Two readers have notified us that the demolition of the Malcolm Yonge Gym has begun. Teresa Hill emailed us the above photo.
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Two readers have notified us that the demolition of the Malcolm Yonge Gym has begun. Teresa Hill emailed us the above photo.
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CJ, I’ve been following this saga (and your comments on it) for a while now. Appreciate the vast insight and perspective.
In reviewing the City Charter, I’m struggling to see how, legally, the petition being issued “pauses” all existing legislative action. A transparent Mayor would certainly do all that he could to communicate timelines with the public and provide proper space for the power of referendum to be followed. Of course, with a possible injunction in the wings, it would have been ridiculously simple for our Mayor to have just asked for a pause in demolition for 60 days. This would have harmed no one and would have saved all of this unnecessary drama. Obviously, none of this happened.
That said, the fact that the Mayor went to the trouble to hire outside counsel makes me feel that he knows what he’s doing doesn’t technically violate the Charter. Instead, this feels like taking advantage of an egregious (and potentially intentional) Charter loophole.
If you can help me (and those of us who read this blog) understand the legality better, I would happily sign onto any recall petition.
I’m not a city resident, and have no connection to any of this, but it sure seems like this situation was really bungled. If, as Mr. Lewis has suggested, that this action violated the city constitution based on approvals and timing — how was this a lawful act? How did no one file an injunction before the point became moot?
Sidebar: Someone should really dig into the Lighthouse Christian Academy — they seem to be involved in a lot of weird doings…
Is this an example of tyranny Rick?
Perhaps the IN Weekly legal department could offer its own opinion on the legality of the demolition. The city constitution either means what it says or it means nothing.