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After a month of discussion and a prior vote against it, the Dunkirk Common Council voted unanimously at Tuesday’s meeting to allow Lowriginal Car Club to host its show at Point Gratiot in the city of Dunkirk on July 18.
First Ward Councilman Don Williams spoke briefly of the March 5 Department of Public Works committee meeting where three members of the club spoke on their show, impressing him and Fourth Ward Councilwoman Nancy Nichols.
“We are all in agreement to bring this up to reconsider their request,” Williams said.
A motion made to bring it back to the table was approved.
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Members from three different car clubs joined in unison at Dunkirk’s DPW meeting to help the Lowriginal Car Club obtain permission for their show to be held at Point Gratiot. From left are Joel Burgos of the DK Modified Car Club, Juan Rivera of Unique Car Club, Joshua Sorrento, Joe Colon and Ryan Sanderson all of Lowriginal Car Club.
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It appears the Dunkirk Common Council is steering toward allowing the Lowriginal Car Club to move forward with their show down at Point Gratiot in July.
Members of three different car clubs, including the Lowriginal, Unique Car Club and DK Modified Car Club, joined forces to ask the city of Dunkirk at a Department of Public Works meeting this month to allow Lowriginal to host their club’s show at Point Gratiot.
The Lowriginal Car Show that had previously been voted down at the Feb. 16 meeting of the Dunkirk Common Council is being considered once more. Dunkirk will h
Fredonia Village Hall is pictured.
So this is where local governments that are supposed to look out for the best interests of its constituents become heavy handed. Instead of looking at the significant issues such as the continuing water problems in the village of Fredonia, or the drying up of revenues from state aid to assist in the closing of the NRG power plant in Dunkirk it’s the mundane stuff that is grabbing all the attention.
Well why not? It is easier for local elected officials to sweat the small stuff than take on tough decisions.
Fredonia, for its part, is caught up in dictating fees to users specifically in the food trucks. Within the last four years, the fee was put in place to balance some of the competition between longtime eateries in the village and those making a road trip for a day or two to see some revenues.