Who will Police the Lisbon Seven‏

Who will police the "Lisbon Seven"?                      
    Over the last few years it has become obvious our councilors are either unable or unwilling to police their own.


   There has been  example after example of questionable behavior with no end in site.


   We have seen Councilor Pomelow 
apparently breaking the traffic laws by using our residential streets as a parking lot for large tractor trailers, sometimes loaded in excess of 60,000  lbs .We have also seen the Pomelow's  use their residence as a business without the proper municipal licenses. 


Councilor Pomelow isn't the only councilor with problems.


  We have also seen  Councilor Bowie  vote time and time again on council items when he had a conflict.


     1.  He voted on the Police Budget when part of his family income is derived from the Police Department.


     2.  Last Fall he voted on a matter directly related to his own recall.

          It is my understanding, (from town source) the town manager, most of the councilors and the town lawyer all recognised this conflict but decided  to let his deciding vote stand even though it  was an obvious egregious conflict of interest.


If we cant rely on the council to police its own and we are   unable to recall councilors, due to the newly passed recall rules that almost guaranteed a recall free term ,what can we do?

I think we owe our councilors a chance to do the right thing and clean up this mess. No one knows what needs to be done and how to do it more than our councilors.

It is our job to make sure they get the encouragement needed to make the necessary changes.

Call your councilors and let them know you aren't stupid,  you see what is happening  and you have had enough. Tell them the law is for EVERYONE.

Joe Hill