WHAT HAPPENED: By a 6 to 2 vote, the city council voted against a resolution tonight that would have called for a public advisory referendum on any issue the council would have to vote on in regards to the School District's red plan.
WHAT THEY SAID: Councilor Garry Krause, who authored the resolution, said the issue doesn't just affect the school district but the city as a whole, and the council should listen to the community before it votes on issues such as street vacations, neighborhood variances, property sales and easements.
Speaking against the resolution, Councilor Sharla Gardner said while she wanted the community to vote and is against the plan, she didn't think the resolution would be beneficial to either cause.
"I have had to think about this again and I've thought about it long and hard, and if I thought for a minute that this resolution would defer the plan, I would vote for this in a heartbeat," she said. "But for all practical purposes, this is not a practical resolution." Six people addressed the council before the vote; four were for it, while two were against.
HOW THEY VOTED: For: Krause, Jim Stauber; Against: Jeff Anderson, Tony Cuneo, Todd Fedora, Gardner, Greg Gilbert and Roger Reinert. Councilor Jay Fosle, a school district employee, abstained.
