The Hour editorial today scolds the Common Council for stalling on the 4 year Mayoral term start up a charter revision committee. Naturally, they chide council members for asking for more information. What the Hour should be chiding the common council for is not doing their homework in the first place. Committee meetings should be where this council should be hammering out the details of what they intend to vote on. So what committee meeting is discussing a charter revision?

The Hour further states:

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I had hoped that the Parking Authority PR push would lead with a positive info rich piece on changes to the parking lots, improvements made, where they are located with the eye on the neighboring towns who visit here. Instead we get the boot. I suppose its a good thing that the parking pirates get nailed if they don’t pay up. But, the zealous enforcement of tickets in the first place is something I could use less of.

The Parking Authority needs to increase use of the parking lots as a revenue generator. How about merchant parking passes and advertising?

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