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From this week’s City Manager’s newsletter:

Bike Path Update

Good news! The Ohio Historic
Preservation Office has approved the Cultural Resources report and ODOT has
issued the Right-of-Way permit to begin work on the next phase of the bike
path.  Staff is in contact with the contractor to schedule the
construction work yet this summer.

Staff is also soliciting quotes to
make repairs to the damaged portions of the bike path associated with the sewer
repairs completed last month.

Doesn't it seem odd
how all of the “Historic” fans are behind all sorts of expensive projects, yet
we never hear them say a word in support of saving the truly historic vault at
the
HISTORIC Middletown Pioneer Cemetery???

Also, while
we hear about the fiscal problems that our city is facing…the probable layoffs,
cutbacks, lack of funds for infrastructure maintenance, and the like, is there
any doubt that they will find the tens of thousands (or possibly even hundreds
of thousands) of dollars needed for the repairs to the bike path???

Does it seem
to anyone else that current city management cannot understand the difference
between “WANT”
and “NEED”???

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Mike_Presta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: Apr 20 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3483	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike_Presta Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Latest Manager's newsletter Posted: Aug 03 2011 at 10:11pm
	From this week’s City Manager’s newsletter: Bike Path Update Good news! The Ohio Historic Preservation Office has approved the Cultural Resources report and ODOT has issued the Right-of-Way permit to begin work on the next phase of the bike path. Staff is in contact with the contractor to schedule the construction work yet this summer. Staff is also soliciting quotes to make repairs to the damaged portions of the bike path associated with the sewer repairs completed last month. Doesn't it seem odd how all of the “Historic” fans are behind all sorts of expensive projects, yet we never hear them say a word in support of saving the *truly historic vault* at the HISTORIC Middletown Pioneer Cemetery??? Also, while we hear about the fiscal problems that our city is facing…the probable layoffs, cutbacks, lack of funds for infrastructure maintenance, and the like, is there any doubt that they will find the tens of thousands (or possibly even hundreds of thousands) of dollars needed for the repairs to the bike path??? Does it seem to anyone else that current city management cannot understand the difference between “WANT” and “NEED”???
	“Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012

John Beagle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MUSA Official Joined: Apr 23 2007 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1855	Post Options Post Reply Quote John Beagle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug 04 2011 at 10:13am
	While I support the bike path, you do raise a pretty good question and an interesting observation.
	John Beagle Middletown USA News of, for and by the people of Middletown, Ohio.

VietVet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: May 15 2008 Status: Offline Points: 7008	Post Options Post Reply Quote VietVet Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Aug 04 2011 at 11:15am
	Just curious......has anyone seen any numbers as to the percent of the area population that uses this bike path? Has any data been connected with usage level versus cost of maintaining the path? Just wondering if this project is really justified in relation to money spent. I would speculate that ~ 10-15% of the area population uses this. Same with some of the parks in this city with Smith, Douglas and perhaps Sunset being the exceptions. Are some of our parks worth constant attention and money expediture versus the actual usage? If not, why are we spending money on them and not diverting to a cause that would affect more people?