Fireworks in the Works

The word on the street, the one that matters, says that business owners are sick and tired of not being heard. They are mad about loss of income and lower pedestrian traffic. This amounts to lower sales and affects the Town coffers as well. The more the Town controls, the worse things get. That is just a fact. Does anyone wonder why the Town doesn’t have time to spruce up downtown, merge the sewer plants that would ultimately save us all money, and fix the downtown flooding problem with just a little rain? What about a parking structure, not sexy enough? Parking structures pay for themselves with increased spending. That doesn’t take much brain power (sorry, forgot who we’re dealing with). They are too busy meddling in marketing and crushing businesses. Did you know that it costs nearly 10 times more in Estes Park to buy a business license than in Fort Collins? That’s another scam the Town put together to raise more money. Who does it hurt? It hurts the business community of course. The very people they should embrace. But, that’s another story.

The fact is that the business community has finally had enough and rumor has it that they will be stating their complaints at Tuesday’s Town meeting. Now, turn on the TV and get the popcorn ready. Here are a few items to look for at this meeting.

1. Town people will be polite and state their concerns
2. Baudek will get mad and shake his finger (he hates confrontation)
3. Repola will turn red and try to defend a nonsensical position that will make people laugh at him. He will be even angrier and may even become threatening. Of course he will be wrong in his position and will later (out of the camera’s eye) apologize. He really is a joke.
4. Pickering, if he is there, will tell lies and blame all of the conditions on the businesses. He will never accept responsibility for anything.
5. Wayne Newsome won’t say anything because he doesn’t know anything.
6. Doylen will defend the Town for no particular reason other than they can do no wrong.
7. Lori Jeffery-Clark will finally get up her dander and stop spouting the party line and agree that changes should be made, including ridding the Town of Pickering and Marsh. Then Baudek will really blow! Let’s not forget that he and Repola used to carry guns.
8. Chuck Levine will ask the audience what they want to hear and then he’ll say that.
9. Bill Pinkham will tell us of the problems with a shortage of gasoline because of the expansion of the industrial complex in China.
10. Richard Homeier is the wild card. He has a great head on his shoulders but is so interested in being a “team player” that he could go either way.

Isn’t it interesting that none of them have any interest in the CITIZENS!

Print this list out and keep it by the TV. Sadly, 90% of these predictions will be true. You heard it here first.

Popcorn ready? Enjoy the show.