" MONEY FOR NOTHING" dire straits

Looking at the headlines in today's News-Herald it seems Mentor has increased what they will help a resident with flooding problems to $2500.00 again it must be nice to have money to spend on residents problems? In the case of Painesville Council-President Hada tells residents to "talk' with assistant city manager Doug Lewis. Now Mr. Lewis is a nice guy and a pretty good public servant but unless he can write you a check for $2,500 you might as well talk to yourself.

Our Council-President had a press clipping where I mentioned that someone in the Painesville family was sitting on 26 million dollars, he also mentioned that some people have suggested that that money could be used to fix city infrastructure. Not me but people. Well what I wished he had said was Angelo I have been sitting on this council for 32 years and I have met with state officials AMP officials anybody that would listen to move some of that money into the general fund. We have gone through deregulation of the electric industry that has changed the way power companies do business but myself and other officials of municipal power owners have done nothing.

Lets be honest if whatever amount we have sitting in an unencumbered fund it came from selling electricity. Also it should be called what it really is "Profit". NOW I can't fix a road, pay to pay for transporting a person to the hospital or even buying the vehicle to transport them... But I can write a check for 2.1 million dollars to a company AMP-OHIO  that told me AMPGS was a great deal that you 'Proudly' voted for and you owe us 2.1 million dollars for this mistake? It doesn't make any sense.

In the next few days I will be sending a letter to the administration asking for all money spent by Painesville to fund getting power from Prairie State I want all the FACTS the city has I want to know month by month what we paid for power. I want to know to who and how much we owe in 'Levelization costs' Remember we were promised $48.00 MW is that a fact? Our council-president wants the facts with any luck I will present them at the next council meeting. That way other members of council as well as Mr. Hada see how bad this deal has been for Painesville.

Look presently our council acts as if they were on the Titanic waiting in the dining room for a Prime Rib dinner as the ship broke in half just  before sinking. I for one would expect more from these people that want more of your income to fix the city than just whistling by the graveyard. You should all be concerned if you are for the levies or against them.

There is a road that runs in front of our Muncipal Museum Power Plant. It was just repaved in cement. I believe to prevent flooding in a building. After 32 years on council let's name that street Hada Way. You want to know why? It ends in a Dead End. Am I being tough on Mr. Hada? Yes for good reason I have watched year after year a city in decline. Please don't tell me how lucky we have been to have Joe & Rita at the helm of this city.