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Regular Council Meeting Minutes <br />2-16-09 <br />Page 18 <br />Mr. Coughlin said to Mr. Marrie, that may be exactly right. <br />Mr. Marrie said it is. <br />Mr. Coughlin said we would just like to have that laid out to us so we understand that. <br />Mayor Rinker said, I am sorry that we did not mail everything out. It probably would have made <br />a difference. On the other hand, anyone who resides in this community in this day and age and <br />says they didn't know, he is stunned. People who are aware of the gravity of this, the extent to <br />which we discussed it and walked away and thought if nobody pulled their coat for 6 months and <br />feel that we are doing something suddenly at the l lth hour, he is amazed. With all candor, - <br />Mr. Coughlin said he does not get paid to come to Council meetings. <br />Mayor Rinker said you axe an American citizen who has a responsibility just like he has a <br />responsibility. He dropped the ball if he did not mail this out to everyone. We have had so much <br />discussion. He has tried to be as candid as he could. He thought that when people showed up <br />and expressed that concern and he has told everyone, we will go in front of homeowner's <br />associations. He does that all the time. He welcomes that opportunity. That is why he is <br />suggesting we do it now. But it's a lesson to us all. We have lots of volunteers. They come to <br />all kinds of events: They are involved in all kinds of organizations. They don't get compensated <br />for it. A lot of Village residents, people that you know, have spent a lot of time on this and the <br />reason that they have is because being a-bit engaged in their community is a responsibility we <br />share. All Mayor Rinker can say is he is sorry that you did not get a mailing. No, you don't get <br />paid to come to this meeting. Mayor Rinker thinks that a homeowner's association that knows <br />that something is nearby and has an opportunity just to ask its representative to Citizen's <br />Advisory, ask its President of its homeowner's group, ask its Council representative, call up the <br />Mayor, call up Mrs. Betsa who has had calls and provided all kinds of information. We do it all <br />the time. The problem is we can't be set up like CNN with bulk mailings all the time. Frankly <br />we thought the word was out there so extensively that everyone knew. The fact that you didn't <br />know we will try to amend it. <br />Mr. Coughlin stated he only has three things to say in response to that. Number one, the next <br />time Jeff Schiemann asks him to come to a Council meeting, he is going to respectfully decline. <br />Number two, with all due respect, he knows you work hard at this job for 15 years, but it is really <br />not cool to be lecturing us. <br />Council President Buckholtz said it's just a conversation. <br />Mayor Rinker said think of ine as a neighbor who feels that way. <br />Mr. Coughlin said that upsets us. Trust me. Number three, we would like to have some kind of <br />understanding about what's happening and are happy to invite you and anyone who can give us <br />information to the homeowner's association to make that presentation.