Majority Leader Must be Replaced!

FRANKSMITHSAYSNB EDITORIAL:

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A political summary of the council meeting held 9-22-10 with Alderman Trueworthy as the acting Mayor due to the fact that Mayor Stewart is on a vacation.

The acting Mayor had his hands full with the continued prattle from his left namely his Majority leader. He must now know what Mayor Stewart has to put up with this egotistical individual, meeting after meeting, who must render ongoing comments of no value to the matter at hand.

Specifically referring to the extreme questioning by Alderman Sherwood of Attorney Marcus Bordiere regarding his purchase offer, from the city, for a parcel of land that is land locked and unbuildable. Referring to a letter sent in to Mayor Stewart offering a sum of $10,000 for the purchase of the parcel with Sherwood attempting to insinuate that this piece of land, is worth much more because of the prices Attorney Bordiere paid for his existing lots he currently owns. Further stating that this land is worth three to twelve times more even after the city's assessor's statement that this parcel is worth $5,600.00. Sherwood continued by saying I want to get the right price with Alderman Mark Bernacki chiming in that Attorney Bordiere's offer is for more that the appraised value. But Sherwood continued by emanating that the Mayor should have signed off from being involved with this matter because of his personal family relationship to the attorney. The Attorney's in-laws are related to the Mayor and is not a blood relative as Sherwood would like the attendees to believe. So what? His offer is higher than the appraised value for this parcel.

The same kind of Sherwood questioning occurred when Tony Bianca attempted to purchase the parcel adjoining his property that was owned by the city killing the deal and now the city still owns that parcel collecting no taxes thanks to Sherwood's mean tactics at the time.

When this matter came to a vote amazingly many of the Democrats on the council ignored their majority leader by voting for this sale to Attorney Bordiere.

It now appears Sherwood has lost his control over the Democrats?

Sherwood's charade was a simple attack on the Mayor in his absence.

I fault the acting mayor for allowing his Majority leader to malign the Mayor's reputation with his continued comments insinuating the Mayor's relationship with the attorney's in-laws.

With every subject that came up during the meeting, the Majority leader's prattle overtook the process with the attendees eyes rolling at each other wondering when and if anyone will put a stop to it. Alderman Salvio made that very attempt with his objection to Sherwood's implying the Mayor's credibility was questionable.

As a registered Democrat; I whole hardily recommend that the Democratic side of the council aisle immediately replace this young insecure majority leader with a more level headed member of the Democratic council membership.

Without the ongoing "prattle" the meeting would have ended ninety minutes earlier.