Citizens Protest Councilman’s Blog
Two protestors holding signs
were part of the audience at the
Jackson City Council’s meeting,
Tuesday morning. They are upset
with Councilman Frank Neudecker
and a controversial posting on
his personal blog that takes aim
at the first family, minorities
and homosexuals.
In an interview with ABC 7
Eyewitness News on Friday,
Neudecker told us he stands
behind his authors and said his
blog has nothing to do with his
role on the council. But the
protestors thing differently and
voiced that concern directly to
Mayor Jerry Gist.
“You can’t let Frank
Neudecker do what he wants to do
and keep getting away with it,”
Teresa Trice told Mayor Jerry
Gist, after the meeting
adjourned. “You’re going to
have to do something about this
situation.”
Gist told Trice that as mayor
he can not “muzzle” the
council. “They certainly have
the right to say whatever they
want to say,” said Mayor Gist.
“We may not be in agreement with
it but they still have that
right.”
Trice said
she does not live in
Neudecker’s district, which
is District 5 in west
Jackson, still she is
upset. “He represents my
city,” she said.
Gist admits the posting from
Feb. 22 on Neudecker’s blog,
www.frankneudecker.com
,has affected the image of the
entire council. “It reflects on
the entire council,” said Gist.
“It reflects on the mayor,
reflects really on the people
that live in that district.
In an interview with ABC 7
Eyewitness News last Friday,
Neudecker said the posting “is
part of my business. I don’t
talk to you about your
business. Why are you talking
to me about mine.
To read the post for
yourself, visit
www.frankneudecker.com/index.php/2011/02/22/roflmao.
