Yet Schuler was in a restaurant, not a city building, when the discussion in question took place. "Yes, well, the reprimand was withdrawn a few days after it was issued," replies Kotowski. But her gag order on conversations about the incident remains in effect today. The idea, she says, is to have employees who need "information clarified" about the episode to come to her or Quiller, who are familiar with the findings of the review committee.

But the staff meeting held in March to clear the air was laughable, reports one employee. "They just blew off our questions," says the worker. "Mike Patton said the issue had been investigated and the conclusion was there was no conclusion. And Linda Kotowski was like, `I was on vacation when this happened. I'm not part of this. I'm not responsible.'"

Robin Lamoreux, now a self-employed home inspector, is angry. "I thought nothing could be more appalling to me than the act [of voyeurism] itself," he says. "But I'm even more appalled at the way upper-management people there--and two of the main ones are women--just want to sweep this thing under the rug."

Before the decision last week to transfer Godoy and Schuler, Dropinsky contended that the city had dealt with the matter effectively, adding, "Our number-one concern is the health and safety of our patrons. And we've taken steps to make the building safe and secure."

Lamoreux, for one, didn't buy it. Look at the hole in the janitor's closet, he said. "The City of Boulder's solution is a piece of plywood and four Phillips screws," he noted. "And I know that guy has a screwdriver.

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