A funny thing happened when I opened my email this morning I received a copy of an email sent by my favorite mayor, Nickolas Guccione, "To All City Employees." I'm not going to reprint the entirety of the transmission here, just the parts I have questions about. It is regarding the ever popular smoking issue, and regardless of your preference I believe you'll find some portion of it interesting.
Sentence Number 1: "In order to promote a positive image of the City of Wentzville smoking in city owned vehicles will no longer be allowed." My question with this statement is this: If you are sincere in wanting to give a more positive image, why can you be seen standing in front of city hall puffing your brains out on cigarettes? Or don't you believe that your edict should pertain to your own nasty habit?
Sentence Number 2: "Vehicles and buildings owned by the City are essentially paid for by taxpayers." You forgot to mention that the ground the buildings stands on is paid for by the taxpayers too. It stands to reason that you shouldn't be smoking on the grounds either.
Since Guccione has been elected, he has even instituted smoke breaks at every Board of Alderman meeting. Shutting down the business of the City while he goes out in front of City Hall to be seen by citizens driving by where he stands outside the front door enhancing the image of the City by blowing smoke on each and every passer-by. Nickolas Guccone says he is concerned about the City's image but has no intention of taking himself and his nasty habit off of the grounds away from public view.
I've heard several times over the past year about Guccione smoking in front of city hall, it's not just me complaining about it. What does the good-book say: "Let he amongst you who is without sin cast the first stone." Mr Mayor, I suggest that before you say others are hurting the City's image, you need to clean up your own act.
Isn't there a Federal law that says how many feet away from a publicly owned building smokers must be?
ReplyDeleteWord has it that Alderman Forrest Gosset is behind Gooch's email.
ReplyDeleteYou'll have Nick smoking after reading this !!!!
ReplyDeleteThe OSHA guideline for smokers is 25 feet from Front Door of Government Buildings. Let's see during Board Meeting breaks Smokers you can smoke in the parking lot, end of sidewalk leading up to door, or across the street - but if you smoke at Front Door you may be in violation of the Feds Rule.
ReplyDeleteAn anonymous leave Mr. Gosset alone - I am sure there is a section in Roberts Rule Book for not smoking.
So, have the taxpayers paid for a proper receptacle for disposal of cigarette butts or are we paying someone else to pick up his butts? No pun intended.
ReplyDeleteWhy does the city management even promote such a foul addictive habit. The cigarette package has a message that 'smoking causes cancer'. Cancer kills people.Following that line just says that smokers are committing suicide. Why do we want a suicidal person as mayor??
ReplyDeleteNick Guccione had a heart attack a couple years ago and his doctor recommended that he quti smoking, which he did for a few months. The pressure of the election and campaign drove him back to it. He is a slave to a weak will and it'll probably lead him to more serious problems.
ReplyDeleteEnough said. He is a weak, weak willed individual who should not be entrusted to try to run a city. Another heart attack would prove that he only cares about pleasing himself and his addiction and not what is good for the city. Who would __ __ ___ _______ anyway with his egotistic, self-serving, and destructive approach to good city management and responsibility?
ReplyDelete(The Wentzvillian edited this comment for content. Although I agree absolutely with what was said, It was thought to be in poor taste and given the nature of this blog, that’s saying something.)