When the City Council of Evart, MI approved its arrangement with Nestle this spring, no member of the public commented during the alloted time at the meeting. The water export/bottling boosters, including local media, have said that this undermines the case opponents are now making. But this explanation from a local activist may explain why there was no comment:
Have been wondering why our local paper keeps reminding its readers that there were no comments from the general public when the 'water documents' were approved. Heard about the meeting at 5:00 pm through a reporter from the Cadillac News and the meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm, not 7:00 as all other Council Meetings, as a Special Council Meeting on March 28, 2005. The Evart City Council [ordinarily] meets the first and third Mon. of the month.
Posted by Dave at May 16, 2005 07:44 AM