's Bob Black -- denies any involvement in the Chamber effort to remove Mr. Skala.
"I value and respect Karl's participation, but I can't go into it any further than that," he told me Wednesday evening during our interview, when I asked him about the Chamber dispute.
Click the images below to read the letters, which are listed in order of dates.
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How petty to try and remove someone from a committee simply because he doesn't agree with them.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness we have people like Skala willing to serve on a public body. For FREE mind you, unlike Bob Roper who apparently wants to be our first PAID mayor and get veto power over the Coucil. What does Roper think the City Council is, a bank board he would run?
Lord, save us from any more help from these power hungry bankers.
Not that I agree with the manner in which action is being taken against Mr. Skala it is about time.
ReplyDeleteSkala has been a negative, and typically draining member of the council - his long windy speeches that neither impress nor belong in the 'halls' of the City Council. He perpetuates all that is wrong with Columbia, it is time that this city did change and I'm not talking about Paul Sturtz (who seems to have lost his tongue and his spine since being voted onto the CC); I'm talking about getting down to business looking at the rules and regulations that we have - sorting them out and sticking to them. For too long have there been odd exceptions or delayed votes - if a building meets code get it up, the people should not be able to call up their friend on the council and say oh but I'm not sure I want halogen lights across from my back yard just within sight...
If these people were truly interested in Columbia, maybe the Business Loop wouldn't have been forgotten. It's time that Columbia looked at other 100,000 towns to see that a healthy balance between development and environmental awareness can be achieved without destroying all hope of momentum in the council.
At present, the Mayor position is nothing but a glorified council member - the City Manager is paid, and ultimately has to make day-to-day decisions (veto) regarding the operation of this town - we don't need both.
And to answer the previous commentors question, I doubt Roper thinks anything of the City Council like the rest of us I'm sure he feels its just an over the top voice for the Neighborhood Association.