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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 26, 2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS (continued) Resident Jay Nygard, 1386 Rest Point Road, stated it is kind of funny how he was put in jail for a minor BS political reason and that there is no other reason he was put in jail. Nygard stated he has documents showing where two of the Council Members actually had reasons to end up in j ail. They have actually committed real crimes. Nygard stated for those who do not know, he went to jail for having a buried chunk of concrete in his yard which is the reason he is here tonight. Nygard noted City Attorney Mr. Mattick did not have time to get him out of jail without an affidavit but yet has time to do an interview with Fox News. Nygard stated during that news interview, Mr. Mattick had a hard time telling the truth, at least from what he can tell. One of Mr. Mattick's main comments is that jail is not what the City asked for. Nygard stated he has two letters in September alone where Mr. Mattick specifically asked that both he and his wife go to jail for six months for a buried chunk of concrete and that his closing arguments, when they were in front of the judge, was that he and his wife should go to jail for six months. Nygard noted Mr. Mattick asked for jail three times in the month leading up to him being incarcerated. Nygard noted Orono's City Attorney also spoke with the Lakeshore Weekly News in which he said that City officials responded in a prompt manner and that the affidavit was signed Monday and a letter was filed with the court the following day. Nygard stated that is a comical statement because his law firm gave his attorney the runaround all day Monday after they had the inspection done and then he was told that he had to sit in jail because they were not going to do anything until he got back in town. Nygard stated thankfully, due to his lawyer and his wife coming down to City Hall and camping out, they were able to obtain an affidavit that was then given to his lawyer and then the judge. Nygard stated it was not the City Attorney of Orono doing his job rather his family had to do his job in order to get him out of jail for a buried chunk of concrete. Nygard noted the order itself states defendants filed an inspection report as well as the affidavit to Roger Peitso. Nygard stated it does not say the City of Orono filed anything. Nygard commented this is Orono's tax dollars at work and that this is what the City has been spending their time doing. Nygard stated the City has harassed him for five years for going green and that they ended up throwing him in jail for six months for a useless chunk of cement. Nygard stated in his opinion Mayor McMillan is a very, very poor leader, which can be proven by the fact that she had the courage to knock on his door and ask for his vote but not once in five years has she had the courage to talk to him about his issue. Mayor McMillan noted the City did attempt mediation with Mr. Nygard, and that when the lawyers became involved, she was not able to speak to Mr. Nygard. Nygard noted this is his time to address the Council and that he would like to finish. McMillan noted public comments are typically limited to five minutes. Nygard noted Mayor McMillan allowed Mr. Richie Anderson to speak for over 20 minutes a couple of meetings ago. Nygard asked whether the Mayor is going to treat him differently than she has treated other residents. Page 4 of 23