If I hadn’t witnessed it myself, I wouldn’t have believed it. Tuesday night’s town hall meeting regarding the upcoming weekend visit by the Mongols Motorcycle Club started with the police chief laying out security measures being taken to protect residents, businesses and visitors.

Arnold M. Knightly, The Editor's Desk

However, by the end of the meeting, many business owners — like Cindy Ford of Southwest Diner — were openly inviting the club members to visit their businesses.

Susan Higley, who owns a health-food store on Wyoming Street, started the public comments expressing safety concerns with the event.

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