Residents no-shows at Fahey town hall meeting

Maybe this has something to do wth the youth between 18-26 not wanting to vote?


BY C. DAVID KOTOK

WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
Mayor Mike Fahey and a baker's dozen of the city's top officials prepared Tuesday to take every complaint from Cathedral-area residents at a town hall meeting.
Then they waited . . . and waited . . . and waited.
"Let's give 'em a couple more minutes," Fahey said in the entrance of the Cathedral Cultural Center.
Nothing.
In an area of the city known for its activist neighborhood groups, not one soul showed up for the mayor's 7 p.m. meeting.
Maybe they were all Boston Red Sox or St. Louis Cardinals fans glued to the World Series. More likely, speculated Fahey, they were simply worn out by all the Destination Midtown and Omaha By Design meetings geared to transforming the neighborhood.
It was at least the second time that no one has shown up for a Fahey town hall meeting. The turnout at the neighborhood meetings has been spotty.
Some aides offered the spin that it meant everyone is happy with City Hall. Fahey said the program has not outlived its usefulness.
"It's a lot better than sitting back until the hot line rings," he said.