New 2009 Street Budget

On Tuesday, Council will discuss a new street budget for 2009. The budget, according to the Journal, will allow them to apply a whopping $207,493 to maintain our roads. This includes money for asphalt paving, pothole repair, painting stripes, and $7,493 for that ever present and mysterious "miscellaneous" category, which is never broken down for us as to content. Well, with the city boys talking about several million per lane mile in Becker's Street Gang Committee meetings, we can all see how far $207,493 will go. Congratulations Council, you have not failed to disappoint us once again. It also looks like we're going to get those pesky trash containers shoved down our throats at an additional cost of $1.25 per month. Wonder who Rumpke is paying on Council, under the table, to accept this additional money maker for them? Be interesting to find out. With the trashy condition of the town in many areas, making all the trash containers look alike when set out isn't going to make the town any more pleasing is it? Why is Council forcing this on us and not allowing us to have input? And, of course, we have the hiring of Denise Hamet to the tune of $63,287. She will be the new Econ. Devel. Program "MANAGER", who will be making the coffee, answering phones and tidying up the office for the new Econ. Dev. DIRECTOR who has yet to be hired. Gilleland and crew are doing another fine job of loading up on top heavy non-producing, high salary coffee drinkin' positions while telling us they are working on "streamlining" city hall. Typical City/ Council ignorance/lies.Remember- throw 'em out in 2009.Then, let's start chopping Directors and Managers/ Assist managers of city departments and start consolidating job responsibilities.