Emerald City political news has once again slowed to a crawl this morning, so we've decided to set up an other topic thread. Before we turn over the floor to our readers however, there are a couple of discussion items at least worthy of note:
First, we'll break precedent, and provide our readers with an early reminder of the City Council's upcoming Tuesday ( 8/4/09) council session, wherein this long awaited item has finally made its way onto the Council agenda:
10. New Business:Although we'll naturally anticipate a strong citizen turnout for what has to be one of the most important council events within recent memory, we will nevertheless provide our readers one additional "nudge." Don't forget to lobby the City Council on this, during the four remaining days prior to this council session. If you're inclined to register your opinions to your council representatives on this, (and we hope you are), here's their contact information:
a.FY2010 Budget Veto Reconsideration. Reconsideration of Ordinance #2009-36 adopting the Budget for Ogden City for the Fiscal Year from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. (Reconsider; Adopt/not adopt Ordinance as vetoed)
• Contact Local Officials - Ogden CityFor those readers who believe they may need a short refresher course on the Marshall White Center controversy, prior to contacting their Council members, click the label "Marshall White Center" at the foot of this article.
Next, we'll make brief note of this morning's story from the Standard-Examiner sports page. How 'bout dem Ogden Raptors, who last night clinched a "first half Pioneer League South division title, wrapping up a playoff berth in the process":
• Playoff bound: Ogden takes divisionLooks like the Raptors have something quite special going on this year, doesn't it?
The floor is yours, O Gentle Ones. Address the above topics, or come up with something all your own, and treat this as a weekend kickoff open thread.
