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Highland Park ordinance change took too long
As a resident of Highland Park for nearly half a century, I was flabbergasted to read that it took a year to overcome the brouhaha over amending the city’s liquor ordinance to allow members of its ruling council to hold a liquor license.
When, as reported, the city’s mayor said that governance should not be about personal gain or political maneuvering but about fairness and credibility, it reminded me of what we see going on with what Trump has and might say in the Oval Office.
After all, Highland Park’s mayor was knee-deep in why the entire issue could not have been resolved sooner, particularly since it took an overwhelming vote by the residents on a non-binding referendum last November to tell the City Council to amend its ordinance because the majority of seven, with the mayor in tow, refused to do it before then.
And, as if adding “salt to this ‘wound,’” another City Council member was quoted as saying it is not controlling for him to be guided by what a majority of residents want. He added that he was elected to represent the community, yet the community told him with their vote on the referendum and before to amend the liquor license ordinance.
Memories of voters have a long contrail when it comes to politicians, even on the local level, politicizing an issue, and that includes those of us living in Highland Park.
Miles J. Zaremski, Highland Park