mMf or Mmf???

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   Citizens of Middletown:
Let's not forget about that ominous document that surfaced a few months ago!!!

Is there such a group as "MOVING Middletown Forward", or was the heading on this document just a result of an overworked typist, rushing to finish a flyer in time for a closed meeting of "Middletown MOVING Forward, CIC"???

Once again, here is a scan of the document:
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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.

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Citizens, I ask you also to please recall an earlier post wherein I copied the following DIRECTLY from the MINUTES of the December 6, 2006 City Council meeting (here is the link: (http://www.ci.middletown.oh.us/docs/council/12122006_m.pdf ): 

On Page one, under "City Council Interviews", there was the following heading:
"City Council members asked predetermined questions that were mailed to the candidates in advance of the interviews. Each candidate answered the following questions:" 

The last question on that page was:

"●The business community hopes that the Middletown City Council will continue to give top priority to and maintain the momentum for economic development through its CIC, Middletown Moving Forward. 

How will you support keeping the economic development strategy, Middletown Moving Forward, in place and with high priority?"

This was a question that the council and city manager at that time (which included many members of "Middletown MOVING Forward", CIC) decided to asked every single candidate being interviewed for an APPOINTMENT by that body to fill an empty council seat. 

Doesn't this sound very much like an attempt to find someone to match the stated goals of "MOVING Middletown Forward", if indeed we do happen to find that they are one and the same?

Fellow Middletonians, the elections are coming, and NO ONE in either the ADMISNISTRATION or in EITHER of the "MMF" organizations has come forward to clear up this confusion!!!  WHY NOT???

PLEASE remember this when you VOTE!!!