Commissioner Steve Rideout
swrideout@aol.com
October 7, 2020

Dear Readers:

As there has been much misinformation being shared regarding the proposed Property Transfer Agreements and MOU for the City Sailwinds Property, I have asked the City Manager to post those documents on the City Website relating to our City Council Meeting on the 13th. I have asked him to post them today, which he has indicated he will do. I am not sure when that will be done.

Before continuing your conversations regarding the above documents, please take some time to read the material that will be available so that you can have an understanding of what they say and have a more constructive discussion of what issues are of concern to you and what are not.

I understand that some in the community know (or possibly think) that this matter will be taken up in closed session. Since the elected officials have received no such notice, I am not aware that a closed session is planned or will be requested. If you become aware of such a notice, please be sure to listen in on the discussion as to whether we will go into closed meeting or not so that you can understand why we will or why we won’t once a vote is taken on that issue.

As I believe that the development of Sailwinds is an issue that needs to be in the open except for issues allowed under the Open Meetings Act and you will have the relevant documents, I cannot think of a reason for having a closed session. Also since the first drafts of the Transfer Agreements were provided to the public at our last meeting and the MOU request was also presented, I am not sure that there is anything that is being hidden from the public.

Steve