While there were a number of interesting issues brought before the Easton Town Council last night, including the struggle to find funds to complete the Port Street infrastructure needs, the Spy took special note of Council President Frank Gunsallus’s proposal to remove the requirement for merchants to charge 10 cents for paper bags. The proposed legislation would amend the current town plastic bag ban, which has caused concerns among some council members and citizen groups.
While the proposal will be discussed at a public hearing later in the month, dissent was evident as the council and those in attendance debated it. Here are some highlights.
Council Comment Highlights
Public Comment Highlights
Catherine Hathaway says
Shari Wilcoxon does not live in town limits, yet, she always seems to pop up for public comment to defend Frank Gunsallus when he tries some shenanigans, like with the Pride parade. So, that begs the question- is Frank Gunsallus a puppet for a person who doesn’t live in Easton, or is he a puppet of the GOP (Wilcoxon is also on the Talbot GOP central committee) that he claims to be independent from? Or, did he lie about being independent in the first place?
This runs deeper than 10 cent bags….
Louise Perry says
Bingo.
Margot Miller says
Ms Wilcoxon (f that is the woman pictured in the article) would do well to check her anger at the door if she chooses to speak again at a public meeting.
Derek Bailey says
I watched Ms. Wilcoxon berate councilwoman Maureen Curry about how she didn’t know what was in the ordinance “she wrote”.
Funny thing is, Maureen Curry wasn’t on the Town Council in 2022 when it passed, so she neither wrote, nor voted on it. The Ward 1 councilperson at the time was Al Silverstein. The ordinance was passed unanimously by the council.
Perhaps Ms. Wilcoxon should actually know what she’s talking about before scolding others in a public forum.
Maureen Curry says
Thank you, Mr. Bailey for setting the record straight. I believe I made the appropriate decision not to correct Mrs. Wilcoxon Tuesday evening when she misspoke.
Beth Clever says
Is any of this really shocking? Ms. Wilcoxin and those with her political beliefs are not known for researching factual information (or knowing fact from fiction), reading or just general education. Which is how you get sucked into a cult such as Trump Nation. I wish the two on Council with similar “beliefs” would get back to doing the work of taking care of Easton and stop with the circus every week, it is embarrassing and a waste of everyone’s time. There is real work to be done. If you truly have nothing better to do than worry about 10 cents on a paper bag or a pride banner, then you clearly missed the point of your elected duty. BTW, us poor folks have carried bags for decades, because grocery stores in lower-income areas like Aldi and Save-a-lot require you to bring bags. And by the way, was Mr. Montgomery trying to make the assumption all Latinos are poor or just wanted to win over some Latino supporters with his made up example? Are we to believe he cares about the poor, the same man who stated, more than once, in interviews, if you can’t afford to live here, then don’t. Again, try to keep your lies straight, commit to who you really are, we all see it, so own it.