The audience was buzzing about today’s election at last night’s city council meeting.
Police officers in the corner chatted about how relieved they would be once the talk about Issue 3 dies down, rerunning and newly running candidates walked around the room offering handshakes and ‘good luck’ comments to their opponents and peers.
2nd Ward councilman John Zanfardino asked junior Jacob Redfern, the current 1st Ward councilman, how he was feeling about today’s election.
‘I will not be able to sleep tonight,’ Redfern said, as both chatted about how anxious and excited they were for the results.
Mayor John Quinn was not present at the meeting and had a stand-in give his report, which only included that the position for council representative is to be announced at the Nov. 16 meeting.
Inadequate parking at the Simpson Building polling station for the 2008 presidential election was brought to the audience’s attention by Councilman at Large Terry Dunn. Dunn said that he and his wife have been reassigned polling stations seven times since they moved to the city of Bowling Green in 1994 due to secretary of state polling station requirements.
One of the requirements is that each polling station must provide restrooms to its voters, city attorney Michael Marsh said. Bowling Green does not use schools as polling stations to avoid crowding of students and voters, though Perrysburg cancels school on Election Day every year to provide convenient polling stations to its residents, he said.
All first readings of codified city ordinances were suspended for second and third readings, including a resolution transferring previously appropriated funds, adopting the identity theft prevention policy, amending the access management policies and guidelines and an ordinance regarding civil infractions.
Two second readings of city ordinances were suspended to a third and final reading on an ordinance approving the revised S-District Site Plan for the building addition and parking addition at Herritage Corners on Klotz Road and an ordinance authorizing the municipal administrator to enter into a contract with the Bowling Green Convention and Visitors Bureau for promotion and publicizing to bring the patronage and business of cultural, educational, religious, professional and sports organizations into the city.’
‘ Editor’s Note: A previous version of this story reported that 2nd Ward candidate Rob Emmelhainz was talking to 1st Ward councilman Jacob Redfern. The person talking to Redfern was actually 2nd Ward councilman John Zanfardino. Also,’ Redfern was referred to as a senior. He is actually a junior.
