Lenny Benedetto
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Today I had to go to town hall to get a permit to strip and shingle my roof.
This process requires that you get signatures from the town Tax Assessor stating that your taxes are paid up to date, and then a stamp is needed from the Tax Collector, and a signature from Planning and Zoning that basically just says that you paid them $15, so they sign your paperwork. Then you get to go to the building department and write them a check and you are good to go.
I head into Town hall with my friend (a builder) and my .380 on my hip.
First we go to the Tax Assessor’s office. There are 3 people in line in front of us, we wait our turn hand them the paper, they sign it and then we head across the hall to the Tax Collector, wait in line again, get the stamp, and now we are off to the Planning and Zoning office (other side of town hall). At this point at least 30 people have seen me OCing, employees of town hall and others. Not a single comment from anyone.
I go into the Planning and Zoning office say hello, make some small talk and take a seat in front of (John’s) desk to write my check. After the check writing and some nice small talk, he asks “Is that gun real” I respond with “Of course it is”.
He tells me that “I am breaking the law and that I had better get out of town hall FAST!!” I ask him if I am breaking some sort of town ordinance that I am not aware of. He says “It is illegal to have a gun in town hall”. I give him my surprised look and tell him that I know that Mayor Miron carries in town hall. He tells me “NOT ANY MORE!”
I then ask if it is posted on the door somewhere that carrying a gun in town hall is against the law. He points down the hall and tells me that the door is that way.
So I lock up my gun in my trunk. Head back in to the Building department and pay for my permit. When I come back out, I check every entrance to town hall and find that it is not posted anywhere!
When I got home I made a call to the Mayors’ office. He was in a meeting. I spoke with his assistant. As I started telling him my story, he told me that he saw me in the Tax Assessor’s office. He took down all the details and said that the Mayor will get back to me on this issue maybe not today, but soon.
The mayor has an open door meeting tomorrow afternoon that I will be attending, if I do not get a call back before that!
Carry On!
Lenny
Today I had to go to town hall to get a permit to strip and shingle my roof.
This process requires that you get signatures from the town Tax Assessor stating that your taxes are paid up to date, and then a stamp is needed from the Tax Collector, and a signature from Planning and Zoning that basically just says that you paid them $15, so they sign your paperwork. Then you get to go to the building department and write them a check and you are good to go.
I head into Town hall with my friend (a builder) and my .380 on my hip.
First we go to the Tax Assessor’s office. There are 3 people in line in front of us, we wait our turn hand them the paper, they sign it and then we head across the hall to the Tax Collector, wait in line again, get the stamp, and now we are off to the Planning and Zoning office (other side of town hall). At this point at least 30 people have seen me OCing, employees of town hall and others. Not a single comment from anyone.
I go into the Planning and Zoning office say hello, make some small talk and take a seat in front of (John’s) desk to write my check. After the check writing and some nice small talk, he asks “Is that gun real” I respond with “Of course it is”.
He tells me that “I am breaking the law and that I had better get out of town hall FAST!!” I ask him if I am breaking some sort of town ordinance that I am not aware of. He says “It is illegal to have a gun in town hall”. I give him my surprised look and tell him that I know that Mayor Miron carries in town hall. He tells me “NOT ANY MORE!”
I then ask if it is posted on the door somewhere that carrying a gun in town hall is against the law. He points down the hall and tells me that the door is that way.
So I lock up my gun in my trunk. Head back in to the Building department and pay for my permit. When I come back out, I check every entrance to town hall and find that it is not posted anywhere!
When I got home I made a call to the Mayors’ office. He was in a meeting. I spoke with his assistant. As I started telling him my story, he told me that he saw me in the Tax Assessor’s office. He took down all the details and said that the Mayor will get back to me on this issue maybe not today, but soon.
The mayor has an open door meeting tomorrow afternoon that I will be attending, if I do not get a call back before that!
Carry On!
Lenny