I've been "invested" -- to use Council President Todd Stevenson's term -- in the fight against the proposed newspaper vending machine ordinance since August 5th when I first found out about it. (The text of my speech to the Common Council on August 6th can be found here and the audio here.)
I'm only going to post the speech I made last night, September 23rd, at the Public Services and Safety Committee meeting, as well as the rebuttals by Mayor George Scherck and Stevenson. Commentary will come later after I've slept off the cold I have right now.
First, my speech. This was given before the PS&SC. In the audience were three members of the Neenah Business Improvement District who all were "invested" in the outcome, too:
...