Tony Marconi Calls Out MiddleotwnUSA Bloggers
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Topic: Tony Marconi Calls Out MiddleotwnUSA Bloggers
Posted By: randy
Subject: Tony Marconi Calls Out MiddleotwnUSA Bloggers
Date Posted: Oct 28 2009 at 10:23am
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On October 26, 2009 at the Inn At Renaissance Village A candidates forum was held. This video is a small piece from that night. Mr Marconi wanted all the of MiddletownUSA.com to know that he no longer owns any property in Downtown Middletown. The complete forum video will be posted today. ------------- Call me for a www.CameraSecurityNow.com" rel="nofollow - www.CameraSecurityNow.com quote 513-422-1907 x357 |
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Posted By: wasteful
Date Posted: Oct 28 2009 at 10:41am
| Marconi is right on, there is not enough business downtown to support businesses which are going to rely on Middletown residents for their livelihood. |
Posted By: Hermes
Date Posted: Oct 28 2009 at 2:27pm
Randy - I don't know why but I'm sitting here laughing  One thing is for sure they are all very aware of this forum apparently. 
Why was he stressing that he no longer owns anything downtown ?
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Posted By: swohio75
Date Posted: Oct 28 2009 at 9:34pm
| We should be thankful he doesn't own anything downtown. |
Posted By: rngrmed
Date Posted: Oct 28 2009 at 11:12pm
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As I've said before, Middletown, Trenton and Monroe should join forces to build shops on that end that would benefit all 3 communities. And then Middletown should partner with Franklin and Germantown on the other side to build sustainable shops to benefit all communities. Instead of having multiples of the same store in each town that borders and the shops failing to survive because lack of business. |
Posted By: Mr. Dave
Date Posted: Oct 28 2009 at 11:35pm
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The fact remains that Marconi did at one time own property downtown, and it sound to me form the video that is was just a few years ago. Did this happen as he was a council member? If so then the people do have a right to question you Mr.Marconi. We do have a right to speak our minds and voice our opinions. We all know that you read this blog hell you have posted comments here. It has also been posted that members of city hall don’t want to come here and talk because of the way some bloggers speak to you. Well maybe we don’t like the way you speak to us at city council meetings. Does it stop you from doing it....? NO it does not. The Mayor spoke to Mrs. Bronson in a rude and disrespectable way at citizens comments http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1861 - Was that ok? It must have been, I didn’t hear anyone on council stand for her and say it was wrong, but you want us, the members of this blog and citizens of You and Armbruster keep talking about how business friendly this town is, that sir is a flat out lie and you know it. I know MANY small business owners in Why I am picking on you Tony and Jim? Because you two are the only incumbents running, don’t worry, Mrs. Scott Jones and Mr. no show Becker will have their turn soon enough. Are you and Armbruster the cause for all of
For all newcomers: welcome to
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Posted By: Mike_Presta
Date Posted: Oct 29 2009 at 5:09am
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Mr. Marconi touts his "business experience and knowledge" and how he will use it to "lead" Middletown out of its financial woes. Mr. Marconi, you admit that you and your partners lost $750,000 downtown! Didn't you do a market study? Didn't you have a business plan? If YOU and your partners, with all of your combined business experience and knowledge couldn't make any money there, and YOU bailed out, why do you want US, the TAXPAYERS, to keep investing more and more millions???
If YOU really believe that "downtown is BOOMING", and everything is wonderful, why don't YOU get OFF council, invest more of your OWN money, and then after you make a huge fortune, DONATE it to all of the pet projects that you are so fond of when it is OTHER people's money???
The "working poor" are paying taxes and YOU want to squander THEIR hard-earned money doing things where YOU lost a big wad of dough and bailed out! WHAT are you THINKING??? Exactly WHOSE "best interests" do YOU have at heart??? ------------- “Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012 |
Posted By: Pacman
Date Posted: Oct 29 2009 at 6:19am
Castell Building plan draws concernResidential units less than 750 square feet
Plans for a nearly $2 million renovation of the Castell Building on Central Avenue has raised some eyebrows of other downtown business owners. The project, which was approved Wednesday by the Planning Commission in a 4-2 vote, would include commercial space in the building's first floor and up to 24 for-rent residential units of varying sizes all less than 750 square feet.
"I just believe in downtown," said 3rd Ward Councilman Anthony Marconi, whose company floated the proposal to the city's Planning Commission.
Although he is a partner of M & D Central Properties, Marconi - who also is the City Council liaison to the Planning Commission - listened quietly Wednesday while his partner, Ron Decker, delivered the presentation for the building that once was part of the enclosed City Centre Mall.
Planning Commission members Perry Thatcher and Tom Williams cast the dissenting votes.
The renovation plan, which calls for six studio apartments and 18 one-bedroom apartments, has nearby business owners concerned over the proposed size of the units, which range from 540 to 740 square feet.
"If it's professional people (living there), then I'm 150 percent for it," said Jay Moorman, co-owner of BeauVerre-Riordan stained glass studio, which occupies a nearby Central Avenue building. "But if it's low income, then I'm not.
"The message that we got when we took this undertaking was that it was going to be upscale," he said. "(500 square feet) is about the size of a motel room."
Although the city has a 1,000-square-foot minimum requirement for multi-family residential units, Decker said Wednesday it's unlikely the proposal would change.
Part of the plan for the new development includes amendments to the city's minimum requirements because it would be located in an urban setting.
"If we had to approach numbers like that (1,000-square-foot units), it's going to kill this," Decker said. "We are not in that type of environment. You might be able to do that in downtown Cincinnati, but not in downtown Middletown."
The project will go before City Council later this month for a requested change to the area's zoning.
"This building, at least architecturally, has a prominence downtown," said Planning Director Marty Kohler. "This is a fairly key building that we would like to see developed."
Contact Dave Greber at (513) 705-2840, or e-mail him at dgreber@coxohio.com
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Posted By: Vivian Moon
Date Posted: Oct 29 2009 at 7:35am
| Mr. Presta I think you said all that needs to be said about "Their Downtown" If they want to restore "Their Downtown" let them invest their money and not dump millions more of CDBG funds and other public funds into this money eating dark hole. Yet again they have come up with another NEW PLAN for "Their Downtown" when all studies have clearly shown that this plan will fail also. FIX THE SEWERS AND THEN FIX THE STREETS AND MAYBE WE WILL GET NEW BUSINESS HERE IN MIDDLETOWN... |
Posted By: randy
Date Posted: Oct 29 2009 at 5:57pm
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