Agenda 2008- Journal Article-Dec 28

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   We are ideally positioned...
Bread and circuses...
A fresh coat of paint...
Don't be so negative...
Don't dwell on the bad things...
Just give us a little time and things will get better...

THOSE are all of the same things that they were saying THIRTY YEARS AGO, when I left, and TEN YEARS AGO when I moved back, and last summer, and last week, and TODAY!!!

WHAT "good ideas"???  It's the same old program that we've been hearing about for years, that "just needs a little time"!

"Parachutes do NOT work when you're trying to jump UP!!!"

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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 Posted: Jan 16 2009 at 4:22pm
	We are ideally positioned... Bread and circuses... A fresh coat of paint... Don't be so negative... Don't dwell on the bad things... Just give us a little time and things will get better... THOSE are all of the same things that they were saying THIRTY YEARS AGO, when I left, and TEN YEARS AGO when I moved back, and last summer, and last week, and TODAY!!! WHAT "good ideas"??? It's the same old program that we've been hearing about for years, that "just needs a little time"! "Parachutes do NOT work when you're trying to jump UP!!!"

Middletown News Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Apr 29 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1100	Post Options Post Reply Quote Middletown News Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jan 16 2009 at 4:44pm
	The best things in life are right here. Don't be so naive to say anyplace is any better than right here in Middletown. I'd rather have the company I work for in Middletown than any suburb in Detroit. (The whole state of Michigan for that matter, lol) But seriously, everyone is struggling. The big cities are going bankrupt as is California. We are no different. Lets be constructive in our criticisms and helpful with a few solutions.
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Pacman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Jun 02 2007 Status: Offline Points: 2612	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pacman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jan 16 2009 at 7:16pm
	Jonathan how much more constructive do you want us to be, than we need to tackle the issues that are killing this City. Education, Poverty, Section 8, Businesses leaving/closing, infrastructure, etc. Naive is not having an ongoing discussion about these issues with your Community and at least trying to resolve some of them and just telling the community, we have "great parks" and "Middletown has a Bright Future". Now the citizenry would probably be more incline to go alone with the "Bright Future" if we saw some progress being made on the big ticket issues. Not Business signage issues being enforced at the worse possible time and Red Light Cameras playing Musical intersections. If I followed the City's response to everything. I would look at my business and smile and think Pacman you have a "bright future" in Middletown. But don't worry about your business being down 25+%....and don't do anything about it, just keep smiling and telling yourself you have a "bright future" in Middletown. Hey Spider maybe you should try that too.

MadisonMom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Citizen Joined: Dec 09 2008 Location: MadisonTownship Status: Offline Points: 298	Post Options Post Reply Quote MadisonMom Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jan 17 2009 at 12:17am
	My business pretty much "dropped off the face of Middletown" in December. We have had a busy week, but not with any local businesses. Our out of town clients who trust us and keep coming back. We are looking up, but not locally. Did City Council do any of this for us? Chamber? NO. We did it ourselves with our reputation and close contact with those "good" clientele. Our service speaks for itself.

Pacman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Jun 02 2007 Status: Offline Points: 2612	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pacman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jan 17 2009 at 8:00am
	So Mom exactly what does the Local Chamber do for the small business owner? Do they have a stance on the excessive Poverty in Middletown? Do they have a stance on the excessive Section 8 in Middletown? Have they contacted their members about these issues for comments, ideas, concerns? Do they have a stance on the Signage issue at this time? Have they formed a committee of local businesses owners to even look at these issues and discuss them with the City? The City doesn't appear to even want to acknowledge that these matters even exist. Do they feel that these issues are even important or is it a "don't ask and don't talk about it matter"? I was a member of the chamber for a few years but I didn't see much value in it for the small guy so I dropped it. To me these are prime issues that need to be discussed by the Chamber in Middletown among the Business community, but I feel like the sole voice of concern about these issues in Middletown, as no one else really even cares or dares to talk about them.

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 Posted: Jan 17 2009 at 12:53pm
	I'll put our Boys' Band up against any other city's this side of Chicago!!!