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Resident, council clash over citationMon, 01/23/2006 - 9:56am
By: John Thompson
Thursday’s Tyrone Town Council meeting got off to a fiery start as a resident accused the council of selective enforcement of the town’s ordinances. Hank Sanak told the members that he was being “singled out” because he had asked some pointed questions at a recent meeting. Sanak found a citation for having his RV illegally parked in his yard. Sanak said there were plenty of other illegally parked vehicles in Tyrone and he saw Town Clerk Valerie Fowler and Town Manager Barry Amos ride by his house. He also took the town to task for allowing a “junkyard” at a nearby residence. Councilman Mike Smola said the town was just enforcing the ordinances, and he was also curious why an RV with a Florida tag was with the Tyrone Neighborhood Alliance at Founders Day. “You knew that was my RV. You saw me get out of it,” Sanak retorted. But Smola claimed he didn’t know it was Sanak’s and claimed Sanak kept the vehicle registered in Florida for another reason. “I just want you to pay your ad valorem taxes,” Smola said. As Sanak left the podium, he made it clear how he felt about Smola’s response. “Your opinion is like a butthole. Everyone has one.” login to post comments |