By:  Diane Benjamin

Yesterday I posted the City Code section that spells out who is NOT allowed by law to vote on municipal contracts.

http://blnnews.com/2015/05/20/conflict/

Jamie, you appear to be looking at running again for City Council against Alderman Kevin Lower.  You and your wife own a downtown business.  Read the law.  You would therefore be prohibited from voting for any projects downtown where a contract is signed.

Since Renner wants to control every part of downtown so only his approved people participate in development, that covers about everything.

If elected, you might be spending a lot of time in the backroom.  You should be joined by at least one other alderman with a similar problem.

Of course, Renner might be replaced by somebody who believes throwing money at downtown when the roads are despicable isn’t a solid plan for the future.

In that case it won’t matter!

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