Hot on the heels of our last article, "Tim Brown is Back... Again... For the Fourth Time", a reader sent us a copy of the Town of Kearney's guide to applying for a building permit. The guide lists the various things you must have when applying for a permit, including the site plan, which is to be reviewed and approved by the Chief Building Officer. There's nothing in the guide about coming to council as a delegation to get your site plan approved by your buddies.
What should happen is this: Brown files his site plan with the town, and staff (including the CBO) review it and makes a recommendation to council. If the site plan is overly complex or controversial, then council should seek public input through a public hearing. Having someone address property development through "delegations" to council is not the proper process.
So why is Mayor Paul Tomlinson illegally avoiding proper procedure... Again?
Footnote: This abuse of process has also had another side-effect; Because there are only three "delegations" allowed per council meeting, many legitimate concerns are not being brought to council. As long as Mayor Tomlinson keeps clogging the meetings with his friends (Tim Brown and Jim Skelton this Friday), other legitimate groups are forced to wait months to be heard. Not that Tomlinson gives a rat's ass about anyone but himself and his buddies.
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