Saline City Council, months ago, decided it wanted to leave the question about removing Mill Pond and the dam or restoring the old Saline River to the voters.
But time is quickly running out on council if it wants to put the ballot on the November ballot. Clerk Terri Royal reminded council that to get on the ballot, the question must be to the Clerk’s office by Aug. 11 and to the county by Aug. 12.
Council still hasn’t had public, meaningful conversations about the language. The city’s lawyers have not yet crafted language. Council doesn’t meet again until Aug. 10. Without scheduling a public meeting, the city couldn’t debate language. And if they wished to change whatever was drafted, it would likely need to go back to the attorneys and be reviewed again by council…