While Councilwoman Mort is correct that there are many “streets and buildings and parks named after people” in Middletown, I don’t believe that there are any public streets, public buildings, or public parks named after LIVING persons.  Did I miss Mr. Goodman’s obituary??? 

If this unwise, egotistical precedent is allowed to move forward, I have an excellent suggestion for Mr. Barge and his neighbors along the hydraulic canal:  Submit a petition to rename the hydraulic canal “The Lawrence P. Mulligan, Jr. Canal”!!!  We would then soon see action on the city’s part to turn the canal from a cesspool into a showplace, and eliminate it as a nuisance and a blight upon the neighborhood.

Vet,

No…she was definitely speaking of Mr. J. Knight Goodman.  They even had a picture of the proposed sign in the workbook.  Landen will be preparing legislation for the next council meeting.

PS:  I agree with your comments about the late Mr. Millan, and I would support having Bicentennial Commons renamed after him.

Vet,

You’ll like this:

Our anxious-to-get-out-of-the-real-estate-business city government has been trying to buy all of the property on the west side of Main Street in the first block off Central.  (This according to several people from Art Central Foundation who spoke during Citizen Comments last evening.)

They were also trying to run off ACF from the Temple Building, even though ACF has:

·       Paid their own way

·       Been a good civic partner

·       Invested both sweat and money into the Temple Building

It seems that the City wants to tear down this HISTORIC building!!!  It seems that the City is quite fickle about their art and artists, and only feels that there is room for a limited amount!!!  It also seems like they are fickle about HISTORIC buildings (and ignorant about their very own Historic Ordinance 1210!!!  I haven’t seen any minutes from the Historic Commission addressing and approving any change in status for the Temple Building.)

If Annie wants to play big shot by rewarding all of her campaign donors and other pals with parks named after them, maybe Annie should at least pay all of the costs associated with the re-naming out of her own personal pocketbook. 

After all, our city is going broke isn’t it?  That’s what Judy wants us to believe.  We can’t even afford police and fire protection but we can afford to let Annie show off her new found clout by wasting perfectly good signs and replacing them with monuments to her cronies?

I’m sure that all City employees will have to take time off from their duties to attend some sort of ceremony as well, right Annie? 

Quite ironic, isn’t it???  Both Annie and Mayor Muggsie will soon be voting to move the discussion of the people’s business upstairs and AWAY FROM the view of any cameras.  But you can bet your sweet bippy that they will be calling for every media camera around to cover any ribbon-cutting or dedication ceremonies.

That kind of shows you where their hearts are—and they are NOT on the side of the people!!!

I can't get over AJ's silly bluetooth hanging from his ear.  How ridiculous. 

When the high end apartments known as Trinity Place were built they had to put some Section 8 there in order to fill the complex...I believe the same will happen with these apartments. 

Stanky -
Why does the city want to tear down the Temple building? A parking lot? seriously?

Stanky
    The Temple Art Group came before City Council to request the Temple Building be donated to their group. It was the same action that the Middletown Historical Society did last year when they request the Bank One Building be donated to their group.
    None of the buildings that the city has purchased will be torn down anytime soon because they want to be part of Main Street USA.
    CHAPS was at the meeting to support the City’s investment in restoration of all the old downtown building. Didn’t you notice Mr. Mulligan smiling as they stood up and spoke to save all of the old building on Main Street. Just another dog and pony show for the public.