Last month Columbia Borough Council President Mary Wickenheiser was called "Mary Pelosi" by former council member Frank Doutrich during his monthly question and answer session at the meeting.
There were some chuckles last month. So Monday night, Doutrich when discussing the possibility of the Municipal Authority giving the borough up to $100,000 for the relocation of the highway department building across Front Street, he used the reference again.
"Madam Pelosi," Doutrich said.
Before he was able to continue his question, Wickenheiser declared Doutrich "out of order."
"I am finding you disrespectful," Wickenheiser said.
Doutrich then countered that the council president was disrespectful to him a few months back when at a committee meeting, Doutrich said a council member called him "an f-ing butthole."
"If the shoes fits, where it," Doutrich said.
Monday night, other issues Doutrich addressed the council:
* That he needed to correct a statement he made at last month's highway concerning the use of flowable fill on a highway project. He found out the material was used.
* Questioned the River Park project signage and the need to trim trees hanging out over the river.
Doutrich said he's bringing up all these issues "to make sure council is accountable to the people."
He also addressed a proposal where Safe Harbor Power will give land to the borough where cabins now stand along the river. Doutrich complained there were no agendas at a recent meeting of the borough's property committee and the issue was not even planned to be discussed.
"We are just trying to make you accountable. These people came here to get honest answers. I know what goes on behind the scenes. Don’t tell me you (council) didn’t know about it. Be honest with the people, come out and tell them what you have in mind,” Doutrich said.
He also questioned council’s format dealing with citizen comments again.
“I wish you people (council) would come out here (in the audience) and see how it feels,” he said.
Other issues he was concerned with were the use of a van used by the police department and the recent sale of the former Silk Mill property at Third and Linden streets.
All of his issues were answered by various nembers of the council and staff.
5 comments:
OH YEAH, GOOD OLD FRANK WOULD KNOW WHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES. ASK HIM WHAT HE DID WHEN HE WAS ON COUNCIL. DO YOU THINK IT WAS ALL ON THE UP AND UP? I DON'T.
I KNOW WHAT MR. “DODO” DOUTRICH SHOULD DO ON COUNCIL MEETING NIGHTS. HE SHOULD GET HIS COFFIN OUT OF HIS GARAGE AND ROLL IT DOWN TO THE END OF HIS DRIVEWAY. THEN HE SHOULD LAY IN IT AND POP UP AND SCARE MOTORISTS AS THEY DRIVE BY. I REMEMBER WHEN THAT MORON GOT A KICK OUT OF DOING THIS. THEN MAYBE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS COULD DO THEIR JOBS. WHEN HE WAS ON COUNCIL DID “DODO” DO HIS JOB?
Note to Frank - For once in your life, be a man; and if you are going to dish it out, be prepared to take it back in kind. Trouble is, you got conditioned to everything being a one-way street from all the years you commiserated with your best buddy McGreatness from the "Cinderblock Castle" on Manor. Calling Mrs. Wickenheiser "Pelosi" is neither witty or humorous, just asinine. Slum landlords and their pals who live in glass houses shouldn't be throwing stones. Your obnoxious approach to Mrs. Wickenheiser merely demonstrates you are clueless as to how to treat a lady. You did yourself more damage than you did to her. Remember - take your own advice; if the shoe fits you as well, wear it.
Bottom line is, someone has to say no to something once in awhile like the McGinnis' did. What happened to good 'ole morals and values? If everyone could put aside their own agendas and put the betterment of the community first, we'd all be better off. IF, and that's a big question, taking over the land at the river would mean great things for this community by way of new business and growth, attracting other types of people instead of the section 8 welfare clan, wouldn't we all be better off? Yes these cabins have been there for generations, lots of family memories but we should be worried about the future generations' well-being....not making sure the next generation has a place to liquor-up! It SHOULD all be on the table though, no secret agendas.
Secret agendas is what Mary Wickenheiser is ALL about. You people have no idea the secrets she keeps from the public, her, Leo and Norm. They all have something on each other as security so they can keep their own personal agendas in play. C'mon MORONS, WAKE UP!!!!!!!
Leave Mr. Doutrich alone, nobody cares more about this town than he does and more people should take lead from him. Those who speak ill of him are probably disgruntle borough workers, who are overpaid and underworked :)
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