WEIRD COUNCIL GETS WEIRDER

Cont., Russtia Cabal council meeting August 4, 7 pm:

Proving the old adage there is "no liar like a damn liar" goes on each week somewhere and oft times in Russtia home of the Tacoma cabal. Each meeting there is a total memory erase of the past and the only real truth is espoused by the caballer speaking at that moment. When they speak of the people of Ruston they are referring to themselves, the cabal.

Conveniently, they put Public Comments before Mayor/Council time so no contrary opinion can be recorded for the truth squad. When the Mayor was questioned on how to answer this one-sided cabal time his response was "you can address them personally!" When it was attempted to speak to Dan Albertson about his maudlin praise of the cabal council Special Legal Counsel Dan scurried off behind his cohorts without responding. So RustonTruth is our only outlet until the State Auditor/Attorney General shows up.

Item 1- with Wayne, the brain of the cabal, worrying about future costs to the town and continuing on Item 4 where Wayne insisted on $15 permits for the Music Festival to help out in costs to the Town. The Police Chief assured everyone that anyone without a permit would be shooed over to the Tacoma side of Pearl Street. Wayne was also worried about the cost to the town of purchasing doggie bags for the park. With Wayne it is the big things.

One small thing was the seventy thousand ($70,000) dollars the town lost on the "Ballet Lawsuit" vs. the Commencement championed by Wayne. Apparently the importance of costs is relative to the cabal plan for Russtia. The Mayor announced new maintenance charges will be billed to the Commencement! Gee, I hope you read the lease this time.

Nationally there is a nightly contest on cable for the "worst person in the world". The competition is fierce but usually centers on one person. Well if we had "worst person in Ruston" each month it could possibly be the same two people not necessarily in the same order. Each is deserving and at times more deserving than the other. Listen up now and you can nominate your own favorite, only one vote per person please.

Items 5 and 6- Resolution 429 - STACK HILL FINAL PLAT

Wow. Bells were ringing, whistles were blowing out of the ears of every cabal fanatic in the room. One even rushed the council area and had to be gaveled back to his seat, a soft gavel I might add. Mark your calendar as the day the cabal imploded!

Item 5- was added as an amendment to stack Hill preliminary plat regarding setbacks. At that moment the world stopped spinning the Russtia cabal persons were stunned but not for long.

The Mayor Everding immediately intoned this was sacrilegious without any public comment and violated all the tenets of the cabal. Indeed it was definitely anti-cabal. This is the same Mayor who as Council Person Everding from day one opened every Ruston council meeting with items to be added to the agenda with an "automatic second" from Wayne Stebner no public comment allowed. The same two who routinely refused to pay the Town's bills by abstaining and once nearly causing the town to shut down. High and mighty hypocrite?

De facto town attorney Dan Albertson was very upset at the disunity among the cabal and putting the interests of the Town of Ruston as paramount. This led to three startling revelations by Dan on how to save our town and not destroy it:

(1) Dan offered to meet with other council members on Ruston issues apparently to clarify and make clear the cabal position, absolutely clear so there would be no more divergence from cabal norm on agenda items. Dan what you are proposing is a violation of the Open Meetings Act and you are an officer of the court sworn to uphold the law. Am I right on this?

(2) A WHOPPER. Dan leaning back in his chair pointing to the Commencement under construction intoning this is why we should stay together. This is what happened under a previous Mayor/Council without public input. Whoa now! For those who were present at those meetings the Commencement was a necessity to save the town and without the $4.2 million the town received the cabal council could not finance all these frivolous lawsuits.

Dan, before Dan, before the cabal, people could speak at any length on any item on the agenda. Dan, people could speak as long as they wished during public comments. Before Dan and the cabal there was no need to silence the voices of the citizens of the Town of Ruston. Dan the meetings normally were over under one hour!

(3) Glorifying the efforts of the Special Legal Counsel and his wonderful brief in the Point Defiance Casino motion for a temporary restraining order. Dan, it was rescheduled to October 3rd on a technicality doubling the cost to the town and doubling the legal fees to David Britton, Special Legal Counsel to the cabal council. Dan, you were there conversing with your neighbor David Britton apparently advising him on how to proceed? Dan who is paying your legal fees to attend these court sessions? When we have to do everything twice we have to wonder about fee splitting? Legal fees for court time runs $500 per hour and up. Pocket change to the cabal.

Dan, the business was forced to close. Twenty to thirty people lost their jobs. The Town lost $8 to $10,000 in tax income. A lawsuit will be filed against the town and will very likely be successful. Where is the praise in this? Did anybody win? Call Dan and ask him as the Mayor suggested and if you find out the winner let me know.

At this point after Items 5 and 6 Stack Hill Final Plat passed 3-2, Albertson and Stebner voting no. Bob Everding became very agitated and announced he would refuse to sign Resolution 429 as amended because of legal concerns over the town's liability, boy that's a good one, and would await the return of the Special Legal Counsel and the meeting was held over to Tuesday August 12th.

The Special Legal Counsel was selected and appointed by the cabal council but is is more and more apparent Dan Albertson is the de facto "Town Attorney" so the continued meeting should be very interesting if the cabal Special Legal Counsel defies the will of the people of the town of Ruston and the duly seated Town council. That lawsuit will be titled "Town of Ruston vs. Town of Ruston". Very interesting, one for the books, to be read and reread by first year law students in case studies.

One final comment, is there a nastier, a more evil mean spirited person in the Town of Ruston than Bob Everding when crossed. Once when a public comment did not end in exactly two minutes slamming down the gavel so hard everyone in the front row flinched and some feared for their safety. We need to move Chief Reese to the other side of the room to protect the public. Implosions are not fun after two and one half years of rule and ruin.

FROM THE FRONT LINE, HELMET REQUIRED.