State Of The City Address-Upbeat/Realistic

VEt--if you read the latest city manager's report, the plan seems to be slowly eliminating the large % of Section 8 vouchers in the city. I believe the article hopes for an annual 10% reduction until we reach an 800 voucher cap. When families are removed from Section 8 after a period of time, allegedly those vouchers would not be replaced.

I have other questions:

TIME FOR A MEETING While I was on the phone with Mr. Adkins yesterday he informed me that the City is  getting ready to start work on the "NEXT 5 YEAR PLAN"   We really need to get our ducks in a row so we can influnce this next 5 Year Plan. When and where can we all meet?

Speech excerpts sound like a rerun of the last 5 I have read about nothing earth shattering or new, except Middletown is not dying.  The poverty level is a figment of our imagination, the section 8 issue is a fairy tale, lack of College education among residents is a pipe dream, but we have the Broad St. Bash and Got Art.

Smartman- Hurts me to see some of the things going on in this town. Has for over 30 years. Some of the "bad stuff" has been done by a few "newcomers" who moved here in the 80's/90's. Some damage has been done by the "old timers" that should have known better. IF Mulligan is the sounding board for Mort's agenda, the only way to fix it is to replace all of the sponsored people like Mulligan when votin' time comes around. IF your statement is correct, that people in city positions are controlled by people like Mort, with no "soldier candidates" in place, Mort will lose her strings to control her puppets. IF she is the type of controlling person you suggest, it kind of overshadows all the good Pride group stuff/Good News magazine efforts she is attempting to do doesn't it? Bottom line- us "common folk" have to find a way to break this little kingdom up with our votes or continue on our present course of living with the disasters of their agenda. How mad are we about the direction of the city? Mad enough to do something about it by changing the players/agenda? Seems like a simple recipe- vote all incumbants out, vote new idea people in- repeat as necessary to achieve the correct priorities/competent decision making abilities. As to the subject of incumbant candidates in this town, a recycling program is not a good thing. Same old tired blood, same failed results.

Vet  I agree with you.  The statement our mayor made what is wrong/what is right?  If he dosent know what is wrong he needs to step down, and let someone in there that does know what  is wrong.  We as citizens are tired of being held hostage.

Anyone know who the moving Middletown forward committee is?  I am printing a paper they put out just as i received it. They are already working to manipulate this years election. After you read this please post your opinion on this blog and get anyone else you can to do the same.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Moving Middletown Forward Committee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Suggestions for activities                                                                                                                    *  Recruit and train candidates for ward election in 2009                                                        * Establish committees for various activities: fundraising, issues, campaign strategy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Candidate assistance                                                                                                                          *Workshop for selected candidates: public relations, speech coaching,                                     establish issues, raise funds($3,000-$5,000 needed for competitive                                        campaigns for each and establish budgets)                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Recruiting suggestions                                                                                                                   *Search for candidates who have been active in their wards and have                                      some name recognition                                                                                                         *set target fundraising for each candidate (1/2 support candidate, 1/2                                    from committee through fundraisers)                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Campaign suggestions                                                                                                                   *Announce committee formation and its objectives, not giving away its                                   main goal of recruiting and quietly helping groom selected candidates                                   and making sure they get on the ballot before announcing campaign                                     support for the four candidates. Keep issues to a minimum and goals                                     for candidates. When recruiting, make sure candidates are on board                                     concerning objectives and issues.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Other goals                                                                                                                                   *Consider ballot issue which would change the makeup of City Council.                                    for example: Four wards and mayor, eliminating at large seats.Wards only would make a more manageable and responsive council.                                                                                * consider future ballot issue which would make Butler County                                                 Commission more responsive by adding two members and                                                      dividing commission in what would essentially be wards. 

I have never met Mrs. Mort but I'm sure she is a wonderful woman....however....since she is being paid for her services at CVB... isn't that her JOB to be the cheerleader for the City?

 "Ken Cohen, of Cohen Brothers Inc. and president of Middletown Moving Forward"

Have known Ken Cohen(and Barry Cohen) from playing Knothole baseball with them at Smith Park in the late 50's. Seemed ok then. Lives in Maineville- has his business in Middletown and other locations. I guess Middletown's not good enough to call home anymore for ole' Kenny. With his involvement with this group, I guess we're on different teams now.

Mr Nagy  I agree with you 100- percent. I believe if I can get to feeling better from this cancer, I will be making a trip to Columbus Ohio to the Attorney Generals Office. I will have this info in hand and turn it over to them. What they are doing is wrong and they need to pay for it. If this is the way they do business they need to go from manager on down the line. I hope my doctor will let me make the trip.