"RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS " carpenters

Talkin' to myself and feeling old
Sometimes I'd like to quit
Nothin' to do but frown

You know I've been attending council meetings for over ten years, you think by this time along with knowing the players and a general  lay of the land. No new surprises. Sometimes something just comes up and bite's you in the .... Last night was one of those nights.

As mentioned the only thing on the agenda as far as legislation was the transfer of that 2.1 million dollars about Amending Appropriations.

Finance Director Andy Unitec went up to the podium and mentioned two numbers $160,000 for the parking garage and $225,000 for our new Service Garage. For a total of $385,000. Now get this, to come out of "Painesville's Rainy Day Fund?" Over ten years and I had never heard anyone, anytime mention a Rainy Day Fund. Then the best part, a promise that this fund would be replenished by the end of the year?

Then I asked when given the chance . I see $385,000 but your transfer mentioned 1.2 million? Mr. Unetic answered $625,000 for demolishing the parking garage and $900,000 for the new service garage. So it was never explained but does that mean the demolition of the garage cost will be $785.000 ? Along with the Service Garage costing  $1,125,000 ? Doesn't really matter council passed it no questions asked.If he mentioned where this money came from I didn't hear him. (you know you can't interrupt.) I think the City's estimate for the demolition of the garage is way to low, but great if they can get that building removed and a new ground parking lot built for that amount.

It was also reported that the final estimated cost of the new waterline and crib out into Lake Erie will cost $13,075,000 and change. Slightly more then the estimated ten million.

During the visitor time, I questioned the administration's policy with concerns to resident's calling in violations in their neighborhood. If after making a complaint would they be subject to an inspection? I was told by the City Manager no such policy exists .... But they wouldn't be doing their jobs if they didn't inspect the neighborhood if they were in the area? What made me curious of this was recently two people notified me from different parts of the city and claimed that they were told by an inspector "That's the way we play the game" or "That's how the game is played" Seems odd two people that don't know each other would both hear almost the same thing? Anonymous calls are also handled the same way.

Congratulation's again to Tara Grimm for receiving CMC award. I had no idea at the last meeting how important this Certification was.

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Also for a minute here let me mention on the This is Painesville Facebook site. A story appears that Painesville is the sixth worse city in the Cleveland area. Of course many resident's chimed in for and against the ranking. Let me add here those rankings mean little, wasted energy. It's what everyday people in Painesville do to make this a better place to live. Many do. In other words Talk is Cheap. We, including myself spend to much time talking about our great past, and little or none on this town's future.


This is getting harder to watch daily, First Carly Fiorina somehow falls off the stage and Ted never lends a hand. Next Ted debates a bunch of Trump supporter's (you know this won't end well) and asks "one question every American should ask" and a voice in the crowd answers, Are you a Canadian?" Today Donald Trump goes on FOXNEWS and report's on a story from of all places the National Enquirer that Ted Cruz's father was friends with Lee Harvey Oswald? Also a photograph appeared of Mike Tyson shaking hands with Drumpf ,anyone else notice how much bigger Tyson's Hands are!