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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Man responds to city's CPO

By MARIAH MERCER

FEATURES WRITER

A raucous Fostoria City Council meeting earlier this month led to consequences for one person.

Pete Brose has, by his own account, attended nearly every council meeting since April 2008, primarily to protest the zoning enforcement in the city of Fostoria.

Brose was absent Tuesday. His brother, Doug Brose, claimed it was because of a civil protection order issued on behalf of Zoning Inspector Tiffaney Shaver. She filed for the CPO after Brose, during a vociferous council meeting Oct. 6, made derogatory statements regarding Shaver and threatened her.

According to records at Seneca County Common Pleas Court, a petition and affidavit for civil stalking CPO was filed against Peter T. Broose (sic) Oct. 9.

Doug read a letter on his brother’s behalf.

“I have a tendency to be very vocal, use colorful language and sometimes be very animated when I believe my rights are being violated,” it stated. He admitted making a threat regarding shooting city equipment if someone was sent to destroy his “wildlife area.”

Doug also questioned how Shaver could enforce the codes since the CPO required a 500 foot distance.

Shaver was not at the meeting and could not be reached for comment by press time. A voicemail message at the zoning office stated the office is closed. City Law Director Tim Hoover also could not be reached for comment this morning on the matter.

In a related matter, Council President Joe Droll cautioned the audience regarding their behavior at meetings.

“There was some spirited discussion at the last council meeting. ... (These guidelines) are not really new, but I’m going to lay them out again for everybody. Public participation is not a debate format,” said Droll. He stated citizens should remain in a calm and dignified manner and those who speak in a threatening manner will be removed from the room at Droll’s discretion. He also asked the audience to refrain from “hooting” or “hollering.”

“I think that’s disrespectful as well,” said Droll. Those not on the agenda should limit themselves to three minutes and those on the agenda should stay under five, both at Droll’s discretion.

In light of a taxi company which has expressed an interest in opening in the city, council also modified chapter 735 of the codified ordinance regarding taxis.

The previous ordinance limited the fares a company could charge to $1.85 and, according to Councilman Jerry Nelson, was overly restrictive for the service to operate.

In other business, council:

“¢ Authorized the safety service director to enter into a contract for the demolition of the boneyard on Columbus Avenue;

“¢ Adopted procedures mandated by the Federal Trade Commission for the prevention of identity theft;

“¢ Authorized a supplement to the permanent appropriations in the Water Revenue fund for chemicals in the amount of $78,050.

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