Committee For Community Involvement

I pretty much have given up on the truth being told here in Valley City. I say this because the truth in Valley City depends on who is saying it and not on what is being said.

If the Times Record says that Bob Drake cursed at a commissioner and told another commissioner to shut up, then that must be the truth. After all they are the official Newspaper of Valley City .

Well I am here to tell you the truth, not what some reporter said. This is my story and I am sticking to it. The Times Record has a few things right, my name is Bob Drake and I was indeed at that meeting asking a few questions. All questions where asked and answered with mutual respect until Mike Morrissey on three different occasions laughed at or made under his breath comments to others on the Specials board about questions that where being asked of the board.

I thought how rude of him to do that, so being who I am, I told him that if he (Morrissey) had something to say he should share it with everyone. Well not one to take good advice, Morrissey again laughed at one more of Mr. Nelson’s questions. Again Morrissey was asked by Nelson to share with the audience what was so funny. So Morrissey said that he would indeed share the funny thought that he had with the audience. Mr. Morrissey felt that Mr. Nelson’s and others in the audience were harassing the board members with all these questions.

I am glad to see that Morrissey is falling into line, we would not want anyone on that board or any other for that matter who would listen to the public. God forbid, freedom of speech might catch on, politicians might start doing the will of the people rather the will of the special interest groups, democracy would start to rear its ugly head, we cannot have that. We all remember our former Mayor, Mr. SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP. That is what City Hall is really about, Sit Down and Shut Up! It is sad that Morrissey caught on so fast.

Getting back to truth about the meeting. After Morrissey had his 15 minutes of fame embarrassing himself in public, I felt that the reason I go to these Public meetings needed to be clarified. I was setting in the second to the last row in the commission room and if you watch these meetings on the CSI channel as I do, you know that you can not hear the people in the back very good and I wanted Morrissey to clearly understand what I was about to say. So I walked up to the front of the commission room, pointed my finger (pointing finger) at Morresee and said this, "I come to these meetings to get questions answered and to ask questions and for you to say that is harassment is B.S. I then turned to walk away and Morrissey blew up. He acted my like 6 year old when I would turn the cartoons off! No kidding, he started yelling that I have him confused with some one that I can intimidate. He said that twice. What he meant by it only he knows. I then turned back around and told him to shut up, just like I do with my 6 year old. Had Morrissey continued with his temper tantrum, I would have (and do not think I would not have) given him a Time Out! That kind of behavior should not be acceptable from neither a 6 year old nor a member of the Special Assessment Committee, don't you agree??

I should say that my B.S. comment was directed at no one. The word B. S. was my opinion of Morrissey comment that asking questions in a public meeting was harassment, and guess what, it still is B.S.

Three things you need to know about that meeting.

1. I Bob Drake never raised my voice.

2. I Bob Drake never cussed at any commissioner or anyone else.

3. When I heard Mary Lee called in the cops, I told the person that told me "that seemed a bit harsh I didn't think Morresee was that bad, then he said no dummy she called them for you.

So always remember, there are two sides to every story, and there are two faces to Mr. Morrissey. One where he tries to be a leader in our community and another that shows what he really is, a spoiled 6 year old that needs a nap.