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The board authorization did not come easily. There was about 46 minutes of discussion. When the final vote was taken, Directors Carey, Duffy and Sandusky voted in opposition. Venit, Coleburn and Cook voted in favor. Then President Dan Stachurski, to his credit, broke the tie and the motion passed.
A great deal of credit must be given to Heather Cook as well. While she did express some misgivings, she ended up voting for the Venit proposal.
All in all, it seemed like the board spent an inordinate amount of time discussing a proposal that would cost nothing and has the potential for coming up with some new and innovative approaches to water problems in the Pines.
Director Duffy said having such a symposium in front of the general public "will raise more problems than it will solve. Director Carey agreed. Again, this is another indication that some board members have little confidence in the people who elected them.
Director Sandusky pressed Venit for a specific example of some new technology the symposium would uncover. Venit replied that the uncovering such potential technology was the purpose of the symposium.
Director Coleburn said Venit's "attempt to improve the situation ... is worth the attempt."
President Stachurski told the board prior to the vote that he was "... not going to get in the way of him (Venit) doing that."
Venit's Drainage Symposium has the possibility of producing some viable and new information that could help the community. Why some board members did not even want him to have the opportunity is surprising.
