New locations of parks UPDATED

Twin Hills Park is back in. Someone contact the Scott Commissioners! Scott Commissioners have been alerted.

Also included are the Golf Course, McNeilly, the Conservation District, Robb Hollow and Public Works.

In the parks, hunting will be Monday through Friday. Allegedly, there will be police officers doing the archery in the parks. 

There are 18 private properties, with six are ready to go.  It isn't six properties. It is six neighborhoods. John Bendel promised to alert the school district of the 18 areas. He didn't know for sure if there were any commercial properties. He believes they are all residential properties. Bendel also promised to post No Hunting signs in the rest of the parks.

Commissioner Fraasch held up a Bow Hunting notice.

The archery was approved. The commissioners authorized MTL officials to issue a RFP for deer culling services utilizing sharpshooters to reduce deer-vehicular accidents, property damage, and nuisance complaints involving white-tailed deer. I knew it wasn't just about car accidents. It is about gardens and lame deer sightings. Because of these new elements, Commissioner Fraasch added Agenda Item 19, asking for a survey to be done so that residents could weigh in. It was voted down, 1-4. 

Regarding sterilization, Coleen Vuono and Steve Silverman voted against starting the process of submitting a proposal to HSUS and the Dietrich W. Botstiber Foundation. The commissioners are taking a risk by starting the lethal methods of deer management, even though that was one of the stipulations made by the Foundation - to take all lethal methods off the table. We are not the only community competing for this. We would have been number 1 on the list. By the way, Coleen Vuono is an evil person. Steve Silverman is a coward. A young woman was crying after the meeting and wanted to speak with Steve Silverman. He ran out of the room and slammed the door behind him. He ducked out and went down the steps to come out on the lower level of parking garage. Yes, Steve, that was me in front of the Municipal Building calling down to you and saying "Run, Steve. Run."

Yard signs are available. Archery will start on September 19 in six neighborhoods. We do not know where those neighborhoods are.

Update September 9, 2015 8:58 AM I sent this email was sent to the commissioners on September 9, 2015 at 3:50 AM. 

Commissioner Vuono,

I noticed that you were not in Executive Session with the rest of the commissioners. Why weren't you representing Ward 3? I also noticed that you have not attended the last two Traffic Board meetings of which you are commission liaison. Why is that? Please read the quote from Keith MCGill concerning Lyme Disease. It is in the June 22 meeting information and is also documented on the municipal website.

Commissioner Silverman,

You sure left in a hurry after the commission meeting. A constituent was in tears and wanted to speak with you. Slamming the door behind you and ducking out the back was cowardly. Shame on you.

Commissioner Bendel,

Thank you for adding No Hunting signs to the remaining parks. I wish you had allotted more time for HSUS. I think Susan Morgans spoke as long as HSUS. I want to thank you, along with Commissioners Brumfield and Fraasch for keeping an open mind toward sterilization. I hope you haven't jeopardized our chances to work with the Foundation and HSUS by beginning yet another lethal program. 

Finally, you really don't have any idea of what the majority of people think about deer. None of us do. It is unfortunate that you don't want to find out.

And yes, I'm still awake. There are others like me, who cannot sleep because of your decision to use arrows and bullets in our densely populated municipality.

Elaine Gillen

Update September 11, 2015 4:55 PM False alarm. I drove over to Lindendale and took this picture that is just below Lindendale and Glaids. It is not a tree stand. I also drove around Public Works and didn't see any tree stands. However, I didn't go all the way down to the end.