Was it 48 minutes on the dot - not 45 or 50?

Please don't tell us that Tyrone's emergency plan is certified by FEMA because well, Hurricane Katrina, do I need to say more?

As a member of the town council for last several years, it seems like you could have been doing something about the issues, some of which were raised at the forum, like the town taking away property and land uses, the lack of communication between the citizens and it's government, the way your town manager and his assistance treat the citizens of Tyrone, the desecretion of Trickum Creek Cemetery, and the way you treated that poor man on Hwy 74, who practically cried about losing his business because of the ridiculous sign ordinance you signed off on.....furthermore, if there is a disaster in Tyrone, the last person I want running the show is Smola!

Take taht Don, did that hurt. It must be down to the nitty gritty cause we are swinging... But the sad reality is that Smola is showing the tyronies why he out classes our group ( Tyrone NeighborHood Allaince) and anuyopne that supports us. We have been negative for no reason just because we do not like Barry, Mike, Paul,and the other two candidates running against them ( Jesse Nas & Ken M. We are sad bunch that want to run the governent of Tyrone.

As the old saying goes, Smola was always a day late and a dollar short. At the candidates forum he said after the lawsuit is over, he would take a look at the ordinances and make changes if necessary. He means if the town loses. But then it will be too late, because the taxpayers would have to pay for his failure to investigate when the law required. Also, he obviously does not know that Tyrone's liability insurance policy does not cover inverse condemnation complaints. Smola was told this in a letter back in February 2007 and chooses to ignore it.

Renwalt says
“Currently, there are hundreds of people working in Shamrock Industrial park. These people have only one entrance/exit to this park, creating a potential life safety issue. I will continue to work towards this long awaited second entrance/exit. Further development of this industrial park will enhance Tyrone's tax base and will require fewer services than single family housing. “

Smola says:
“This week my opponent addresses Shamrock Industrial Park. He complains that there is one way in and out; a potential safety hazard. No one is more cognizant of that dilemma than I am. I first suggested a second entrance would be mandatory before we considered a youth center for that area. Unfortunately the Tyrone Neighborhood Alliance, then led by my opponent, rallied their seven people and killed yet another good idea. Do you mean the youth center? Better go back and read the minutes of that meeting. The Neihborhood alliance never said a word!

I was there that night and NOT in the alliance and went back and read the minutes of the meeting that night. You are implying that your opponent spoke up against the kids youth center from happening. That is a total lie! I couldn't find in the minutes where he spoke at all! People are already queezy over the fact that there in no 2nd entrance or access. This makes everyone helpless if anything should happen. One woman who had a company there, stated her concerns that high powered and heavy equipment, as well as a ballistics company were there. My family’s company back home is over 70 years old. I understand that responsible people DO NOT WANT something like that in an industrial area. Heavy industrial is just that… not for kids…again you don’t comprehend how serious this could have been. This was a center for troubled youths wanting to locate next to a company that handled explosives in a place with only one entrance! I might also add that the two Hispanics that were pushing it had not followed up on many code violations that they were sited for. One stated, per the minutes, something to the effect that if something happened it was ok, he “ had been trained to keep people alive by his military training as a Special Forces member. I think this is the same guy that wrote a book about being a vip in the drug cartel ! I think anyone could understand the concern of anyone listening to this. Again it was stressed that a church was free and more suited to this. These 2 Hispanics were set on having it in an industrial area where large delivery trucks were common.

Smola, where are you going with this boy?