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May 30th, 2011 at 8:01 pm
Hey, I thought we were the effete ones with our pinkies in the air!
I just don’t see how anyone can argue with the job the CM has done. In the middle of the deepest recession in a lifetime, he stabilized the city’s finances and improved our credit rating. That’s incredible.
Steady as she goes.
May 30th, 2011 at 8:21 pm
Oh Joe,
Bernie’s tenure will be likened to a “fattening of the calf.”
May 30th, 2011 at 8:41 pm
Bernie’s “Use by” date has already expired. Read the tea leaves in the paper over the last few weeks and know that the end is near.
May 30th, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Ya, The Sun.
Maybe government has become so professional that we have lost the human touch that defines a community.
They are a bucket of nuance over there.
May 30th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Yeah, and the Sun is SOOO influentual these days. Not.
I don’t think they get to dictate the tea leaves any more. Sorry, Jimmie et al. You’re not so big fish as you think you are.
The consistent revival of the last gasp of the GOBs really is getting old.
May 31st, 2011 at 6:26 am
The Sun editorial board spent two hours interviewing the infamous Roland VanLiew. Do you think that they might convince an anti Bernie candidate to contribute his PR ways to their campaign?
May 31st, 2011 at 7:18 am
Interesting. This morning, Bill Taupier was talking up the merits of a strong mayor.
May 31st, 2011 at 8:41 am
Like Lantigua?
May 31st, 2011 at 8:49 am
you are a blowhard and a fool and no one cares what you think
and I’m not “bullshitting” you
Diarist Note: nmul, you are a troll. I’m letting this comment stand, as it is directed at me. However, do not get comfy with the idea of commenting on any diary I pen. More often than not, your comments will be removed. To clearify, my decision to censure the garbage you spill is not arbitrary. It is you and you alone, as you chose to remain anonymous. There are many comments here that I would prefer not to give oxygen to. Some comments by Mike Hayden come to mind. But, Mike stands by what he says. That alone deserves a certain amount of respect. You are no Mike Hayden. And please remember, the internet is a big place.
May 31st, 2011 at 8:49 am
The party is over, it’s time for Bernie, Adam, and while we are at it sent Kevin Broderick on their way!!!
I agree that Lowell has progressed, but is that because of State and Federal money?? That comes from our State and Federal Legislators. Even a blind squirrel gets a nut.
May 31st, 2011 at 10:07 am
“I agree that Lowell has progressed, but is that because of State and Federal money?? That comes from our State and Federal Legislators. Even a blind squirrel gets a nut.”
migey,
Am I missing something? State and Federal money has been cut over the past four years. What are you talking about? Are you so blinded by your dislike of honest government?
May 31st, 2011 at 12:17 pm
Comment Deleted by Jack
It was a fairly witty pushback, leveled at me. My feelings are stinging, as I type. Off to sulk, now
May 31st, 2011 at 1:51 pm
@migey
May 31st, 2011 at 1:55 pm
May 31st, 2011 at 2:13 pm
migey,
Looks like the State tap was shut off in 2002, until Lowell burned through its free cash. Then the spigot came back on, drip-drip.
Data is data. But we can haggle the politcal ramifications, if you like?
May 31st, 2011 at 2:35 pm
“migey Says:
May 31st, 2011 at 8:49 am
The party is over, it’s time for Bernie, Adam, and while we are at it sent Kevin Broderick on their way!!!”
I’ve got the perfect bumper sticker for your movement: “I’m For Croox!”
May 31st, 2011 at 2:56 pm
Looks like state aid was cut in 2002 or 2003 and then went back up in 2007 but the free cash all went by 2006. And a lot more free cash went than state aid was lost. The big state aid cut looks like 2009 and 2010.
June 1st, 2011 at 5:11 am
How much of this presentation is marketing hype vs reality? You just have to wonder, especially if it is all internally generated material, vs externally (audited) generated material.
June 1st, 2011 at 6:20 am
The slides are reality based upon figures printed in the public record.
If you watched last night’s City Council meeting, you would know the City Manager is under the microscope of an election year. The slides above were presented to the Council. Were they challenged? No.
June 1st, 2011 at 8:15 am
The chart on reserves show a significant decline from 2003 through 2006, and then a slow rebuilding since that time. The fiscal policy adopted by the current council sets a minimum goal of 5% of the budget for reserves, or about $15M. We are not there yet.
The earlier decline could be laid at the feet of former manager Cox, but as I remember it was Councilor Elliott that led the charge to use a significant amount of reserves to lower the property tax rate. A nice gesture, but one that plays more to the electorate than the best interests of the City.