It has been over a month since I “blogged”. Health issues
and computer problems have been in part responsible for the absence of this
blog.
Today however I feel that I must comment on local issues
although what is happening in DC is enough for multiple blogs. Today the
combination of the Mayor’s hogwash letter and the Council’s get together
overwhelmed.
The
Mayor wrote and my comments:” I am angry with
lawmakers who can prohibit the easy access to assault weapons and refuse to do
so. I am angry with our leader in the white house who continues to feed the
basest instincts of white supremacists. I am angry that this country, we call
home, is the hunting ground for people seeking to commit mass murders. I am
angry that after the civil rights movement of the '60s, and the sacrifice of
life given in that struggle to realize some modicum of equality, that we are
back here as a nation, once more fighting for the marginalized and oppressed.”
Yes,
Mayor every citizen should be angry with the lawmakers and leaders who place
their own agendas and party politics above their public charges and duties. It
would be more appropriate for a Mayor to focus his public communications on
local issues.
. Likewise,
every citizen should be angry at a local government that ignores transparency
in favor secrets and political nepotism.
Will
the Mayor ever explain who authorized the 8-person junket to Hawaii. That
should have been a Council function, but I do not remember seeing it on any
agenda.
On
tonight’s “agenda” there are no CVs of any of the appointees. What other
positions have they held in the Mayor’s expanded political circle? What are their
experiences and qualifications?
Nor
is there any refence to open bidding on any of the big expenditure items. Is there any relationship between approved
state vendors and political contributions?
Joylette too busy with the photo-ops, Hawaii trip, and Mapp sycophancy to tell the administration the resolutions appointing the two cabinet members and Sanchez severance payment will not get on the agenda without adequate background information and transparency.
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ReplyDeleteDoc So good to see you back in action. You may not know it but I am a dentist. I don't extract teeth, I extract, with limited success, data through OPRA from our Municipal Government. After a 6 week battle I have obtained a portion of what I have sought.
ReplyDeleteThe Hawaii attendees were Carlos Sanchez, Jacinth Clayton-Hunt, Valerie Jackson, Joylette Mills-Ransome, Steve Hockaday, and Charles McRae. The air fares averaged $1,000 each. So far in response to a request for the other expenses I was sent the expenses for the Mayor's earlier Houston Conference trip, about $2600. This is confusing but it is good to know that His Honor is well traveled. I am looking forward to reports from the Hawaiian attendees regarding the edification the received at the Mayor's Hawaiian Conference and how it can be beneficial to our community. I am looking forward to seeing the Mayor's, and his invitees tab for the trip. I am looking forward to that happy day when the increasing revenues from the many PILOT programs result in a property tax reduction. Bill Kruse
Bill Kruse for Mayor.
ReplyDeleteIf I ran for Mayor I would get 2 votes; myself and anonymous above. However if that were sufficient I would only accept the position if I were given autonomous powers, and the Council suspended for the duration of my administration so that I could get something done. On amore serious note I received additional information on the Hawaiian expenses today. The hotel receipts are missing, but there is sufficient data to construct the approximate total amount expended. It appears that the outing for the Mayor and his six guests cost the City a little over $30,000. While not requested, for reasons unknown, the documents included data which indicates that the Mayor previously attended two other Mayoral Conferences this year, one in Houston and another in Washington. It is rumored that if a Mayor attends 5 conferences in a given year that the sixth one is free? Bill Kruse
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