tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10887668.post1049679264836725646..comments2024-01-15T05:16:04.605-06:00Comments on JackeHammer: Citizens have a responsibilityJackie Meltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554151805461400754noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10887668.post-71138430995582277522008-01-30T08:49:00.000-06:002008-01-30T08:49:00.000-06:00go back and re-read Life of Jason's account of the...go back and re-read Life of Jason's account of the October City Council meeting.<BR/><BR/>Then read the story about the school board wanting to limit public comments in today's paperBusplungehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330613997333646488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10887668.post-11476122513822045022008-01-30T08:00:00.000-06:002008-01-30T08:00:00.000-06:00The recent changes in the EXPO Center hotel by JQH...The recent changes in the EXPO Center hotel by JQH is somewhat amazing. Who the heck writes these legal contracts that can be simply changed to whatever?? <BR/><BR/>Seems like each City Council member should be given about five "do-overs" per year. <BR/><BR/>When they see something corrupt or stupid they can simply declare a "do over", send it back, and have the whole process start again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10887668.post-58885985148747033782008-01-29T21:13:00.000-06:002008-01-29T21:13:00.000-06:00This guy said what I wanted to say, only he said i...This guy said what I wanted to say, only he said it better: from the SN-L comments:You would have to listen... problem is that many public entities have tunnel vision and regard public input as irrelevant and/or uneducated. Much of the business that goes on behind closed doors is never open to the general public. Only when threatened by legal action will some of them pay attention. <BR/><BR/>It's been my experience that town hall meetings are just an attempt to save face.<BR/><BR/>Posted by: Buzz Lightyear on Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:31 amBusplungehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330613997333646488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10887668.post-2456512042094176992008-01-29T18:22:00.000-06:002008-01-29T18:22:00.000-06:00Does it make a difference? The staff is going to ...Does it make a difference? The staff is going to do do what they gotta do, regardless of the citizens. Just look at those who were concerned about the bread trucks coming and going all night. The company got their variance. You can't fight city hall? Look at the skatepark fiasco. I went to dang near every school board meeting for almost ten years. In my experience, boards (councils, whatever you call them) listen to staff (I know, no article) because, as Ralph says, they are the experts.<BR/>Ah, I rambled enough, already I am called an 'akinner', the old Ozark hillbilly, I seen a lot of changes in my 50 years of living here and I been agin dang near everyone of them. Meh.Busplungehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330613997333646488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10887668.post-71614507719004016412008-01-29T17:24:00.000-06:002008-01-29T17:24:00.000-06:00Great column, Jackie. There's no shortage of peop...Great column, Jackie. There's no shortage of people who complain about things but only a handful that make the extra effort to try and do something about it.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, most of those people seem to have an axe to grind for one thing or another and therefore get dismissed by many people. :(<BR/><BR/>Look at the turnout for elections in this community. We can't even get a majority of those registered to vote to the polls.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511449647063775820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10887668.post-47794667763658916642008-01-29T16:46:00.000-06:002008-01-29T16:46:00.000-06:00I think you will find nearly all of the City staff...I think you will find nearly all of the City staff is local and have been promoted two or three times without any real competition. Sort of like walking to first, walking to second, walking to third, and then thinking you have hit a triple. <BR/><BR/>Anyone from "out of town" is taking a position from their friends, relatives, the relatives of their friends, or simply the next person in the room.<BR/><BR/>This period is ending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10887668.post-80435513674121976812008-01-29T13:19:00.000-06:002008-01-29T13:19:00.000-06:00KUDOS !!!!!!!Until more people get off their lazy ...KUDOS !!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Until more people get off their lazy @$$#$ and take a stand NO matter who is serving on council won't make a difference. It is quite pitiful that a city that has a population of 152K can only garner an average of 20 people at cc meetings.<BR/>I guess everything is fine as long as I have my big screen and money in my pocket.tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156943875749350309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10887668.post-31393938847851516802008-01-29T13:06:00.000-06:002008-01-29T13:06:00.000-06:00I would still think that nothing will change until...I would still think that nothing will change untill we have an new and say "more honest" City Manager. Mr. C's present/ main concern is that the glamorous staff status of the Ice Park never changes.<BR/><BR/>As long as the new City Manager is from out of town, and not another damn internal promotion, there will be some hope for improvements. <BR/><BR/>The new City manager should come off a list of the "top twenty best run Cities" wherever that list is located. <BR/><BR/>Monday night, as many times before, the present City Staff is placing items on the Council plate 576 million dollars at a time and expecting the Council to sadly eat what is served.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com