Middletown Public Notice

How would you spend $3.4 million dollars in your community?

The City of Middletown, Ohio is receiving comments regarding housing and community development needs within the City’s boundaries.  The City anticipates receiving an estimated $685,000 in FY 2010 CDBG funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.  Over a period of five years, those total grant funds are expected to be in excess of $3.4 million.  Citizens are asked to express their views on the allocation of these funds. 

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Randy would have had trouble scrutinizing this micro print in the Legal Notices.... it hasn't been published yet.  It will be in the Journal over the next two weeks.  I sent the ad to Randy before it published to make sure that all Middletonians had every opportunity to glimpse and participate in what is really happening at One Donham Plaza. 

Doug Adkins wrote: I sent the ad to Randy before it published to make sure that all Middletonians had every opportunity to glimpse and participate in what is really happening at One Donham Plaza.

Mr. Adkins did indeed email me this information yesterday morning and asked me to post so everyone knew what was happening. And to Mr. Adkins credit, he has as far as I know always been up front with me about what is going with his department. I emailed Mr. Adkins months ago before he knew who I was and asked him a few a questions about a house on Moore Street and he responded within a few minutes. That is more than I can say for some people I have emailed.

So I would like to thank Mr. Adkins for being easy to reach, and I would like to ask him to stick around on the site and clear up any misinformation that he see's.

This is your opportunity to address and express your opinions on all of those questions. Take the survey and submit your full opinion in writing and it will be included in the development of the plan.  We're obligated to include all comments received.  A lot of people complain on this site.  This is their opportunity to explain, in detail,  what they think is wrong and what they would like to see change and in what manner.

As to why this survey addresses low income residents, the answer is because this is a plan for HUD funds, which, by definition, are designed to help low to moderate income residents.  Likewise, this plan should be constructed in a way that fits into other objectives and priorities of the City to form a workable plan for revitalization of the City as a whole.

Mr. Adkins- I appreciate the fact that you communicated with us concerning the low income subject. As Randy has said, you have been upfront with us with the information you have provided. Now, please be upfront about this next question and provide me (us) with an answer to a question that has us totally baffled.

Other than receiving federal money for the HUD/ Section 8/ low income programs for revenue for this town, what is the reason for the apparent infatuation with saturating Middletown with these programs? Why would the city leaders bring so much poverty to town and take what was once a prospering middle-class working town and make it a poverty-strickened slum? We citizens don't want this in our town.We have made that abundantly clear. How is this good for this town? Please explain without evading the question by talking around it? Let's get this out in the open and tell it the way it is for a change.

OK Mr. Adkins. I took your survey. Wonder what the area code or age had to do with the responses? Added my comments at the end of the survey. My "check marks" reflected a high priority for infrastructure, road repair and helping bring more jobs to town. Low priorities on the social services choices and supporting your welfare programs. Now, please respond to some of the questions posed on this site. We are interested in your answers. Thank you in advance for responding.