An anonymous letter was received by the Hickman City Council on April 5, 2010. Usually an unsigned letter is considered “unofficial” but for some reason this Board and the City Administrator felt they needed to give this piece of literature (I’m using that term VERY loosely) some merit. Even using the City’s own terms, when a document is not signed, it is considered a “false reporting document.” I’ve read this letter; it’s poorly written, filled with numerous misspellings, ramblings, and incoherent sentences. In this letter, several prominent residents are accused of stealing, being dishonest, being sexual predators, selling drugs, not paying taxes, etc. What a waste of time on everyone’s part. But for some unknown reason the City is following up on it. Maybe because the writer did compliment the City Council and Mayor! The writer even comments how the Mayor always helps their family.
Another part of the rambling of this piece of work was to accuse Steve Parker of Steve O’s Dogs of running a commercial business from his Hickman home. Steve did sell hotdogs on the sidewalks in designated areas. He has a license from the City of Hickman, as well as the City of Lincoln to do this. Steve has a professional self-contained cart that cooks the dogs, just like you see on the streets of New York. You can often see Steve in downtown Lincoln on the sidewalk selling the dogs. So now the City has bombarded Steve with inquiries and accusations, so much so that he has had to hire an attorney. He has long ago stopped selling hotdogs in Hickman, it was too discouraging dealing with City Officials. Talk about wasting more tax payers’ money. But could this be some sort of revenge on the City’s part? You know that Steve was one of several people who questioned the City’s giving away of those downtown buildings. He also supported keeping Peter Rabbit in his pasture. You really have to wonder!!?
