Passing meaningless ordinances is not only costly, but places an annoyance on the community you represent.

The Whitefish City Code 4-2-4A places every residence in violation of garbage containment whether it is out in the street or on the premises. The only exception being garbage stored in an odor-free bear-proof container.

Bear management is far beyond human comprehension. Being wild means survival of the fittest. A hunger impulse is the stimulus of life.

The Ursala Abatement Whitefish City Code 4-2-4A, which calls for securing garbage containers between 4 and 7 a.m., is meaningless to a hungry bruin. The absurdity of this ordinance is that bears' hunger impulses are not restrained on an appropriate time schedule.

A more realistic outlook would be a scale of 1 to 5 as a garbage-odor attraction. The mayor's house would rank 5 on the scale. All other homes in the neighborhood rank 1. Who should receive the code 4-2-4A violation warning?

It doesn't make any difference where garbage containers are at a given time. Bears will find what they want whenever.

Every ordinance requires expedient attention if "no" is to have significance. Placing codes on a priority due to understaffing should be addressed promptly as a budget necessity.

Is there a need for a voluntary ad hoc committee to review the City Council voting errors?

James Duncan

Whitefish