I think the mayor has a good point.
Unless the public was completely aware of what was going on, a tragedy could result.
This is not as bad as what Berzerkley did, but it seems to be part of the trend of local officials thumbing their noses at the military.
The public could have been made aware of the training. I work at an airport and often first responders and fire fighters do practice drills on planes that are retired. Airline employees are recruited to be “victims” etc... This could be a horrifying sight to passengers, but everyone including inbound planes are given the heads up as to what is happening when they see the smoke and “wreckage”. There’s no reason that this could not have been done in Toledo. I would think it would be more assuring than frightening to see how well trained our military are. As far as offering them other facilities the Marines said they were not aware of such an offer. I’d believe them before I would believe the loony tunes mayor. I think the mayor was just trying to cover his own butt when he said that. He gets no pass from me on this.