Comments on: City Manager Suggests How To Fund Rec Center & Public Works Renovations

By: karass

karass — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:31:50 +0000

This came up during the 2004 reconfiguration. Only one or two folks seemed to remember anything about it and I believe they said that the building is long gone. I think it was a Second Avenue but maybe it was First Avenue or Third Avenue. No one said whether it was an all-white or all African-American school. I think that the parameters were different before the 1960s–elementary schools didn’t necessarily provide bus transportation and fewer families owned cars so schools had to be located within walking distance of the children who attended them.

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:16:11 +0000

Am I right to assume that the City has told the property owners adjacent to the existing public works facility that we have no other option than to pay them whatever they want for their property AND that we have a plan to get an extra couple million for their trouble?

By: RachelF

RachelF — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:58:48 +0000

Yes Trying to Follow, a definite compliment. I read it over and over and…each time – I swear – I laughed out loud. I was thinking it would make a great t-shirt…but it might have a limited audience. I would buy one though.

By: macarolina

macarolina — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:54:03 +0000

federal interest subsidy is available if the city can get the special type of “Build America Bonds” (BABs) issued by the end of the year, for the deepest subsidy. It looks like Congress may extend the BABs type of subsidy for bonds issued next year, but the interest subsidy won’t be as deep, and as of right now, there is no guaranty that Congress WILL actually extend (think the House has passed the extension).

By: cranky old timer

cranky old timer — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:42:06 +0000

This is the time when you all need to attend the city commission meeting JUNE 21 and voice your concerns, and have them addressed—OR NOT.
In my mind, the biggest need is a new police station (have you actually been over there? Mayberry looks like a luxurious station compared to ours) and public works facility; the recreation center is adequate for today’s economy, and supposedly, DHS and upgrades to existing parks will fill the city’s needs for the time being.
It doesn’t sound like lumping all these projects together will save the city a lot of money.