JUST A REMINDER, TODAY IS ELECTION DAY.
I'LL NOT LIST THE CANDIDATES DUE TO TIME RESTRAINTS BUT THEY ARE LISTED ON THE FLOYD COUNTY WEBSITE.
PLEASE GO VOTE TODAY. REMEMBER, IF YOU DON'T VOTE YOU CANT COMPLAIN ABOUT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. :)
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
This blog will be a forum for everyone to express their opinion. No foul language please.
44 comments:
As my friend Brandon already has made clear, Hoosiers have two patriotic duties today: Vote, and before voting, having a beer or your drink of choice. Support your local pub, which finally can vend adult beverages while the polls are open, thanks to the Indiana legislature. 'preciate the help, Ed.
Good now we can all use the public trough before we vote!
19 days and still no arrest
tick
tock
tick
tock
Why in the hey would Price vote for a CPA? The Sewer Department and the Controller are under Council Orders from '08 to separate the sewer funds.
Why did the Banker quit the Sewer Board and call England a liar? We had a qualified person on the Sewer Board but he would play the games with the money. Price, just keep saying NO. Until they take some iniative on their own to do the right thing, per Council orders, phooey on them. We are tired of playing the same ole same ole games. Where is the million England was suppose to cut out of the sewers to get the bond?
Yeah, I didn't think so. No one has the answers. So many of these boards, officials, etc., have and are still creating malfeasance by not doing the right thing which is always the hardest thing to do.
A CPA for a slush fund. Yeah, right.
This would be a subject which ticks the people off. Even if a ordinance was passed the administration thumbs their nose. It must be terribly frustrating to be a Council person and not know what is going on. A strong person needs to take this Council on, for our sake. I believe Steve is doing the right thing, too. Hang in there.
Up until 2008 monthly sewer financials were passed out to each Council member. England, when he took office, stopped monthly financials. Question: If they are telling the Council that this company has been doing this over the last amount of time - (1) why is the Council having to approve $55,000.00 for them to do it? Have they been doing it for free?
Question 2: I was told by the current Administration that Mrs. Garry is being paid $1,500 to handle the sewer financial report and the funds, extra besides her pay. Shouldn't the money be deducted from her pay or is this just England's typical way of doing business?
Question 3: We are paying Shane Gibson 90% of his salary out of the Sewer Fund. We are paying to keep an eye on Sewers. We are paying Greg Fifer $2,500 for the first ten hours. After ten hours $150 an hour plus both Gibson & Fifer, in their contract,it states both will collect bond commission. Now we have a grant writer/council attorney who is also being paid to keep an eye on and attend Sewer Board Meetings. Why do we need $150,000.00 Attorney, $2500 + $150.00 an hour plus a $55,000 Attorney and a Controller who in 2007, by ordinance, was instructed to separate the Sewer from Sanitation? They say they separated the fund in April of 2010 but no one could prove it.
Question: Why do we need 4 people, 3 attorneys, one Controller to handle Sewer funds and financials?
So the bottom line to taxpayers, our rate increase is paying for the following people to be compensated, and this is what they call shovel ready?
Indiana American water just raised our water bill 27% and this hasn't broke the press yet. If you add the sewer and water together, it will be over a 70% increase. Stormwater and Sanitation fees are both being raised soon by England; 2 million for police and fire and don't forget the 12 million parking garage. No wonder Doug England has a bad back.
Quotes from various unknown authors:
"Decisions are made by those who show up, and very frankly, the right to complain belongs to those who contribute to the tree of democracy with, at the very least, the sweat of their vote."
"Government belongs to those who show up!"---Unknown Source
"Democracy belongs to those who can afford it"
Why did the Banker quit the Sewer Board and call England a liar?
Who?
Allegedly lied about what? Sewer business or a derby bet?
Proof?
A CPA for a slush fund. Yeah, right.
You obviously have no clue about the legal and regulatory responsibilities CPAs have.
If you're going to set up a "slush fund," using a CPA would be the wrong way to do it.
Today I listened to a Tea Party talk radio host complain that President Obama didn't catch the Times Square bomber fast enough. "He never should have gotten on the plane."
Nine years later, where's Bin Ladin?
19 days and still no arrest
tick
tock
tick
tock
NAPD must need to hire more detectives.
Good now we can all use the public trough before we vote!
Do you work for a hospital? Has the hospital ever received a penny from federal, state or local government?
Many Tea Parties want all health care to be privatizes. Why should we continue to have hospitals at the public trough? Humana runs privately owned, for-profit hospitals. Do you support the privatization of Floyd Memorial? It receives millions of public dollars each year. The directors and executives make very handsome six-figure salaries. The nurses and other staff do well too. Time to put that to an end?
Congrats to Ron Grooms! He is a good man and will do us all alot of good if he makes through the general elections!
Carmel taxpayers decide they cannot afford to have underfunded schools.
http://www.indystar.com/article/20100504/NEWS05/100504037/%3Cb%3ECarmel-referendum-%3C-b%3E-Voters-OK-12M-tax-levy
20 days and still no arrest
tick
tock
tick
tock
May 4-11:27PM "Carmel taxpayers decide they cannot afford to have underfunded schools."
Interested, I compared some facts chosen from Wikipedia:
"Carmel is a city in Hamilton County, IN - Carmel is one of many affluent edge cities on the North side of Indianapolis. Until 1874, the settlement where present day Carmel now sits was called Bethlehem. As of the census of 2000, there were 37,733 people, 13,597 households, and 10,564 families residing in the city. According to a special census in 2005, there were an estimated 80,000 people living in Carmel. According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $94,128, and the median income for a family was $110,549.
New Albany is a city in Floyd County, IN In 1940 population 25,414. As of the census of 2000, there were 37,603 people, 15,959 households, and 10,054 families residing in the city. The median income for a household in the city was $34,923, and the median income for a family was $41,993. The per capita income for the city was $18,365. About 11.4% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over."
Just comparing the 2 cities with about the same population in 2000 Census, sure showed a BIG difference in income (and apparent increase in population. Ihave a feeling the 2010 Census will show even more surprises).
So if the Carmel and New Albany income figures were reversed, do you think Carmel would have voted the same way for their school funding? If New Albany residents had the incomes of the Carmel residents, do you think New Albany residents would 'protest' higher taxes, fees, etc.?
Clark County decided they couldn't.
The slush fund is already set up. Look how many people are handling it and at what cost? Fool and his money are soon parted.
21 days and still no arrest
tick
tock
tick
tock
the REAL difference between carmel and new albany is this:
in carmel, they know what it takes to be successful. they know it requires investments in the future, not penny wise, pound foolish policies.
Just comparing the 2 cities with about the same population in 2000 Census, sure showed a BIG difference in income
you're right, only children of rich people should be educated.
21 days and still no arrest
tick
tock
tick
tock
I couldn't agree more. We need to hire more police officers to fight crime. Death threats against public officials is serious business. Too bad our police are understaffed.
From FOS:
Freedom Of Speech would like to ask the ... Administration why they increased our sewer bill...
How can you justify these increases....
Thanks to you, New Albany is in a financial crisis.
Financial crisis?
Is this a sample of last month's cries that the sky is falling? Nope. It's a FOS post from 2006. Here's the full post.
Freedom Of Speech would like to ask the Garner Administration why they increased our sewer bill, increased our stormwater fee and now will increase our sanitation bill in January 2007?
How can you justify these increases Jimmy?
Not only have you increased their salaries, but you used our sewer rate increase to run your billing office.
Thanks to you, New Albany is in a financial crisis.
People didn't all move out of New Albany, did they?
FOS needs to stop crying wolf.
Who do you think you are kidding? Yourself? Unreal ignorance here in N'Albany.
6:40 pm, God what a piece of crap.
From what I understand, it has been that way since the inception of "freedom of speech". I am now sorry and offer a sincere apology to those that I called sheeple before. I applied that moniker to the wrong crowd.
On April 15 Mayor England opened council meeting with angry attack and threats on alleged death threats to members over vote on sewer rate increase. Calls for prosecution. I'm with you, England should put up or shut up.
I would humbly suggest we try and end the constant eristic dialogue, and come to a consesus of what we TRULY need from the candidates of the next round of city elections.
Put away the conspiracy theories, lock away the personal dislikes, and build a framework of what this city actually needs from its next group of "leaders", with out incorporating half-truths, misleading contorted data, refrain from the "little old lady who lives down the street" stories. the politicians will take care of that.
We need to let them know what we expect, and we want good, clear, concise plans to take head on the worst issues facing our city so we can leave a better city to future generations.
I told the politicians the last time and it didn't help. But, you can keep on trying. Don't worry, the people will speak before then, loudly.
On April 15 Mayor England opened council meeting with angry attack and threats on alleged death threats to members over vote on sewer rate increase. Calls for prosecution.
C'mon. Are you saying it didn't happen or are you saying death threats to public officials shouldn't be prosecuted? The police said they have a tape of the threat, so you have a hard time saying it didn't happen.
Christopher D. Said "We need to let them know what we expect, and we want good, clear, concise plans to take head on the worst issues facing our city so we can leave a better city to future generations."
LMAO...you always make it sounds like new albany is great and all we need to do is spend more money and it will be fabulous.
I must disagree with Anon 12:39. New Albany is not great as it is now but it has potential and it will take more than money to make it fabulous.
It's going to take everyone of us to quit complaining and do something. I heard a man talk about Minneapolis the other day and he said it was the cleanest city he had ever seen. I had also heard that about Toronto, Canada and Germany.
Wouldn't it be something if people would say that about New Albany? Oh well, I can dream, can't I?
"LMAO...you always make it sounds like new albany is great and all we need to do is spend more money and it will be fabulous."
Now where did I say spend more money, hang on let me go back and re-read my post..................................................................
Ok, sorry to keep you on hold, nope didnt say anything about spending more money. I am saying its time to make the people runnin gfor office understand that they work for ALL of us, not for any particular political party, and not for any one particular special interest group.
But of course when the opening volley to my previous posts are negative and argumentative in nature, that shows us right there this city will continue in a downward spiral, because an elected government is only as good as the population that puts them in office, and we have become far too bitter, far too self serving, far too divided to be willing to even rationally discuss what changes need to be brought about with out resorting to name calling, lying, and going on withc hunts... Take that as you may.
22 days and still no arrest
tick
tock
tick
tock
I must disagree with you Shirley.
People are doing things and fighting for our city. Now we are the ones being threaten
Why hasn't there been an arrest? They've had the guy (Mike) downtown twice.
England's not going after the death threat, he's trying to blame the wrong people.
They arrested Tim McVeigh in less than 22 days and look how many people he killed.
England knows he's in deep do-do this time or the guy would have already been arrested.
I disagree with you Christopher D. you are assuming there is no real data out there and you assume it is a bunch of wing nuts out here with out any bases for their complaints.
na is seen as a section 8 welfare community with a few tax paying citizens. until you change the demographics and strive to be more than a low income, public housing community you will remain the same.
5:16
How do we go about changing the demographic?
23 days and still no arrest
tick
tock
tick
tock
Gosh that's an easy one Shirley, all you have to do is
1. Stop putting all of our eggs into downtown and political favors
2. Stop selective billing and selective enforcement
3. Make sure everyone is paying their correct amount of taxes
4. Renegotiate all contracts (EMC, police, fire, sanitation and etc.)
5. Only do business with local businesses, paving, engineers,printing, office supplies, equipment and etc.
6. Collect liens, parking tickets, cut cell phone bills, lay off excessive employees, cut pay and loads of other things.
Pay me 10% and I'll save this city nillions of dollars.
Only do business with local businesses, paving, engineers,printing, office supplies, equipment and etc.
Actually, this will drive up costs for the taxpayers. Best to shop around.
lay off excessive employees
what a joke. there city is terribly understaffed. that's the main reason why we have nice things like potholes and broken sidewalks and little code enforcement.
25 days and still no arrest
tick
tock
tick
tock
Post a Comment