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I would like to know their true identities too...or at least their status like city employee, concerned downtown business owner, relative of Marty Kohler, etc.

I think we're on the right side here. I have read some of the anti-MUSA posts in the Journal. They mention our inability to organize, our continual negative criticism of the city leaders, continually throwing up "roadblocks" to progress, and that the MUSA forum is controlled by 6-8 repeat posters. They also mention that most who read MUSA, never return nor post here. Yeah, they hate us. I'm quite proud of that myself. At least I'm not a lapdog for the Queen and her court jesters in the city building. Why they support the city leaders when it is so obvious that they are not good for this city is beyond me. Hard to see their perspective when we are introduced almost daily to something the leaders have bungled and some of the pitiful decisions they have made in the past that have been a catastrophe. They are the deniers of fact for some reason. Can't figure out how they can blindly support these people and are so clueless as to what is really happening in this town.

My many friends and I all agree that the city is slipping faster than a bald tire Edsel on ice. Changes are needed now in city hall. Ms. G. and Mr. R. seemed detrimed to bring morale in the city building as low as possible. Council needs to be on Springer and decisions like the one just made for downtown appear to be out-of-touch with what the citizens wants. Let's hope that council wakes up soon and looks at itself and their #1 employee, sees the light and make a change. JMO

St, Mary's was leveled so a new Middletown Senior Center could be built....maybe 4-5 years ago.

I should have added that I hope the PAC is a success. It simply should have been done with private funds!

I think it is a little ironic that they talk so bad about MUSA - but they obviously read it all the time.  I think you usually find out out that a lot of people are followers.  You have the elite of Middletown wanting the PAC center - and then you have the followers that would do anything or say anything to be accepted.  That is just my view of the gang toasting to the PAC center. 

Middletown desperately needs transparent and accountable municipal government.

Pac.....I noticed there were 45 guests on this site about 10:20 PM.

I remember them using the Commons for the Bluesfest one year. Mosquitos were so bad coming from the river as the evening approached, that it made it somewhat uncomfortable sitting there for any length of time. Also remember reading about some band or group practice sessions being held there years ago. Hasn't been used in a long time for any city function. However, it has a spiffy new parking lot to handle the huge crowds that attend the Commons and is a focal point for the newly paid for bike path., coupled with those engraved bricks and the stairway entry as one looks out at Lake Middletown. I'm feeling a tad bit prideful about now. and I hope my city leaders feel the same!

I'm pretty new here myself (to this forum). I love it most when you bring facts here. Facts I say! FACTS! Sometimes you guys do stretch things a little to continue a theme and are maybe a little thin-skinned periodically, but by and large you ask alot of the right questions. THAT'S the reason you have so many GUESTS reading what you write. (I hope your city council picks up on them.) The only other thing you can possibly do is find and back your own boys and gurls for office.

spiderjohn, I am uncertain why you or anyone would be concerned about a minority perception of a few intellectual capitalists whom run the city. Middletown has been run into the round. I spoke recently to a realtor and property values are about 50% of where they were 5 years ago if one truly wants to sell a house, otherwise, it sits, and it won't be getting better.