Huntington City Council commenced for a regular meeting Monday. The reason I didn't blog beforehand was I didn't know I was going to till about 5 this afternoon and didn't have time to post about it. Two citizens talked during the Good and Welfare. the first one held up an ad and promised to attend every meeting holding the sign. The second man was mad because the City Council didn't inform him when one of the city's board meetings was.
Councilman Ritter mentioned the city's final budget was passed Thursday and the council has done a good job coming up with the members.
One of the ordinances brought to the floor concerned police cameras dispersed across the city. 4 new HD cameras were bought The police want the cameras so they can detect the crime, even when the personnel are not able to be present. Huntington Police Chief Skip Holbrook expressed his gratitude to the council in being able to continue fighting crime in Huntington with the cameras aid. The second citizen had a differing opinion. He said they were spying on the citizens by putting these cameras in. He's against the drug dealers and the like, but the police don't have a right to invade privacy. The man then went on a tangent that somehow lead to him talking about evolution in schools. He concludes his rant by calling Councilman Ritter a their and a liar. Ritter gets irritated but then the man left the room.
Afterward, I interviewed Deron Runyon, Finance Director and Skip Holbrook, Police Chief.
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