Ghost Hunt Cancelled

I was just reading at Yahoo News, (odd news section) about the cancellation of the "ghost" hunt, by the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. The story is also at the Iowa Press-Citizen website.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors has changed its mind about allowing a paranormal team to look for ghosts at a one-time mental asylum.

Board members last month approved an investigation of the buildings, but decided to vote it down in response to negative feedback, said Board Chairman Rod Sullivan.

He said the board initially did not oppose a request from the Johnson County Historical Society to have a paranormal team conduct a free investigation at the site, which is now a private residential care facility for the mentally ill called Chatham Oaks.

However as usual the Board of Supervisors chose to "bravely run away", from even a "frivolous" issue, instead of doing what was best for the community (a little media attention, perhaps some tourists~~who knows what they let get away). I am wondering how this one night investigation would have been a bad thing, for anyone. At least we made Yahoo News~~though as usual, we look like fuddy duddies!!

It sounds like a little bit of spooky fun, but we know the Supervisors are afraid of a lot of things~~with "Having Fun In Iowa City", at the top of their "Fears" for our city. Have a little fun next time you see a Supervisor~~walk up from behind and say "BOO" ;) Have a Good Day!!

GHOSTS