Happy New Year 2010

Nelson you are geing a bit obsessive on the matter of these employees.  Employess have been laid off by the 100's if not thousands in Middletown and by the Millions across the county.  Middletown was over due and hung on to all of their employees until the end.  There will most likely be more before it is over.  Relying on federal Funds to pay your employees, hoping you will get funding is not a good way to run a City, as Middletown is finding out.

Even if the city gets the extra NSP funds, it is a 1x thing.  The money will be a temporary fix for these individuals but next year, the funding won't be there and we'll be right back where we are today-it will just delay the inevitable..There's not enough money to justify keeping these people.  Middletown is trying to be somewhat financially responsible and cut their costs instead of relying on money they aren't even sure they are going to receive yet!  It's an unfortunate reality but city governments everywhere are cutting employees..