The town’s Government Affairs Committee consisting of Mayor Vivian Jones and Commissioner Zachary Donahue (the Gazette was incorrect last week) will meet Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 4:30 p.m. in conference room 201 to take up the concerns voiced by downtown business owner Drew Bridges during the town board’s Jan. 20 meeting.
Police Chief Jeff Leonard has been invited to take part.
Like all other town meetings except those designated as closed sessions under state law this meeting is open to the public
Bridges said his back door, which faces the railroad tracks, had been broken into once and later a second attempt had been made. In a different incident in the same time frame, a “tussle” on the sidewalk in front of his Storyteller’s Books Store resulted in one person being thrown through his display window. He also said there are always young adults in the gathering spot next door during decent weather who are smoking, “cussing and fussing,” and obviously not patrons of downtown businesses.
Some merchants have posted signs on their doors saying there can be no smoking within 20 feet of their doors, but that makes the merchants police activity on the street.
