That’s because an overflow crowd forced the
postponement of a meeting that was scheduled to discuss a recent
complaint filed by West Bend residents Ginny and Jim Maziarka about
questionable materials available within the West Bend Community
Memorial Library.
The large crowd of people that included students
and adults of all ages had hoped to offer their opinions on this
subject, but the numbers exceeded the 265-capacity limit of the
council chambers at City Hall. The room also included all four
Milwaukee television stations.
"We have exceeded room capacity, and the
meeting will have to be postponed to a later date to accommodate the
(large) crowd," Library Board President Kathryn Engelbrecht
told the audience. "We apologize for the inconvenience, but it’s
for the safety of everyone."
Members of the West Bend Police Department became
concerned about the steady flow of people entering the chambers
minutes before and shortly after the scheduled 7 p.m. start. After
consulting with the Library Board, Library Director Michael Tyree
and West Bend Assistant City Attorney Cheryl Wentland, Engelbrecht
announced that due to a fire code issue, the meeting could not start
until a representative of the West Bend Fire Department arrived to
take a people count.
A subsequent count by Fire Department Shift
Lieutenant Chuck Briske and the Police Department determined that
the room was over capacity and the meeting would have to be
postponed.
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