Don't Ask, Don't Tell-Forks style

We attended last night’s Board of Supervisors meeting and attempted to get answers to two questions.

1. Why did the township take time and resources to provide detailed information about our challenge to zoning ordinance change 298 on its “News” (General Info-News) page of the township website yet provide NO mention of the Zawarski-Maloney challenge to the Farmland Preservation zoning ordinance and the upcoming hearing dates?
2. We made inquiry to Hometown Press on Thursday, September 25, 2006 regarding advertising in the forthcoming township quarterly newsletter. We were we turned down immediately due to supposedly the publication being sold out. On Friday, September 26, 2006, other parties made inquiry to Hometown Press and there was NO mention of the publication being sold out of advertising space. Why did this happen?

Instead of getting answers from the Board, our spokesperson was treated rudely and with disrespect by Supervisor C. David Howell. Mr. Howell attempted to interrogate our spokesperson instead of answering valid questions raised by a township resident, why?

As for the ad, we understood that the township could decline any ad based on content however we were never given an opportunity to present our copy, why?

Lastly, we also took a moment to correct misinformation being distributed by groups like Forks Action Committee (FAC). On their website, regarding our challenge to zoning ordinance 298 they provided the following comment regarding the zoning appeal.

“For the grocery? Against it? You won't want to miss this hearing!”

This challenge has NOTHING to do with whether you favor or oppose a grocery store. This challenge is about spot zoning. We sincerely hope that in the future FAC will take steps to more accurately and responsibly report the facts than this piece of poor and inaccurate reporting did.