This is the second City Council meeting that has passed since the noise ordinances started being enforced. I’ve extended the invitation to every single person who has emailed me or commented on a blog post to raise their concerns during the City Council’s public forum- I’ve even gone as far as to include detailed instructions on how to sign up to speak.
How many have shown up? Zero.
Instead of voicing their concerns to the only people who can do anything about the local noise ordinances, my opposition has decided to print shirts, or let out a sigh and write off the lack of involvement to apathy. Now, I’m no political science expert, but last I checked, in order for a motion to be brought to the table… …someone has to bring it to the table? A council member isn’t going to make a motion based on perceived apathy on the blogosphere and a t-shirt.
Here are the notes I quickly typed on my iPhone while I waited for my turn to speak:
“I already extended my thanks to our wonderful city manager here at the grand opening of the carillon, but I would also like to thank the rest of the council and the mayor for the prompt action after emailing my video of what Naperville turns in to at night. Thank you all for finally restoring some sanity to downtown Naperville after dark. It’s quite pleasant now and I really hope it stays that way. Thanks again and keep up the good work.”
I deviated from my notes a little bit, but that’s more or less what you missed if you weren’t watching the local public access cable channel. It’s too bad Councilman Furstenau wasn’t there for this meeting. He is by far my favorite and I would have loved to give him the thumbs up.
Oh well, there’s always next time.
