Annoyed Coopertown Alderman Resigns
COOPERTOWN TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn Information) – Coopertown Alderman Lucas Decker has resigned his place as Alderman, efficient instantly. Decker advised Smokey Barn Information Saturday night that he’s pissed off with the course the Board and Mayor are taking town and it’s time for him to depart.
Decker knowledgeable metropolis officers of his resolution in a letter that clearly outlines his causes for resigning. Decker, 23, added that the choice to resign didn’t come evenly. It was after weeks of thought and prayer that he lastly determined that he and town wanted to half methods.
Smokey Barn Information has added Decker’s resignation letter under unedited and in its entirety.
Lucas Decker
Former Alderman of Ward 2 resignation letter
“Let this be often known as my official resignation as of 8:02 PM. It’s a disservice to myself to proceed to impact change in a neighborhood that has elected management that doesn’t wish to absolutely profit the city with the taxes it collects. The actual fact the management of the city is extra involved about paving solely 2 miles of street at a time and never having the ability to do anything to the roads isn’t proper. Final 12 months the city purchased a sizzling combine trailer that has solely been used a couple of occasions as a result of “we don’t have the truck to tug it”.
“The waste of cash and assets that might be put into good use on this neighborhood is asinine. The city has had a major monetary improve previously 4 years I’ve labored for the city. The town has the flexibility to have a devoted crew doing nothing however fixing potholes and correctly repairing culverts. It has the flexibility to repair stormwater drainage in order that the cash we spend on the roads are usually not wasted.
The town has the flexibility to rent 2 extra cops and supply 24-hour police service, nevertheless, the mayor says that we’re completely protected with out it. In a single assembly the vice mayor stated town doesn’t keep 24/7 police protection and in one other assembly he stated, in the event that they wished to develop the division then they might want to write extra tickets. That’s with a drive-by taking pictures and never a single Coopertown Police officer on obligation. The factor that bothers me essentially the most is at midnight tonight our city won’t have a single officer out there to reply requires service. This implies it might be 15 min to an hour for regulation enforcement to answer our city.
“I wish to inform the general public that the employees of town have labored desperately to persuade the mayor and vice mayor that there’s a necessity for improved gear and extra officers. They’ve begged for extra folks and the appropriate gear to do their jobs and as an alternative of serving to, the mayor has stockpiled extra money to do a big repaving program proper earlier than the election subsequent 12 months. Your staff have seen this and so they have carried out their greatest to serve the residents. Issues like computerized defibrillators, street restore gear, and street crew automobiles are usually not a precedence on your board and mayor. So when one in all your family members goes into cardiac arrest and your Coopertown Police Officer will get on scene, that officer doesn’t have the instruments that nationally are an accepted customary to avoid wasting the one you love.
“I’ve tried to impact change however failed. When you have got a mayor that thinks a former police chief; with documented anger points and who required him to attend anger administration courses, is mentally match to hold a totally computerized AR-15 behind his patrol automobile, we’ve points. The present police chief and workers are excellent and have carried out an incredible job. When the mayor needs to make statements that the fireplace division must get it’s act collectively however he can’t inform you how the division companies the city you have got points. The city is in poor management form. You have got a mayor who overtly belittles and humiliates staff in board conferences and the remainder of the board deems that skilled. That is your city, that is the way you the citizen deal with your staff. That’s the reason I’m leaving.”
Sincerely,
Lucas Decker
Former Alderman of Ward 2
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