Today we were back in court because the city filed 3 more motions against us. Motion one, Wally withdrew because we had not received it. Motions two and three the judge denied on the spot. I stopped counting how many times Wally made a statement to the judge, I walked up and handed my attorney paperwork which showed Mr Duncan was not fully aware of the facts.
Who said our City Manager didn't have a sense of humor? After reading the DAR Sunday, I knew he did. Yes, the city does have the third lowest posted rates...but that doesn't account for the utility tax NOR the power adjustment charge as compared to other areas. Bagby: MU doesn't have to make a profit like investor-owned utilities: Becker: APRIL FOOLS!!!!! MU IS out to make money off of their citizens.
The City of Poplar Bluff, MY City, YOUR City, asked the state of Missouri to silence me today. Many countries in this world would have granted the City's request: China, Iran, Russia, to name a few. Thank God we live in the U.S.A. where freedom of speech is a right and protected by our courts. During the hearing today, the City kept stating over and over that my blogging was an attempt to "Poison The Jury Pool." The City went so far as to suggest they might not find impartial jurors and that because of my blogs they might have to consider a change of venue.
There's another hearing scheduled for Thursday at 2pm before Judge Ligons to determine whether I have free speech regarding the public hearing of my case. The motion was filed today by the city following my previous blog post. You might have to read about the outcome of that hearing from another source.
Last year, producer Jeff Ross brought a camera crew to Brick's Offroad park south of Poplar Bluff and videoed for two days for the premier of the Travel Channel show Mud People.
