Dear Editor: Town Council Meeting or NFL Night?

Dear Editor,

Was the Town Council meeting town business or NFL night?

I just returned from the Whitehall Town Council meeting. The mayor was watching the Chiefs game on the TV in the council chambers – the TV that usually shows what the TSS video recorder is viewing. Not tonight – the mayor told the audience and council that she hoped the meeting would be over soon, as she wanted to watch the Chiefs game!!!

Mayor, you were not elected to watch football or be otherwise distracted during monthly council meetings and Whitehall business. You were elected to be the manager of Whitehall affairs. If you really needed to see the game that badly, you could have recorded it on your home TV. After returning home from the meeting, you could watch and fast forward and catch up on the game in that manner. Actually, all you really need to know is the final score.

Concerned Whitehall citizen,

Maxine Samuelson, Ward 3