Lack of Interest in Lobbyist?

The Daily News has an item today indicating that only a handful of Councilors have agreed to attend tomorrow's meeting with Howard Marlowe, the lobbyist (or consultant if you prefer), the fellow some Plum Islanders would like to hire to help restore Plum Island's jetty and beaches.

It's unclear what's keeping the majority of councilors away. But Ward 6 Councilor Tom O'Brien didn't mince words.

"I'm not going to waste my time going to a meeting to talk about hiring a lobbyist," O'Brien said. "If we have $18,000, we've got better things to do with it than that."

The meeting apparently will go on at 7 p.m. tomorrow on the second floor of City Hall.

We'll see.
There's also a few letters on this subject worth giving a read.