I heard about a Courier Journal article the other day that sounded good for New Albany also. It said that Louisville was planning a day called "Love Louisville" where people did random good deeds for others. Most of these ideas were very simple and required little time and no money. They included taking out a neighbor's trash, giving a bottle of water to a runner in the park, doing yard work for a neighbor, hosting a free "yard sale", just to name a few.
This sounds like a wonderful idea to me. Maybe we can stop fighting for a minute and work together as a community. I know many organizations do a lot of community service and they are to be commended for that. But this is for everyone and does not require meeting at a designated area. All we have to do is one simple deed for someone else. New Albany, let's think about this please.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS
I want to offer my sincere congratulations to our new Mayor, City Clerk and City Council.
Best Wishes to all:
Mayor Doug England
City Clerk Marcey Wisman
First District CM Dan Coffey
Second District CM Bob Caesar
Third District CM Steve Price
Fourth District CM Pat McLaughlin
Fifth District CM Diane Benedetti
Sixth District CM Jeff Gahan
At Large CM's John Gonder, Jack Messer and Kevin Zurschmeide
Please try to continue to get along with one another, and work for the benefit of New Albany. We citizens are counting on you.
Best Wishes to all:
Mayor Doug England
City Clerk Marcey Wisman
First District CM Dan Coffey
Second District CM Bob Caesar
Third District CM Steve Price
Fourth District CM Pat McLaughlin
Fifth District CM Diane Benedetti
Sixth District CM Jeff Gahan
At Large CM's John Gonder, Jack Messer and Kevin Zurschmeide
Please try to continue to get along with one another, and work for the benefit of New Albany. We citizens are counting on you.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
ENOUGH ALREADY!
I will be so glad when November 6 is over.
David Matthews has another letter in the Tribune slamming Doug England. As they say "desperate times call for desperate measures". Obviously Mr. Matthews is desperate.
The funny thing is that I keep hearing how Randy Hubbard is not even interested in being the Mayor of New Albany. If this is true, why did he even enter the race?
I believe the voters need to give Mr. England another chance. He is not afraid to admit that he made mistakes in the past. In my opinion that shows more character than all of Mr. Matthews' rhetoric about his candidate. I also believe the majority of voters feel the same way as I do and Doug England WILL be our next Mayor.
Of course Shirley Baird's endorsement does not carry 1/1000th as much weight as Baron Hill's endorsement but I just had to have my say anyway.
David Matthews has another letter in the Tribune slamming Doug England. As they say "desperate times call for desperate measures". Obviously Mr. Matthews is desperate.
The funny thing is that I keep hearing how Randy Hubbard is not even interested in being the Mayor of New Albany. If this is true, why did he even enter the race?
I believe the voters need to give Mr. England another chance. He is not afraid to admit that he made mistakes in the past. In my opinion that shows more character than all of Mr. Matthews' rhetoric about his candidate. I also believe the majority of voters feel the same way as I do and Doug England WILL be our next Mayor.
Of course Shirley Baird's endorsement does not carry 1/1000th as much weight as Baron Hill's endorsement but I just had to have my say anyway.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
OBSERVATIONS
During my absence from posting the last few weeks I have been reading various blogs as well as the Tribune. Obviously there has been a lot going on lately. Some issues seem to stand out.
First of all I want to express my deepest sympathy to the Stewart family. Dick was a great guy and he will be missed. I regret that I did not visit him during his illness.
Now on to the redistricting problem. Please, Council, decide on a plan. And please, plaintiffs, try to work the the council. No plan will be perfect so try to compromise and let's put this thing behind us.
The mayor's race is getting ugly. Why is Hubbard even running? Even some Republican people have told me that all he wants to do is retire to his condo in Florida. I cannot understand why a person would put himself out there for all of this criticism for a job he doesn't even want. And according to the on line forum on the Tribune Special Agent Capehart is going to submit an article concerning his termination when he was called up to serve in the military.
Welcome NA Shadow Council blog. The articles have been interesting so far. Just one question though. Why does Shadow5 not allow anonymous comments when he/she chooses to remain anonymous?
There has been a lot of discussion about the beer walk during Harvest Homecoming. Since I have never participated I can't say a lot. But if it benefits the various bars which are local businesses, it does help the community. Someone mentioned on "New Albany Confidential" that people were walking around with drinks in their hands Saturday evening. I thought this was just a Friday night event. Maybe it should be restricted to Friday night so Saturday can be more of a family day. As a side note, I don't claim to be a beer expert but I am sure a person can get just as drunk and obnoxious on imported "quality" beer as they can on Bud Lite.
It is a shame the Bistro had to close. Even though I only went there a time or two it was a neat place and the atmosphere was welcoming. We need more places like that in New Albany.
First of all I want to express my deepest sympathy to the Stewart family. Dick was a great guy and he will be missed. I regret that I did not visit him during his illness.
Now on to the redistricting problem. Please, Council, decide on a plan. And please, plaintiffs, try to work the the council. No plan will be perfect so try to compromise and let's put this thing behind us.
The mayor's race is getting ugly. Why is Hubbard even running? Even some Republican people have told me that all he wants to do is retire to his condo in Florida. I cannot understand why a person would put himself out there for all of this criticism for a job he doesn't even want. And according to the on line forum on the Tribune Special Agent Capehart is going to submit an article concerning his termination when he was called up to serve in the military.
Welcome NA Shadow Council blog. The articles have been interesting so far. Just one question though. Why does Shadow5 not allow anonymous comments when he/she chooses to remain anonymous?
There has been a lot of discussion about the beer walk during Harvest Homecoming. Since I have never participated I can't say a lot. But if it benefits the various bars which are local businesses, it does help the community. Someone mentioned on "New Albany Confidential" that people were walking around with drinks in their hands Saturday evening. I thought this was just a Friday night event. Maybe it should be restricted to Friday night so Saturday can be more of a family day. As a side note, I don't claim to be a beer expert but I am sure a person can get just as drunk and obnoxious on imported "quality" beer as they can on Bud Lite.
It is a shame the Bistro had to close. Even though I only went there a time or two it was a neat place and the atmosphere was welcoming. We need more places like that in New Albany.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
NEW WEBSITE
There is a new website on the New Albany scene. It features cities and towns in the U.S.
Our City Clerk, Marcey Wisman, was notified about this website and she added information about our fair city. She has even included a video and listings of upcoming events.
The address of the website is: www.americantowns.com/in/newalbany
Great work Marcey.
Our City Clerk, Marcey Wisman, was notified about this website and she added information about our fair city. She has even included a video and listings of upcoming events.
The address of the website is: www.americantowns.com/in/newalbany
Great work Marcey.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
The Tribune reported today that the mayor vetoed the resolution to challenge the Sewer Board and Stormwater contracts with EMC.
I mentioned Monday night at the council meeting that I was confused because certain council members were opposed to the bid process and signed contracts with EMC. As you readers know, the Sewer Board still had six months left with it's previous contract.
With all of this intrigue, I feel like I'm living in a soap opera.
Why are Mr. Kochert and Mr. Zurschmeide so adamant that we continue to do business with EMC?
Why did the mayor veto the resolution? Yes, he is the president of the Sewer Board but he was not part of the contract negotiations as far as I know. Is this just a power struggle? He was quoted in the Tribune as saying, "We don't believe they have the authority to make us bid service contracts". He was speaking of the council, of course.
Is this just a case of "You can't tell me what to do!" "You're not the boss of me!" If that is the case all I can say is gentlemen, please act like adults.
I mentioned Monday night at the council meeting that I was confused because certain council members were opposed to the bid process and signed contracts with EMC. As you readers know, the Sewer Board still had six months left with it's previous contract.
With all of this intrigue, I feel like I'm living in a soap opera.
Why are Mr. Kochert and Mr. Zurschmeide so adamant that we continue to do business with EMC?
Why did the mayor veto the resolution? Yes, he is the president of the Sewer Board but he was not part of the contract negotiations as far as I know. Is this just a power struggle? He was quoted in the Tribune as saying, "We don't believe they have the authority to make us bid service contracts". He was speaking of the council, of course.
Is this just a case of "You can't tell me what to do!" "You're not the boss of me!" If that is the case all I can say is gentlemen, please act like adults.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
EMC CONTRACTS
Friday, August 3, I was one of the few people who attended the committee meeting regarding the new contracts with EMC.
The committee was chaired by Councilman Gahan and included Councilmen Coffey and Schmidt.
Several questions were asked among the three members which do make one wonder. Here are a few samples:
Why was the Sewer Board contract signed with EMC when there is still six months remaining on the present contract?
Why did the current Sewer Board members sign this contract before the election? (Especially with the knowledge that three of the current council members will not be returning.)
If the contract with EMC was for management only, why are they using the city's trucks?
How could the Stormwater Board operate for 18 months without a budget?
Why did they also sign a contract with EMC?
I want to urge everyone to attend the council meeting tomorrow night and see if we can find answers to these questions.
Remember these people are elected officials and are accountable to US the citizens of New Albany.
See you tomorrow night.
The committee was chaired by Councilman Gahan and included Councilmen Coffey and Schmidt.
Several questions were asked among the three members which do make one wonder. Here are a few samples:
Why was the Sewer Board contract signed with EMC when there is still six months remaining on the present contract?
Why did the current Sewer Board members sign this contract before the election? (Especially with the knowledge that three of the current council members will not be returning.)
If the contract with EMC was for management only, why are they using the city's trucks?
How could the Stormwater Board operate for 18 months without a budget?
Why did they also sign a contract with EMC?
I want to urge everyone to attend the council meeting tomorrow night and see if we can find answers to these questions.
Remember these people are elected officials and are accountable to US the citizens of New Albany.
See you tomorrow night.
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