THE WEATHER CONTINUES TO BE MILD….BUT IT CERTAINLY WASN’T MILD AT A SPECIAL MEETING LAST NIGHT OF THE OTTAWA CITY COMMISSION. THE MEETING WAS TO HEAR PUBLIC OPINION ON PLANS TO EXTEND A BIKE PATH DOWN THE MIDDLE OF WALNUT STREET FROM FIRST TO FIFTH. CHARLEY ADAMSON OF ADAMSON HEATING AND COOLING HAS BEEN THE MOST OUTSPOKEN AGAINST THE PLAN BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE AWAY SEVERAL PARKING SPACES FROM HIS BUSINESS. ADAMSON ESPECIALLY WAS IRRITATED WITH COMMISSIONER SHAWN DICKINSON.
TOWARD THE END OF THE MEETING, ADAMSON STOOD UP AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE ANGRY ATTACK ON DICKINSON. AFTER HEARING ALL THE OPINIONS, BOTH FOR AND AGAINST THE PROPOSAL, OTTAWA MAYOR MIKE SKIDMORE NOTED THAT THE MATTER SHOULD RECEIVE MORE STUDY FROM CITY STAFF TO SEE IF A MORE ACCEPTABLE RESOLUTION CAN BE FOUND.
