If you are a recipient of Gerry Friedel’s “Voter Guide,” take a minute to read it before depositing it in the recycling bin. Friedel’s “guide” is revealing.
In the “guide,” Friedel repeatedly employs terms that are deceptively vague. He claims that Mayor Dickey “tolerates” sober living homes, panhandling and “homeless camping.” Friedel has voted in favor of variances for sober homes. Mayor Dickey has voted in favor of regulating sober homes and overnight camping. The panhandling ordinance failed after the council was advised that it would be deemed unconstitutional.
Friedel claims that the mayor “prefers” closed-door meetings but does not identify any instance where she violated the Open Meetings Laws or discouraged public participation. Significantly, when the MCSO contract was under consideration it was Friedel who called for a closed-door meeting.
