Community economic development initiative stalls

“Order! Order!” bellowed Chairperson Ork Dorken as he opened a special meeting of the Homeland Security Committee in the historic ZCBJ community hall.

The town’s 12 electors were giddy with expectation, looking forward to three major economic development reports.

Old Sievert was sitting in the skeptic’s lounge in the dark side of the hall, ready to do his usual naysaying. Garvey Erfald sat up fron...