Following up

I was calling in regard to “Following the funds.” I have noticed that in the past couple of days, there have been questions about where people are fined within the city. And I also would like to know on some of these issues why when somebody has a vicious dog that’s running at large, they get fines of maybe $25 to $50. And then you get a speeder, where maybe they were going five miles over the speed limit, and they get fined $150 or sometimes maybe a little more than that. I would like to know what the deciding factor is on what the fines are. I think that somebody needs to be a little bit more reasonable on who gets charged with what and figure out what the importance of the city is and what the fines should be.

Free mulch?

I was wondering now down at the French Bottoms if any of that mulch is free to the public?

Editor’s note: None of the mulch at the Riverfront is available to the public, due to FEMA regulations for reimbursing the city for the ice storm cleanup costs. However, unlimited self-serve mulch is free at the city landfill.

Running radar

I want to caution some people in St. Joseph who are thinking about running radar guns in their neighborhood. You might check into the federal communications statutes to see whether you are qualified and/or allowed by FCC statutes to run a radar gun. You have to be trained. You have to be qualified. I know there’s speeding going on in this town, but civilians aren’t supposed to be out there shooting radar guns around without the proper licensing. And I can assure you that this has been upheld in court. A couple of cities around this state have had their hat handed to them and all the court cases thrown out for years past for not having the proper FCC licensing. Just another thing that St. Joe needs to do instead of another knee-jerk reaction.

Editor’s note: According to St. Joseph Police Department Sgt. Bill McCammon, volunteers will sign liability waivers and be trained on how to properly use the radar gun. This is a program that has run out of sheriff’s and police departments around the country for at least five years. The St. Joseph Police Department is copying the model.

What about Kuwait

About these oil prices: I thought we went over to Kuwait to run the Iraqis out of there so they can have a better life. They’ve got all kinds of oil. How come we’re not getting any oil? That’s the question. They’re supposed to be our friends. We saved their bacon. Come on, get real.

6 of 8 for McCain

Here at the coffee shop there are eight of us, and we were talking that if Hillary drops out, we’re going to vote for McCain, and that’s a fact. And if six out of eight go for McCain, that’s a pretty good average.