As I think about the issues surrounding and swirling with New Albany's City Council meeting Thursday night, my thoughts are filled with concerned and disturbed issues the public isn't even aware of (yet).
As a Democrat, I am worried about certain people's lives and livelihood. I am worried about criminal laws being broken and the light of day being shined on them; though there is probably nothing more than the light of day needing shined on a lot of things on the 3rd floor.
As a Democrat, I am ashamed of certain City "employees" and their unconcern about their illegal (probably criminal) mis-use of other City employee(s) to do a certain Democrats' Central Committee's dirty work, at a Democrat Central Committee Official's (City Employee's) bequest. It wasn't my fault it happened, but as a Democrat I will apologize it happened, and as a taxpayer I will demand accountability for these actions; just as I will keep maintaining accountability for sanitation.
I took the pictures of Sanitation's trucks. I printed them on a blog. These trucks are OUR TRUCKS. By the pictures I have, if they are being kept there for maintenance, we sure don't see any hoods up. The Mayor and the City Attorney, Mr. Gibson, need to be aware of this fact; I simply kept pushing Council for an investigation. If there is nothing there; no sweat off of any one's back and let's put it to bed once and for all. As I am not running for office, please allow me to assure you this particular issue is not "POLITICAL" in nature. I'm not running for office the last time I checked; and I may have been born in the middle of the night -- but I swear the lights were on.
If there is nothing wrong, why are you so worried that you would go to all of the trouble and send an inch and half packet with ALL OF THE INFORMATION THE COUNCIL AND PUBLIC HAVE BEEN REQUESTING SINCE THIS "THANG" WENT DOWN at the last possible moment this afternoon and then declare it was available all along when we all know it wasn't?
Why are you so worried you would bring a City Worker (alias a City Council Member) into your office and accuse them of somehow being involved with the pictures taken, even though you couldn't prove it? Why?
After hearing about this fiasco with a Candidate and the Street Department, allegedly under orders from a Party Official and a City Employee and ghost employment, and all the illegalities you just wondered into, lawdy have mercy. My mind has been literally boggled by the information.
It may be one thing to be "punked", as they are doing with some of Steve Price's signs (real funny, guys), by putting them into certain renter's yards and claiming Steve Price is for "slumlords" than it is to intentionally instruct a City employee to go on "MY DIME" and collect a Candidate's signs and bring them back to the Street Department and throw them into a Street Department truck.
Everyone, whether they are Democrat or Republican, are going to have a problem with this event going down. And, what about those bumper stickers that are popping up through the Street Department against the same City employee (alias Council Member), saying anyone for Council but Blevins?
There are watermarks on those bumper stickers and they can be traced down. Were you smart enough to realize that? Most printers don't bother telling you.
Yeah, I've got thoughts on my mind that go way beyond than what is on the Agenda tomorrow night.
Personally, to me (and these are my little 'ole opinions), the only thing "POLITICAL" on that Agenda Thursday night is the Firefighters' Hiring Ordinance and one Council Member that is just flip flopping and doing cartwheels and making deals with the Devil just as fast as he can. If you read this, you know who you are, and I say let the chips fall where they may.
Council will start at 6:00 PM with a Sewer presentation and all of the work they still have to do and have planned and how much more money they will need to do same.
The regular Council Meeting will be at 7:30. Anyone wishing to speak to an "Agenda" item MUST SIGN IN ON THE "AGENDA" SHEET OF PAPER. Anyone wishing to speak about "NON-AGENDA ITEMS" MUST SIGN UP ON THE "NON-AGENDA" PIECE OF PAPER.
Personally, I'll be there around sixish. A lot of new information coming out about the state of our City's infrastructure.
And, ya gotta know, I'd probably rather be anywhere else than downtown tomorrow eve and pray for some type of decorum which is suppose to accompany these meetings, be followed. Maybe that will be my birthday present (I should be so lucky).
Peace, NA.
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6 comments:
Exactly whom are you accusing of violating CM Price's yard signs?
Photo ops aren't at all necessary to discredit his candidacy. He's done that himself, over a period of three and a half years in office.
Certainly not you, New Albanian.
You feel he's a discredit...I may feel differently...George next door probably don't even know what we're talking about...
Thanks for asking, though.
I was at the meeting last night and was hoping to introduce myself but you left before I did. Will catch you another time I am sure.
Happy belated birthday.
Mark
Thank you kindly, Mark. Would enjoy meeting you, also.
At least we had one moment of brevity -- when Mr. Messer started singing Happy Birthday...too funny.
Have a good day. Thanks, again.
Nice post, I liked that. We are definitley going to have to meet and chat. I would love to get some of those blanks filled in. I’ll make sure I introduce myself at the next meeting. All this attention about signs makes me cautious about removing the street spam. Hope this cools soon.
Thanks, Coop -- I would enjoy meeting you. A lot of blanks.....
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