Not a Normal Corner of the Universe -Updated

Tonight's the night the council will consider a matter which - in a normal corner of the universe -- would have dropped off calender three weeks ago. In a normal corner of the universe, in fact, this matter would never have been calendered in the first place. Emerald City is of course NOT a normal place. This is MattGodfreyWorld, a place ruled with an iron fist by the Kingfish on Nine, who believes himself to have been annointed to bend the people's will to his own "inspired vision."

The matter, of course, is the ratification by the council of the appointment of another of the "annointed ones." The Dustin Chapman planning commission appointment, tabled for further study during a regular council meeting on August 15, is set for a council vote tonight.

Read the full article here.

Update 9/5/06 9:44 p.m. MT: For those sitting on the edges of their seats, awaiting news of the results of tonight's planning commission ratification vote, we've just heard from Dian, who's covering tonight's meeting. The council has just emerged from closed session, and has returned to the council chamber, where the regular meeting is being re-convened. We will update this article to provide the final outcome, just as soon as we hear back from Dian.

Update 9/5/06 10:20 p.m. MT: Dian has called in with tonight's final vote. The council has taken the ethical high road, and denied Mr. Chapman's appointment by a 5-1 vote, Councilman Stephenson (surprise of surprises) being the sole dissenting vote. Dian will provide a full play-by-play description in an article to follow. Due to the late hour however, we do not expect to post it before tomorrow morning.

We'd like to thank Dian for her timely reporting, and also offer a Weber County Forum tip o' the hat to the council majority, for conforming to the highest ethical standards in this matter.