Addison, volunteer fire department board could provide fireworks tonight

225 blogger Slater McKay will be taking attendance at this evening’s Metro Council meeting, which he’s calling “The Day of Reckoning” for the “3rd Floor Theatre,” a reference to the fact that the council meets on the third floor of City Hall, 222 St. Louis St. (See the full agenda here.) In his latest blog post, McKay says he’ll be looking specifically for the Alsen-St. Irma Lee Volunteer Fire Department Board at tonight’s meeting, as well as Councilman Ulysses “Bones” Addison. “Two weeks ago, our Metro Council heard from a number of very upset residents of the Alsen community concerning their abysmal fire protection rating and the ineffectiveness of the Alsen-St. Irma Lee VFD Board,” McKay writes. “The Alsen residents were notably upset that their Metro Council representative, Addison, was not present during that meeting. Several residents opined that Addison is partially responsible for their plight due to an unorthodox appointment process for the Alsen-St. Irma Lee VFD Board and apparently declining to meet with them to hear their concerns.” As a result of that meeting, the Metro Council requested the presence of the volunteer fire department’s board at tonight’s meeting. “Thus, we have a showdown,” McKay says. Read his complete blog here; and check out the full slate of 225 bloggers here.