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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Councilor Bowie Bullies And Chairman Lunt Cowers Down

BULLY BOWIE

During last night’s Town Council Workshop, Mrs. Fitzgerald requested to provide input into a discussion on the Strengths and Weakness of the town. Chairman Mark Lunt recognized Mrs. Fitzgerald allowing her to offer input into the discussion. Mrs. Fitzgerald began speaking and Bowie piped up and said Mark this is a workshop or words to that effect. Chairman Lunt immediately terminated Mrs. Fitzgerald from continuing on.

Bowie’s action clearly demonstrated Bowie’s complete disregard for Vice Chair Pomelow’s Town Council Working Rules on decorum. Bowie should not have interrupted Mrs. Fitzgerald. The Chairman had recognized Mrs. Fitzgerald so she had the floor and should have been allowed to speak. At all council meetings or workshops, the Chairman and only the Chairman has the right to recognize members of the public and allow input from a resident. Bowie was completely in violation of the Council’s working rules.

The fact of the matter, Bowie showed no respect for Mrs. Fitzgerald by interrupting her and forcing his influence on the Chairman. This display of bullying is a prime example of who is really running this Town Council. Bowie forced the Chairman to stop Mrs. Fitzgerald from presenting information to the council. We will never know if the information Mrs. Fitzgerald was trying to bring to the discussion was of any value because Bowie shut her up. This incident is another example of censorship by Bowie and the puppets.

Chairman Mark Lunt buckled to Bowie’s demand. This is not the action of a true Chairman and expresses a true lack of respect for the Chair by Bowie. Do not let anyone tell you; Bowie is not running this council and this is a direct violation of the council form of government. Every councilor is supposed to be allowed to think and vote for themselves and not be lead around by their noses. There is only one councilor not being intimidated by Bowie and that is Councilor Cote.

Larry Fillmore
Concerned Citizen