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COUNCIL MEMBERS If /1fy--r 'o I HAVE COME TONIGHT TO TALK. ABOUT THE RECENT ELECTION. BUT FIRST I'DE LIKE TO TAKE A MIN. TO REVIEW THE EVENTS OF THE LAST 9 MONTHS. 1. AUG. 25 1987 CITY COUNCIL VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO HOLD AN ADVISORY ELECTION ON THE ISSUE OF AIRPORT ZONING _. OCT. 13 1987 COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY PASSES AIRPORT' ZONING. MAYOR REIMAN STATES THAT IF THE PEOPLE WANT TO VOTE ON AN ISSUE THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PETITION FOR THAT RIGHT NOV. 1987 PETITION SUBMITTED BY RAMSEY ACTION COMMITTEE FOUND TO BE INSUFFICIENT 4 DEC 1987 WITH A CHRISTMAS EVE DEADLINE RAMSEY ACTION COMMITTEE BUBMITS UPDATED PETITION WITH AMPLE CO;RECTIONS 5. JAN .12 1987 COUNCIL DECIDES TO HAVE AIRPORT REFERMDUM ELECTION ON APRIL 19 1988 --COUNCIL MEMBER COX SUGGESTS ADDING ISSUE OF FIRE DEFT TO SAME BALLOT COUNCIL UNANIOUSLY AGREES 6. APRIL 17 1988 RAMSEY ACTION COMMITTEE IS FORCED TO REMOVE ALL VOTE NO SIGNS FROM ALL CITY COUNTY OR STATE PROPERTY, BEING TOLD THAT IF SAID SIGNS WERE NOT REMOVED PROMPLY THEY WOULD BE REMOVED AND DESTROYED BY CITY EMPLOYEES. WHEN ASKED WHY OTHES SUCH AS REALTORS HAVE SIGNS ON MOST STREET CORNERS WE WERE TOLD THAT EACH CASE IS TREATED INDIVIDULY. I ASKED, " IS THE PERMIT WE PURHASED JUST SO WE CAN PUT A SIGN IN OUR OWN FRONT YARD?" THE REPLY WAS , THATS EXATLY RIGHT 7.APRIL 19 1988 AIRPORT ZONING RESOUNDLY DEFEATED BY CITIZENS WE HAVE TRIED TO FOLLOW CITY POLICY THRU—OUT THIS WHOLE CHAIN OF EVENTS BUT WE CANT KEEP UP WITH CITY POLICY FIRST CITIZENS HAVE TO PETITION IF THEY WANT TO VOTE SO WE PETITION --DOOR TO DOOR --COLD AND SNOW--- JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS THEN POLICY CHANGES --THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ISSUE IS ADDED TO. OUR BALLOT THEN A PERMIT" IS NEEDED TO PUT UP SIGNS --WE GET THE PERMIT --SUDDENLY NO SIGNS ARE ALLOWED WE HAVE BEEN HARRASSED, BOTH ON THE PHONE AND IN PERSON --ONE OF OUR HELPERS WAS CALLED A"GOD DAMN STUPID IDIOT" IN A PUBLIC PLACE BY A COUNCIL MEMBER ---WE KNEW THAT FIGHTING