Letter to the Editor: Elected officials should take the blame

To the Editor:
Reading the report of the Waukon City Council meeting in the Standard Newspaper of Wednesday April 22, 2015 I saw where Bruce Torkelson and Steve Pladsen expressed their disappointment that the City Council decided to purchase two new vehicles from Brown’s Sales and Service in Elkader. Our Mayor Loren Beneke said the Council had not done much study before approving the purchase (shame on the Council and the mayor). Then the Mayor threw Police Chief Phil Young under the bus by saying they followed the recommendation of the Chief. The Chief was not at the meeting. The Mayor and the City Council members are the elected people. They are the ones who should take the blame not the Chief.

Steve Paul
Waukon