Councilman Tom McCarthy ”I told you so. No one believed me when I said people wanted a nighttime meeting.” Councilman Tom McCarthy.  

At the July work session Councilman McCarthy called for changing the date of the August Town Board meeting from Tuesday, August 13 at 2pm to Thursday, August 15th at 7pm. At the time he stated he had received many calls from people wanting to be heard but not able to attend afternoon meetings. Not everyone on the board was happy with his proposal. 

Last night’s meeting showed how prophetic McCarthy was, hundreds of people showed up and many were turned away at the door due to overcrowding.  People waited in the lobby replacing those who left. By 6:35pm the room was filled to capacity and there was limited parking. By 7pm, the scheduled time of the meeting, no parking was available. Councilman Wherheim addressed the audience around 8pm urging people to leave the room after they addressed the board to allow others the opportunity to speak.