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From Trashy to Classy
These sound like productive questions. Much better than insisting that your neighbors are paid "flacks" just out to grab themselves a boatload of money. I don't know who this Fred fellow is but these are good questions. Are answers not provided in a reasonable time frame? Do people on the advisory board have expertise in these matters? Do they have contacts in the fields of service we require in order to make suggestions? Do they know how to qualify such vendors? So far I've just heard "We need banners saying South Park on them." Which, to me sounds a bit trivial compared to improved sanitation and maintenance of parks. I'm anxious to hear some good ideas.— August 28, 2008 7:56 p.m.
From Trashy to Classy
What do you all want to spend the money on? I don't hear to many constructive ideas. If the city takes care of those things how come the youth group was able to collect that much garbage and cover that much graffiti? I would very much like to have discarded furniture hauled away. I think the clock is cool. You seem to have some sort of axe to grind. All your attacks are personal. Were you passed over for a board position or something? I'm very mistrustful of government myself, but these are our neighbors! You don't see the nexus between learning a good work ethic and graduating from school? Really? Extra good if these kids are actually from our neighborhood! I challenge the nay sayers to come up with constructive comments geared toward helping the community to better itself. Or are you just going to rant like paranoid princesses who were not invited to the prom, so they try to tear it down and ruin it for everyone else?— August 27, 2008 9:12 p.m.
Two-for-One Special on Mediators
I understand that it is not a dollar for dollar matching fund. The city is paying into the assessment for the properties that are city owned and within the district boundaries. In addition, several other grant opportunities are available for our neighborhood because of the MAD. In other words, state and private agencies are more apt to provide funding for infrastructure when there is a mechanism for maintaining it. Got it... dude? About the Garbage containers providing no special benefit: Have you noticed the city has drastically reduced the number of public garbage containers and the frequency with which they are serviced? It is vile. I said to one CDC staffer: "Why are there the administration fees? Why aren't volunteers doing all that?" She said "Good question! We'll see you down here tomorrow and get you started!" Well that shut me right up! Again, I'm all for a spirited debate on what to spend the money on. Attend meetings. Respect one another. Take part in a civil discussion. Help or get out of the way.— August 25, 2008 9:15 p.m.
Unchained Links
Wow. You're mean. Instead of knifing the waiter in the back with his boss, why not just tell the runners about the error and have it cleared up there and then? I think that says a lot about you. Smile to your face, knife in the back.— August 25, 2008 6:20 p.m.
Child's Pose
I took that guys class a few times. It was like learning yoga from Jim Morrison of the Doors. Good class but my wife couldn't stop staring at his ass. Now we go to a woman and I get to stare at her ass. Why are yoga people so hot? Why can't it rub off on me?— August 25, 2008 6:10 p.m.
Two-for-One Special on Mediators
I repeat, nobody is taking money home with them. It did take a lot of self sacrifice to get that money for the community. It sounds like you have some pet project that hasn't been funded or you were against the MAD (as I was and am) and are now just being an obstructionist. The money is there. Do something good with it. In my understanding, because we pay that small tax, the city gives us back matching funds. Sounds like a good deal to me. When I was younger my mother would make me put X dollars into my college fund and she would match it. I complained then but the sense of it dawned on me when I was hit with my first bill for textbooks. You may have opinions about what to do with the MAD money but there is a forum for that. That does not mean you will always get your way, nor do the paranoid personal attacks help.— August 25, 2008 3:54 p.m.
Two-for-One Special on Mediators
The cdc are paid flacks? What is a flack? Most (if not all) are volunteers working very hard to do something good for there neighborhood. They are cool. It takes a lot of time and effort. It is thankless work. These people get to make decisions because they have taken the time to do all the work and are informed. They have a solid understanding of what needs to be done. They obviously invite your input. They are not professional politicians nor do they want to be. Mistakes will be made. They seem to be forthright when they make one. Show some class. Help.— August 25, 2008 12:33 p.m.