Tuesday, July 19, 2016

"ASK ME NO QUESTIONS I'LL TELL YOU NO LIES" lynyrd skynyrd




So, don't ask me about my business
And I won't tell you goodbye


That's Right!

Well as I have mentioned in past posts Monday night was do or die time for the extra $6,000 for the DPO. I noticed a couple of people in the audience who were associated with the organization.
I got up and told council they knew my position, let's hear from them? Sorry not impressed , talk of  and I was interested in what the two members of the DPO board had to say? Talk about Chocolate Friday what next Grilled Cheese Tuesday?
One person mentioned getting a certain buzz? Well starting in January that buzz will cost us an extra $6,000?
To Katie Jenkins credit she asked and got an amendment to not make the $6,000 retroactive but to start in January 2017. So in roundabout way the city saved that money this year. 

In refection the $6,000 isn't the issue it's how our council  hands out money? Not one council member asked these board members what they need the $6,000 for. For that matter what are you doing with the $20,000 we already are giving you? One board member offered the flowers placed around the downtown area. No transparency no how about your organization joining Checkbook Ohio nothing. I'm willing to bet if I asked anyone on that council for $60.00 the first question would be what do you need it for. But it's not council's  member's money it's yours and they have little concern about your needs but the DPO that's another story. This should be remembered at election time! Shameful is the only word I can add to last nights gifting! Oh, and after the money was promised the board member's skedaddled, in true DPO style. Maybe the time has come that resident's see how council is so giving with city funds, maybe the next time a levy comes up maybe we will remember? DPO is a total waste of needed funds.

Electricity came up again and being a Municipal Power Plant certain consumer right are not the same as say to a First Energy customer. For instance the city has no policy where a customer can sell excess power from their  solar panels to the city.. Presently it's not allowed. This person also mentioned Avery-Dennison is looking into solar power for their Painesville facility.
Another resident explained that although Painesville is not regulated by the PUCO there are still laws regulating utility shutoff's that Painesville seems to ignore. He wanted to play a tape with a city finance employees, (Gurley said he couldn't play the tape)where the employee who supposable knew the conversation was taped telling the resident "We are not regulated by the PUCO we do what we want here."
Tony Torre's not happy with cemetery policy. Also Steele Mansion is booked solid for the Republican Convention this week.
I asked who was overseeing the parking garage demolition. I was told Doug Lewis goes there once in the morning and again at quitting time.

And it goes on, Mrs. DiNallo was excused but in here absence we still talked about sidewalks for over ten minutes. Talk of hiring part-timers to go through our neighborhood marking sidewalks?
Don't we already have employee's walking in our neighborhood reading meters? Walking down the sidewalks while meter reading mark addresses where a sidewalk problem exists.

Ordinances about Design Review Repealing, and Enacting were left on first reading. Maybe by September they can explain what this was all about?

69 High St. was tabled?

Now for some good news!

The first tenant  for High Point Centre was announced  World Wines and Brews a retail store with a present location in Mentor.

 Better News!


It's still in it's early stage with no official announcement yet , but a company named Mar-bal Pultrusion Inc. is in the process of moving into the old CORE facility in the future. A job fair has already happened and this has a possibility of bringing 250 jobs to Painesville. To Doug Lewis and Cathy Bieterman this is what we all are looking for in Economic Development!


So how's that convention going?
Don't see much party unity? The only thing it seems they hate more than Trump is Clinton?
oh, and wait till Philadelphia talk about herding cats!

In other news Monday it was Happy Days we heard from Chachi and Antonio Sabato Jr.?

Don't worry Republicans by the end of the week Michelle Obama will be accused of plagiarizing
Melania Trump's speech in 2008.?

Since someone called me Carnac the Magnificent.. Here's one for you Mike Pence will not be running for Vice-President on election day. He has way to much class to be associated with this.

15 Comments:

At July 19, 2016 at 10:38 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Maybe they were in a hurry to get a seat at your vine or mine to celebrate with their flunky council people the added money? No can't be that your vine or mine is CLOSED!
This council is a disgrace and they don't even attempt to hide it.

 
At July 19, 2016 at 11:26 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Speaking of the convention where is the Ohio delegation? No governor no delegates?

 
At July 19, 2016 at 1:42 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

The city needs to set an example,and fix their own sidewalks! Especially those around the square, and in front of, and near New Market! "Do as I say, not as I do."! Right?

 
At July 20, 2016 at 10:14 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Right. You're such a Carnac...You said repeatedly there was no way that the Republicans would let Trump get the nomination, and now you're saying dumb things about the VP. Better dust off that attitude and crystal ball of yours.

 
At July 20, 2016 at 12:21 PM , Anonymous TERM>> said...

10:14 I really don't see much unity there except for "lock her up Hillary" which might backfire. As for Trump he's all yours. Mike Pence is starting to have nightmares!
My feeling are how long will Pence serve as the monkey for the organ grinder?
In the last two days I heard people scaring people? but no solution? I have seen nothing to bring back prosperity to Americans, except a rollback on regulations and a tax cut for the wealthy? If you decide to go to war, please pay for it this time?
1:42 Those sidewalks in front of your home you don't own but you are responsible for them? Doesn't that make the county as well as businesses downtown in the same category?
11:26 Well there in the back in the nose bleed seats... because they didn't vote for Trump and our governor wouldn't be part of this extravaganza!

 
At July 20, 2016 at 1:06 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

How freely our council spends our funds? For as long as I have lived in this town I have watched as certain people go out of there way for a person or an organization. Jim Fodor now comes to mind. He somehow has become the lets get more money for DPO not whats in the best interests of our residents. I can assure you the phones were burning up to other council people to gain support for this money. To their credit they became sheep. Thanks for putting up the good fight but as you witnessed the fix was in!

 
At July 21, 2016 at 8:33 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yes, I believe the man who says he was told on tape that the Painesville Utility Dept. can shut-off anyone and do what they want here to the citizens with no concern, as that is just what they do. If they don't like you...if you speak out against the city now, or ever have...if someone has a bug up their butt the day you call... The women working in that Utility Dept. need to be cleaned out, and forget the city manager doing anything to get them under control, as it is my opinion and experience that he thinks it's just fine, and maybe even a little funny. I would suggest that nobody talk to the Utility Dept. women in person or on the phone without taping the conversation, although as was seen at the council meeting, that probably won't help you, either.

 
At July 21, 2016 at 9:50 AM , Anonymous TERM>> said...

8:33 Maybe a citizen advisory committee? Nah never happen.

DPO have a Zombie Night where people dress up like zombies and parade through downtown looking for something to purchase?

 
At July 21, 2016 at 11:40 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Im In - Citizens Advisory Committee! How does one get it started?

 
At July 21, 2016 at 11:58 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Zombie Night won't work? Zombie's eat brains truthfully there are no brains downtown!

 
At July 22, 2016 at 4:41 AM , Anonymous Adam said...

Wonder how John Gaghan is gonna feel about WWB building right down the street?

 
At July 22, 2016 at 10:00 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

When is councils next meeting? Anyone/Someone?

 
At July 22, 2016 at 10:14 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wait. I thought TERM is on a citizen advisory committee. Last time I remember, they met at the Steele mansion....?

 
At July 22, 2016 at 11:42 AM , Anonymous TERM>> said...

10;14 disbanded due to lack of people.
10:00 August 15, 2016
4:41 Not much to different clientele.
Plus I don't see Liquor Agency having two state agencies that close together?

 
At July 22, 2016 at 12:33 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Another thing that seems to happen with our electric/water/sewer bills is that they occasionally overcharge, and then when you complain, forget it. You can have re-reads, you can be talked in circles for hours, and it just doesn't matter as nothing will be changed. Do they just randomly overcharge so many residents per month to help cover their mistakes, or what? I have experienced this, and I have heard other people mention this. Right now I'm being overcharged for water/sewer, for example, as there is no way that I am using what they say I am using, and this is not the first time this has happened to me. Has anyone here ever experienced this?

 

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