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MORE LAWSUITS FOR TYRONEOn June 5, Tyrone’s council went into their Secret Executive Session to discuss two new “threats” of lawsuits. The only information citizens received was that the lawyers were instructed to moved forward. What does that mean, who might sue, and why? People don’t sue for no good reason. They sue because their government has refused to help. When lawyers are instructed to do something, that means large legal fees contributing to our deficit. There is such a thing in law called Alternative Dispute Resolution, which involves various forms of mediation or arbitration. The two sides agree to sit down like intelligent adults and discuss ways to resolve their differences. But our bullheaded officials know only one way. They take the attitude that government is always right and citizens are always wrong. So let’s pay lawyers to fight our citizens to the death. Most of that comes from advice of lawyers because that’s how lawyers make their living. The Council initially creates so much hatred in citizens by their fooling around. Case in point is Winnie Anderson. When John Wieland developed the Estates Subdivision 8 years ago, Barry Amos approved putting drain pipes under Farr Road that dumped water directly on to Ms. Anderson’s lot. During heavy rains the drainage covers her backyard flowing up to her back door. After numerous discussions and put offs by the Old Council, Ms. Anderson was forced to sue Tyrone. After spending $5000 on legal fees, her case was postponed because of her lawyer’s illness. Ms. Anderson then supported Rehwaldt, Young & Shenkle along with campaign promises to better represent the citizens plus Furr & Caldwell’s personal promises to help her. Mayor Rehwaldt even placed his “Vote for Me” sign directly over the drain-off on Ms. Anderson’s property and was shown the problem. Ms. Anderson went before the “New” Council this year expecting some reasonable help with the intentions of dropping her lawsuit. Three times the Council has postponed a decision, when all it would take is extending the drain pipe across her backyard and dumping the Wieland water into an adjacent lake. Why can’t they help correct a problem that the government created to begin with, avert a lawsuit and save legal costs plus damages? If Ms. Anderson wasn’t one of the two, Secret Executive Sessions on lawsuits, I personally know that she will be the third. The citizens need to be informed about who is suing and why by our officials. TyroneConfidential's blog | login to post comments |