There is a subject various taxpayers, of various sides of the fence, have been battling Mayor Garner and the Sewer Board over -- the renewal of EMC's contract to manage our Sewer Plant.
According to the Tribune reporter who telephoned me today asking for comments, they have gone ahead and signed EMC up for another "few" years.
These are my words, and I stand behind them...simply want you to read them here before they go through the "editing" process at the Tribune.
And I quote "the EMC CONTRACT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BID OUT, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BID OUT THE FIRST TIME AROUND and I THINK IT'S A TRAGEDY FOR ALL TAXPAYERS THAT IT WASN'T AGAIN".
Forget the legalities in bidding out "thangs" like this, but you can not make the argument to me, "Oh, Yvonne, we're saving money". Saving money? Compared to what?
"Oh, Yvonne, we're trying to make the EPA happy." SINCE WHEN?
After talking with Candidate England and Candidate Hubbard, they both stated to me they did not want the EMC contract renewed, especially during Garner's last months in office.
Mr. Bob Ledford, former member of the New Albany Sewer Board under Overton, attended a Sewer Board meeting just last month telling them THEY NEED TO BID IT OUT. If EMC is so great, then they should have no trouble winning the bid because they have the inside track, so to speak.
Another waste of your taxpayer dollars -- how much? Who knows? Ask the Sewer Board.
And, P.S., the worry of the Sewer Department that another Mayor would hire some "yahoo" doesn't hold water with me, either.
Keep 'em coming... The funny thing is most of Council agrees it HAS TO BE BID BY STATE LAW. How are they getting around this one? Do I even want to know? Probably not.
Hold on to your seats when you find out how much EMC is going to cost us by the end of this new contract!!!!!! We aren't talking "chump" change here, taxpayers.
Council members, get ready for the phone calls.............
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
ONE OF OUR OWN
OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE FLOYD COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN GENERAL, I AM SHUTTERING THIS BLOG UNTIL SOMETIME NEXT WEEK.
WHEN IT RAINED TODAY, I FELT LIKE THE COUNTY OF FLOYD WAS CRYING IN UNISON FOR THE TRAGEDY WHICH BEFELL OUR COMMUNITY LAST EVENING.
AS KEITH HENDERSON URGED, I TOO URGE ALL PARENTS TO RUN A SEARCH AT MYSPACE.COM. AS AN AUNT, I FOUND ONE OF MY NEPHEWS OUT THERE, BUT HE WAS 22 AND IS GETTING READY FOR AFGHANISTAN, SO HE IS BEYOND HIS PARENT'S PARENTAL SUPERVISION.
MYSPACE.COM WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED AS AN ARTIST OUTLET; TO HAVE FRIENDS IN COMMUNITIES TO POST AND LET OTHER PEOPLE KNOW IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT MAYBE A COMEDIAN COMING TO THE LOUISVILLE COMEDY CLUB. THIS IS NOT WHAT THE KIDS ARE USING THIS SIGHT FOR. THERE IS ANOTHER SIGHT, ALSO; I SIMPLY CAN NOT REMEMBER THE NAME OF SAME.
AGAIN, WORDS CAN NOT EVEN BEGIN TO SUMMARIZE THE TRAGEDY WHICH UNFOLDED IN FRONT OF ALL OF OUR EYES LAST NIGHT, FROM THE VICTIMS TO THE JUVENILE. LET'S JUST HOPE THERE'S A LESSON IN IT SOMEWHERE; THERE SIMPLY HAS TO BE.
KEEP THE FAITH.
WHEN IT RAINED TODAY, I FELT LIKE THE COUNTY OF FLOYD WAS CRYING IN UNISON FOR THE TRAGEDY WHICH BEFELL OUR COMMUNITY LAST EVENING.
AS KEITH HENDERSON URGED, I TOO URGE ALL PARENTS TO RUN A SEARCH AT MYSPACE.COM. AS AN AUNT, I FOUND ONE OF MY NEPHEWS OUT THERE, BUT HE WAS 22 AND IS GETTING READY FOR AFGHANISTAN, SO HE IS BEYOND HIS PARENT'S PARENTAL SUPERVISION.
MYSPACE.COM WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED AS AN ARTIST OUTLET; TO HAVE FRIENDS IN COMMUNITIES TO POST AND LET OTHER PEOPLE KNOW IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT MAYBE A COMEDIAN COMING TO THE LOUISVILLE COMEDY CLUB. THIS IS NOT WHAT THE KIDS ARE USING THIS SIGHT FOR. THERE IS ANOTHER SIGHT, ALSO; I SIMPLY CAN NOT REMEMBER THE NAME OF SAME.
AGAIN, WORDS CAN NOT EVEN BEGIN TO SUMMARIZE THE TRAGEDY WHICH UNFOLDED IN FRONT OF ALL OF OUR EYES LAST NIGHT, FROM THE VICTIMS TO THE JUVENILE. LET'S JUST HOPE THERE'S A LESSON IN IT SOMEWHERE; THERE SIMPLY HAS TO BE.
KEEP THE FAITH.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
The Scuttlebut in New Albany
Seems to me like it may be time for a new posting. Boy, you can tell it is "election season"...all the scuttle but, ya know.
Let's see...where do I even start? With my 49 year old brother dying on the same day as my 82 year old cousin, I've sort of gotten myself behind the "8" ball, so to speak.
Personally, to start off with, I am absolutely amazed that a Republican candidate wannabe actually threatened the Republican nominee for Mayor, namely Randy Hubbard. Reality sort of dictates you would never "threaten" a police officer, much less show up at his house and threaten he and his wife. To me, I'm not sure if it would be called audacity, or delusional, or downright stupidity, or perhaps a person who thinks they are the save all, end all, to New Albany's problems. Can you imagine going to a police officer's house and threatening he and his wife? Is the word I am looking for "narcissism"? There is no way I can even imagine doing such a thing, but evidently someone thinks they are the save all, end all, for New Albany. I am not sorry you lost in your bid for Council at Large. It truly should speak volumes to you and whatever you think you are; and that's the only nice way I know how to word it. As I'm not for sure how far it got you, I know it did you a great deal of harm.
Next...Brenda, Brenda, Brenda. No, I will not and could never support you for office, of any kind. As I did not mention your "antics" while Larry was running, because they were your actions, not his (I'm not even sure he knows about 'em), now would be the time for me to tell you why I will not support you and I will now expose your attitude towards even the basic of "voting" principles which absolutely rubs me the wrong way.
Mayor Garner's mother and father-in-law witnessed what happened to you and I the last time Larry ran for Mayor. You showed up at our Precinct with a Vote for Scharlow shirt on. As a poll watcher for the 3rd Precinct, and being the Precinct Committeeperson, I challenged you on election day because you tried to enter the polls with the "Vote For Scharlow" shirt on. As I told you, you, legally, could not wear that shirt in to vote. Most people turn their shirt inside out, put a jacket on, etc... Not you. You actually got in my face and told me people were looking at "your smile" and "not your shirt". That would have been when I personally went nose to nose with you and told you "I wasn't looking at your smile, I was looking at your shirt". Unfortunately for me, the Republicans were in charge of the poll at that time, and I was actually overruled. As far as I am concerned, you have no respect for voting laws and you are in favor of "electioneering". Too bad, sooooo sad....
Also, do you remember the time you visited my house and told me you were having a going away party for Brett Scharlow because he was going away to college and you wanted it to be a surprise party? As you told me, you knew I had all of the contacts of all of the people up and down E Main and would I share them with you so you could invite them to the party?
Well, we all showed up to this "quote unquote" surprise going away party for your son (after I bought him a gift, which I still don't know what happened to); we ALL were shown in the front door, up the stairs and down the back and then told it was $490,000.00 to buy your house. The audacity you showed in your lying to me was unbelievable. To this day, I still feel like I owe my neighbors an apology for misleading them, based upon your lies.
So, make no mistakes about it...I will vigorously oppose you trying to unseat Steve Price. See, I know after you were defeated by Overton, you demanded from the County Clerk you then wanted to run as an Independent. When you were told you couldn't, legally by law, you insisted the County Clerk was lying to you...except they weren't. Sort of shows your intelligence level, ya know?
Seeing as how one of our "blog members" now sits on DNA, I would ask how you are allowed to put seats, etc., out on that sidewalk with your new "rental" restaurant, while Little Chef has been restricted in that manner. Shouldn't everyone play by the same rules, DNA? What's up with that?
Without our AV being certified yet by the State; not knowing how much we had to cut out of the budget the City is operating under; starting the year out $600,000.00 in the hole and ending the year with 1.2 million in the hole; man, this really ought to be one interesting budget process. We still don't know how much we need to cut out of this current year, much less trying to go into another year...how in the hey can you possibly do it? No rationale, no sense and no LOGIC.
What with the new "Consent Decree" in for the sewers; EMC trying to ante up for another 4 years even though both Mayoral candidates want 'em gone; the problems with the grievances filed by City Employees through the Board of Works; mon, where do you even start?
Just my feelings and just my opinions. And, by the way, I never stated Jimmy Hollis was arrested for solicitation -- I simply stated who the Democrat candidate was that was over there the day "Candy" got out of jail. Do you know he even brought Candy and an ex-murderer to Evan Bayh's rally down at the White House Center? Truly, I felt like telling the Secret Service -- "you got a problem here" -- but I didn't. Every dog has his day...and yes, maybe he did serve us well for 20 years on the County Council, but I wasn't here then. As a witness, I only know what you've been up to lately. As Maury Goldberg said -- "why doesn't he just marry an ugly woman"? Well, Maury, she can't only be ugly but make sure she hasn't bathed in a while. The stench will keep you at least 10 feet from this individual; the smell of non-bathing is that bad.
Yes, I could go on and on. As I've been extremely traumatized by my "brother's" death; my cousin also died the same day at the age of 82 up in Ashland. Have you ever felt like someone gave you a bad penny and you needed to rid yourself of it...that'd be me.
Simply thoughts, opinions, facts, and my feelings on various subjects. Truly, there must be more to come, hey?
Peace, NA.
Let's see...where do I even start? With my 49 year old brother dying on the same day as my 82 year old cousin, I've sort of gotten myself behind the "8" ball, so to speak.
Personally, to start off with, I am absolutely amazed that a Republican candidate wannabe actually threatened the Republican nominee for Mayor, namely Randy Hubbard. Reality sort of dictates you would never "threaten" a police officer, much less show up at his house and threaten he and his wife. To me, I'm not sure if it would be called audacity, or delusional, or downright stupidity, or perhaps a person who thinks they are the save all, end all, to New Albany's problems. Can you imagine going to a police officer's house and threatening he and his wife? Is the word I am looking for "narcissism"? There is no way I can even imagine doing such a thing, but evidently someone thinks they are the save all, end all, for New Albany. I am not sorry you lost in your bid for Council at Large. It truly should speak volumes to you and whatever you think you are; and that's the only nice way I know how to word it. As I'm not for sure how far it got you, I know it did you a great deal of harm.
Next...Brenda, Brenda, Brenda. No, I will not and could never support you for office, of any kind. As I did not mention your "antics" while Larry was running, because they were your actions, not his (I'm not even sure he knows about 'em), now would be the time for me to tell you why I will not support you and I will now expose your attitude towards even the basic of "voting" principles which absolutely rubs me the wrong way.
Mayor Garner's mother and father-in-law witnessed what happened to you and I the last time Larry ran for Mayor. You showed up at our Precinct with a Vote for Scharlow shirt on. As a poll watcher for the 3rd Precinct, and being the Precinct Committeeperson, I challenged you on election day because you tried to enter the polls with the "Vote For Scharlow" shirt on. As I told you, you, legally, could not wear that shirt in to vote. Most people turn their shirt inside out, put a jacket on, etc... Not you. You actually got in my face and told me people were looking at "your smile" and "not your shirt". That would have been when I personally went nose to nose with you and told you "I wasn't looking at your smile, I was looking at your shirt". Unfortunately for me, the Republicans were in charge of the poll at that time, and I was actually overruled. As far as I am concerned, you have no respect for voting laws and you are in favor of "electioneering". Too bad, sooooo sad....
Also, do you remember the time you visited my house and told me you were having a going away party for Brett Scharlow because he was going away to college and you wanted it to be a surprise party? As you told me, you knew I had all of the contacts of all of the people up and down E Main and would I share them with you so you could invite them to the party?
Well, we all showed up to this "quote unquote" surprise going away party for your son (after I bought him a gift, which I still don't know what happened to); we ALL were shown in the front door, up the stairs and down the back and then told it was $490,000.00 to buy your house. The audacity you showed in your lying to me was unbelievable. To this day, I still feel like I owe my neighbors an apology for misleading them, based upon your lies.
So, make no mistakes about it...I will vigorously oppose you trying to unseat Steve Price. See, I know after you were defeated by Overton, you demanded from the County Clerk you then wanted to run as an Independent. When you were told you couldn't, legally by law, you insisted the County Clerk was lying to you...except they weren't. Sort of shows your intelligence level, ya know?
Seeing as how one of our "blog members" now sits on DNA, I would ask how you are allowed to put seats, etc., out on that sidewalk with your new "rental" restaurant, while Little Chef has been restricted in that manner. Shouldn't everyone play by the same rules, DNA? What's up with that?
Without our AV being certified yet by the State; not knowing how much we had to cut out of the budget the City is operating under; starting the year out $600,000.00 in the hole and ending the year with 1.2 million in the hole; man, this really ought to be one interesting budget process. We still don't know how much we need to cut out of this current year, much less trying to go into another year...how in the hey can you possibly do it? No rationale, no sense and no LOGIC.
What with the new "Consent Decree" in for the sewers; EMC trying to ante up for another 4 years even though both Mayoral candidates want 'em gone; the problems with the grievances filed by City Employees through the Board of Works; mon, where do you even start?
Just my feelings and just my opinions. And, by the way, I never stated Jimmy Hollis was arrested for solicitation -- I simply stated who the Democrat candidate was that was over there the day "Candy" got out of jail. Do you know he even brought Candy and an ex-murderer to Evan Bayh's rally down at the White House Center? Truly, I felt like telling the Secret Service -- "you got a problem here" -- but I didn't. Every dog has his day...and yes, maybe he did serve us well for 20 years on the County Council, but I wasn't here then. As a witness, I only know what you've been up to lately. As Maury Goldberg said -- "why doesn't he just marry an ugly woman"? Well, Maury, she can't only be ugly but make sure she hasn't bathed in a while. The stench will keep you at least 10 feet from this individual; the smell of non-bathing is that bad.
Yes, I could go on and on. As I've been extremely traumatized by my "brother's" death; my cousin also died the same day at the age of 82 up in Ashland. Have you ever felt like someone gave you a bad penny and you needed to rid yourself of it...that'd be me.
Simply thoughts, opinions, facts, and my feelings on various subjects. Truly, there must be more to come, hey?
Peace, NA.
Friday, June 01, 2007
"One" of my adopted brothers, Greg Seger
Having been taken from my "mother" when I was a young'un, throughout my lifetime it seems I have had "adopted" mothers; more dear to me than words can express.
One of my adopted mothers was Thomasina McLemore. "Mom", as we called her had a whole lot of nothing, except all of her adopted children. She had 3 of her own, but then she added me, Missy, Renee, Greg, Earl, and Debbie. She who had the least, working two jobs with no benefits or insurance, did the MOST.
Mom made me promise before she passed I would look after Janet and Mom, I'm still doing that thing (even though she's been married and has an 11 year old).
But, Mom, one of us is in trouble. It's Greg. He was diagnosed with a melanoma on his back last year; they took his lymph nodes out under his armpits and now it has spread throughout his body into his brain.
He's only has about 1 month to live and they've now put him under Hospice care. He's dealing well with it Mom but I'm not. Maybe it's because I am older than the rest of them. He's going to be 50 years old June 11...going to see him now. Give me the strength.
He doesn't like their food I heard last night, so I surprised him and called him up and told him I was sliding in to see him this afternoon and asked what I could bring. He asked me to bring him a couple of cheeseburgers, two fries and a frosty from Wendys. He's eating well and has an appetite.
On my way, Greg...on my way. Your spirit will be what I try and keep in mind today, not what is going on within your body. It's the only way I'm going to make it cos I just luv you so durn much, adopted brother you. Thirty years...what a friend.
One of my adopted mothers was Thomasina McLemore. "Mom", as we called her had a whole lot of nothing, except all of her adopted children. She had 3 of her own, but then she added me, Missy, Renee, Greg, Earl, and Debbie. She who had the least, working two jobs with no benefits or insurance, did the MOST.
Mom made me promise before she passed I would look after Janet and Mom, I'm still doing that thing (even though she's been married and has an 11 year old).
But, Mom, one of us is in trouble. It's Greg. He was diagnosed with a melanoma on his back last year; they took his lymph nodes out under his armpits and now it has spread throughout his body into his brain.
He's only has about 1 month to live and they've now put him under Hospice care. He's dealing well with it Mom but I'm not. Maybe it's because I am older than the rest of them. He's going to be 50 years old June 11...going to see him now. Give me the strength.
He doesn't like their food I heard last night, so I surprised him and called him up and told him I was sliding in to see him this afternoon and asked what I could bring. He asked me to bring him a couple of cheeseburgers, two fries and a frosty from Wendys. He's eating well and has an appetite.
On my way, Greg...on my way. Your spirit will be what I try and keep in mind today, not what is going on within your body. It's the only way I'm going to make it cos I just luv you so durn much, adopted brother you. Thirty years...what a friend.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)