A friend of the blog emails:

I am amazed at this council that, when elected, seemed to be highly liberal, rubber-stamping and with very little differences of opinion. And yet, they surprised me in voting 6 against 1 to not immediately restrict drive throughs in Saint Paul.

Some of the comments from council members were actually thoughtful, as if they were listening to and hearing their constituents. They talked about how constituents are questioning if this was the most pressing issue and they agreed. They seemed to understand how this ban could affect jobs in the neighborhood, jobs currently relied upon by their constituents. They even seemed to understand that a business could just start up elsewhere if we make conditions too harsh. 

Only Council President Mitra Jalali seems to be the out of touch person here. She thinks her constituents are bothered by the Taco Bell drive through (as opposed to maybe they don’t walk that area because of the open drug use of the nearby rehab house – Kimball Court). 

There is hope. I know a broken clock can be right twice a day. But, hey, I will take the win.

 

I am equally surprised. I didn’t expect the Council to resist the Highland Park Prog Lifestyle mafia.

Well, everyone but Jalali.  She continues to fail to impress. Which is a fairly evergreen remark.

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