I was pleased to see a young, man stand up during the February 22, 2011, City Council meeting and speak his piece. Spanky Edwards, a local minister, activist and campaign worker dared the Council to vote in favor of the relocation of Big Al's (across the lot from Mya's), saying he would do his part to make sure voters remember the Big Al's decision, during the April 5 at-large council elections. He got a little jiggy, but people do that at City Council meetings.It was surprising when Councilman Turner responded loudly to Spanky, while shaking his finger...
"Spanky, I'll vote for it. If I don't get elected, I just won't get elected. My heart and interest is in this community. This issue isn't about Big Al's. This is about the future of Peoria. He's doing us a favor by moving."
The next day on Facebook, Spanky told some of his friends what he thought about the City Council. Spanky is on Twitter, MySpace, Facebook and some other social network type of sites. If he were really driven to do it, I suppose he does have the potential to reach a lot of people with his views.
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