Ewing Offers Response, Takes Responsibility for Actions
City Councilor Blake Ewing:
Immediately following the incident, I reached out to Chief Jordan to discuss the manner in which these compliance checks are conducted, which was the issue I raised that evening. Sadly, the actions of the department in the time since making that appointment have communicated a stronger desire to be vindicated than to improve the way in which they interface with local businesses.
I’m hopeful this incident doesn’t keep other local business owners from representing their concerns in defense of their businesses, reputations, employees and guests. Our small business community shouldn’t ever fear retribution from law enforcement, rather, we should all be working together to create a community in which small businesses can thrive in accord with and under the protection of the law.
I have taken responsibility for my failure to procure the appropriate stickers for our arcade games, purchased new stickers, and created a system to ensure that oversight never happens again. I take responsibility for my actions and have done that consistently throughout this process.