Doral is a warning

The Doral story was a warning to us that we could get stuck with a multi-million dollar cleanup out there if we dont do our due diligence AHEAD of time. Doing it AFTERWARD is not due diligence- it is rolling the dice and hoping. I have a 2004 map of the area and it stipulates VERY CLEARLY that it is NOT to be responsible for showing ALL the possible areas of pollution there. It states that there could be additional sites that are not known as of the date the map was drawn. Just because someone SAYS there are no issues with the areas considered for annexation does NOT mean its true! What are their qualifications for making a statement like that? The prior posts sound pretty official and logical to me. Is somebody saying they are not true? Does ANYBODY have ANY proof to that effect? Or is it just ANOTHER case where somebody says its true because THEY SAY SO. The City Manager frequently takes that approach. Is that you again, Gym? Dr. Mel P. Johnson

need all the facts to decide

The chances that SOMETHING happened with those three young ladies is pretty good. Exactly WHAT did happen is the problem. As I have said in the past, a touch on the arm or shoulder, or a pat on the back could be misinterpreted, are mistakes, and should result in a warning at the very least. Any touching of a more personal nature or explicit comments would be clearly out of bounds and DOES require strong action as a deterrent, in my opinion. Until we know ALL the facts its hard to make up ones mind about this. The question is- will we ever know all the facts? I am also concerned that Gym hired somebody without checking him out completely in terms of his actual qualifications and experience, like he said he did. Perhaps, if he had, he might have found something in his background checks and research that could have tipped him off BEFORE he was hired. It is clear that due diligence was NOT done, again, this time by the City Manager. Dr. Mel P. Johnson