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whistlersmom 
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 Posted: Aug 27 2017 at 10:52pm |
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The Journal News has published on Saturday August 26, 2017 in the legal notices that $201,359 of CDBG FUNDS have been requested by Butler County to be released to Middletown for DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE. This could be cause for celebration but only if the funds are actually used for their intended purpose and for people who need the assistance. The citizens have no way of knowing to whom those funds go or for what and how many properties. Maybe the city should be publishing in the Journal News legal notices exactly where and how government grants and funds are spent.
The Journal News has published in the Sunday August 27, 2017 notice of two public hearings by the City of Middletown Planning Commission, concerning the property at I-75 and route 122 and Union Road. A zoning change from Business Center Hub to Business Center Office is being considered on behalf of Kettering Health Network. This does not appear to be a major zoning change ... the difference between Hub and Office. Must be another trivial bureaucratic hoop; just one more way Middletown discourages businesses and jobs that might locate in Middletown. Acceptance of an enterprise of this size and desirability should be streamlined and encouraged, not held back and delayed. The entire zoning system needs to be repealed and replaced with the basics that will eliminate the need for approval by four or five redundant bureaucracies. |
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whistlersmom
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Posted: Aug 24 2017 at 9:05pm |
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There is some new “buzz” about solar energy. Lots of technical advancement/improvements are being made. Government grant money is still available for solar energy installation. Some old news: Did you know that the city of Middletown received grant money for construction of a new solar energy powered city garage years ago? The state of the art system was installed but was never used – never even tried out!!! Excuse: Maybe no one in the city knew how to use it! What a farce!! Isn’t that committing fraud on the Federal Government? – accepting grant money and then not following through with the intended purpose of the funding? Middletown could have been on the cutting edge – an example of a forward looking, savvy city. In addition to that, the entire system has disappeared!!! That’s a lot of expensive equipment! Did Council authorize its removal? Was it trashed? Or did it “go somewhere”? Somebody must know. Removal of that size system could not go unnoticed. If it did go unnoticed that certainly demonstrates some fancy behind the scenes shenanigan. |
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing" Edmond Burke
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VietVet
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Posted: Aug 18 2017 at 5:46pm |
Seems like a common sense, straight shooting, tell it like it is, no nonsense person. I voted for her and every time I read what she has to say, I feel I made the right choice. A refreshing approach from the dam politically correct, kinder/gentler nonsense prevalent in today's screwed-up society. Why do we listen to the minority numbers and cower down as a majority while we cower in the corner? Intimidation is alive and well and the irony is that the minority numbers are doing the intimidating in a democratic society. How is that happening? Ridiculous. |
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I'm so proud of my hometown and what it has become. Recall 'em all. Let's start over.
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VietVet
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Posted: Aug 18 2017 at 5:38pm |
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whistlersmom:
"We should be organizing to file recall petitions and also present new candidates for the next election." Council and school board recalls.......might as well attempt to purge the school board while we purge the council. Need to go to the Board of Elections, pick up some recall forms, enlist interested people to take them around town for signatures. Need 10% of the registered voters to qualify the recall lists. Get the required recall number to meet (and some extras just in case) from the elections board I guess. At the same time, we need some committed candidates starting with two right now for council I believe. Need some school board member candidate participants as well. Who will initiate the activity? Been proposed off and on on this forum for years now. Nothing to date has happened. I could take some recall petitions around the northeast part of town for a start. Can't be as active as I would like to be being confined to the house taking care of my wife but could enlist my son to watch her at various times to procure signatures. Someone want to make the trip to Hamilton for the forms? Others want to take the forms around town to have signed? Need people from all areas of town on this. Anyone know a pool of good solid people who want change and have knowledge of the city issues to discuss competently to offer as candidates? A good political organizer familiar with getting people elected would help. |
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I'm so proud of my hometown and what it has become. Recall 'em all. Let's start over.
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whistlersmom
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Posted: Aug 18 2017 at 2:00pm |
 August 18,2017
Candice Keller, our Ohio State Representative from Middletown, made The Journal’s front page news! Her salient comments show an ability to use common sense in a knee jerk world of political correctness. |
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whistlersmom
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Posted: Aug 18 2017 at 12:14pm |
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Buddha, Again, you are in the wrong forum and topic … but here you are … so Reference to your claimed personal encounters with “the top” (as you describe Mr Adkins) looks suspiciously like a ploy to defend his failed policies. Contrary to your opinion, Mr Adkins and council actually do have all the power and control over all the issues. That’s the problem! Their focus on housing (a non-issue) calls attention away from the fact that they are ignoring all the real problems, most of which they, themselves, have created. Specifically, what has Mr Adkins done during his tenure as Director of Revitalization or City Manager to improve Middletown? The exact opposite comes to mind as follows: Failure of PAC, Cincinnati State etc., to revitalize downtown; Failure to maintain infrastructure; Losing our best amenities – Weatherwax Golf Course, Sebald Park etc.; Losing value of and revenue from major real estate give aways or $1 sales to favored insiders … ad nauseum. And the current administration seems to care less about our protests and is hoping that we will tire of repeating the same old criticism of the same old mistakes. Admission of failure is a bitter pill. It’s not an easy thing to do. But learning from your mistakes is much better than continuing to make the same mistakes over and over. The current administration’s denial of our condition is another major fault. Spider and VietVet, … you have hit the nail on the head with your comment! Sadly, those of us who share your views have failed to effect any changes through the ballot box. Few potential candidates are thick skinned enough to withstand being attacked by the powers that be. The few who have succeeded in being elected to council were publicly, unmercifully and unjustly criticized into submission and finally quit their council seat in the next election. Hope for change in the current administration is very thin. We should be organizing to file recall petitions and also present new candidates for the next election. If we don’t start NOW the next election will have the same old results. Agreed Buddha … Mr Adkins has not revealed the contents or goal of his five year plan. We are almost three years into this unknown plan wih NO POSITIVE RESULTS. Dougie can leave Middletown high, dry and bankrupt to pursue greener pastures and use his “experience” as City Manager on his resume. |
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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do nothing" Edmond Burke
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VietVet
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Posted: Aug 18 2017 at 10:53am |
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Excellent overview of events as I see it spider.
Sad but has to be accepted that we will not see any real needed change in our next election cycle. Same old song for Middletown. No new idea candidate(s) will take the time to run for election. Not enough time to campaign, job responsibilities, lack of money or thinking they haven't a chance to win I would suspect. History tells us the MMF/city sponsored candidates have it locked up before voting even starts. Gotta keep the inner circle city theme going you know with an endless supply of programmed robotic candidates. Some time worn candidates cycle between council and the school board, but, at times, the same old faces seem to be the only choices......or, not voting at all. The past/current crop of leaders and future candidates see the city priorities and theme as: Downtown focus at all cost while the rest of the city is ignored. Millions of taxpayer money spent for their own selfish wants without taxpayer approval. The ignorant arts theme for a blue collar city with demographics with absolutely no interest in the arts. A total disconnect from the people. Why? City projects/property acquisitions done for "friends of the city" only, sometimes with no stipulations at all. Don't ask for city help if you're outside the box. Exclusion of people who care about the city but are not in the good old boy club. The city leaders will deny this happens but we long timers have seen it in action for years. Inclusion for people in the city club. Has been rather apparent now hasn't it. Those in charge don't try to hide it. Council requirements include agreeing on what the pre-conceived plan is in conjunction with the city manager prior to council meetings. No questions asked in council meetings. No need, they already have the plan of action provided to them prior to the meeting. Rubber stamping all that is presented in council meetings. No dissenters allowed. Acceptance, (but signs of life on dealing with these issues recently) of the current status for the city as to crime rate, drug use, poverty level, poor shopping/entertainment amenities, government assistance programs, substandard job/livable wage selections, "open spaces/desolation/bombed out" areas. Turn a blind eye to the poor road/infrastructure situation. Raise taxes/water and sewer rates on residents until they bleed financially. Don't try to soften the blow by getting jobs and companies in here to help pay the city revenue. Naw, wouldn't want to do that. Just beat on the people. It's easier to do. Claim to be business friendly, then do all they can to drive potential business away......I refer you to the O'Reilly's fiasco downtown with the intrusion of the worthless historical committee being involved. Ridiculous. The school board as educational city leaders and their inability to change the academic direction of this school district for decades. Same old tune of failure. Same old types of people sitting behind the school board desk with their worthless meetings that accomplish little to nothing as to recognized progress. It is a stalemate as to production from this group. Sure, they succeeded in getting some new schools built but these new schools have produced nothing of value and the district is still a catastrophe. I would suspect that any future school board candidates will be cloned from the current and previous ones. Sad to see, year after year, the lack of quality people participating as school board members. The people want livable wage jobs and a good selection as well. The people want decent schools yielding decent progressive results. The people want decent roads and infrastructure. The people want a crime reduced, drug free clean city in which to live. The people want lower taxes and want companies that have the money to take the lead in revenue provision for the city. The people want shopping selection and entertainment for their families. The people want a government that is inclusive and is open minded enough to actually listen to what the people want rather than to passify the people by pretending to listen on the surface while not caring at all and doing what THEY want when all is said and done. I don't see any of the listed items above being done for the people to call any area as meeting the needs of the people. |
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I'm so proud of my hometown and what it has become. Recall 'em all. Let's start over.
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spiderjohn
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Joined: Jul 01 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2749 |
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Posted: Aug 18 2017 at 8:58am |
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Come on--there is no one here out to "get" anyone.
While not holding anyone completely responsible, many are weary of the level of crime, drug abuse, poverty, filth, economic improvement( living wage jobs and real business recruitment), quality of life retail, dining and entertainment options. Put a struggling academic situation in the mix. Over the last three decades we have watched neighbors to the north, south and east grow far beyond our progress. Forbes, Reuters, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, HBO etc now use Middletown as the poster child for down and out opiate fueled desperation and economic distress. Are they all wrong? Did MUSA, JD Vance cause these issues, or are they merely starting points for discussion? Come on bud bob-you are hardly the only person to discuss these things with local leadership--and what have these discussions really accomplished outside of ego massaging?? Small gains are being made, though we have a very long way to go. Reality says that our scholastics, athletics, poverty level and amenities are at the bottom along with outside perception of our community. Outside of the residential housing situation, we have far too many commercial/industrial graveyards that are deteriorating past revitalization. It is definitely up to all of us to work toward solutions. Face it--council and admin and school board will be the same after November. Can we expect a change of course? I hope so. |
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dezzyfits
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Joined: Jul 14 2017 Location: Middletown, Ohi Status: Offline Points: 26 |
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Posted: Aug 18 2017 at 7:53am |
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that is some truth buddhalite
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buddhalite
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Posted: Aug 18 2017 at 2:42am |
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Well then, perhaps you should be running for office. When will you be filing your petitions? You've only got a few days left. I'd love to be the first to sign....
For what it's worth - I don't just blow my horn here - all that I have said here have been taken to the top. You'd be surprised to find that Mr. Adkins isn't really as you describe. What it boils down to, after speaking with him on multiple occasions, is that he believes that the housing stock is perhaps the one way that he an council actually have some power over and can effectively control - while all the other areas we need to improve are simply not achievable by the stroke of a pen. If you don't want the status quo - get with it and run for office and get it changed. But be aware - in the public eye the least of your worries will be little ol' me out here on the forum....imagine this whole board out to get you everyday on everything you say and/or do.... Bob
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"Every government intervention [in the marketplace] creates unintended consequences, which lead to calls for further government interventions." -Ludwig van Mises
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whistlersmom
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Posted: Aug 17 2017 at 8:46pm |
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Buddha, Isn’t this forum and topic having to do with news, info and happenings? Did your comment here offer any of those? But there was a blatant (not even thinly veiled) accusation of slander which had absolutely no basis. Only the facts were presented with some admittedly uncomplimentary remarks. Remarks and opinions come under a constitutional right, freedom of expression (which is now being very heavily exercised in the national news). The comments made in your post were concerned less with news and more with rhetoric coming from the usual opposing sides. There is an eagerness to express your opinion at a personal level. Among the rambling personal comments there is agreement with Adkins that housing is a major issue but there’s a failure to mention that Adkins can be quoted (right on his own blog) as being exasperated by people insisting that Middletown needs jobs, industry and business. The balance of your comments are mere repetition of topics expressed on other forums on this blog. Your last comment includes the idea that we must all be “of one mind and solution oriented.” What happens if that single mindedness is misdirected into narrow mindedness that promotes a misguided direction that fails to provide a solution but continues and compounds the problems? Isn’t that what’s been happening for years in Middletown? Focusing on the wrong things over and over gets us nowhere. We do need people who will stand together against continuing the status quo. And we need people who will clean up our over blown rules of government and get back to basics, then present some realistic solutions for our poor condition.
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dezzyfits
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Posted: Aug 17 2017 at 3:26pm |
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I see alot of uplifting stuff in middletown. i guess it just doesnt make it mainstream.
 heres something i found recently. me and my son did it it was really fun!  [from facebook] Middletown, Ohio Rocks! We all know it! The Middletown Rocks group has a mission - To paint, place, and hide rocks for the community to find and enjoy. Too often we are blind to the beauty and good that is hidden in plain sight. These colorful and fun rocks are a reminder and a smile. |
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buddhalite
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Posted: Aug 17 2017 at 1:00am |
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Well,
I will say for one thing that I attended the forum at Parks elementary a week or two ago - and I can honestly say that the numbers just don't lie. There is indeed a housing crisis in our community. I tried my best to make a point at that meeting - the point being that housing is an issue (and a major issue) but that there can't be a single minded focus on housing - the situation is much deeper than that. Now - I said that, and Mr. Adkins (who of course knew I wasn't going to sit there without asking questions and giving input) didn't shy away from it - he agreed that there has to be a greater focus on the upgrading of our entire community and not just housing - but he believes that a strong focus on housing stock is one of the prime ways to bring our community standard up. Oh - Doug, if you are reading this and I am sure you are - I hope I just summarized your comments accurately. If not - it is what I took away from the conversation. I think that there's room for improvement in our community in every single category across the board - and I don't think that any solution based solely on housing will be successful. What I will say is that - my approach from the beginning, and I've said it over and over - jobs first, then most of the rest will fall right into place. When Middletown people have jobs in the town that are worth staying for and living here for - only then will the community begin to thrive more! This is purely anecdotal - but the reason that I and my family originally put roots in this town was location. 1/2 way between Cinci and Dayton and a quick easy commute either direction......because even then the schools were bad (didn't have kids then) and the community was declining (AK was beginning its descent) and well - everyone I knew questioned my wanting to live in Middletown! Then I got a job (Dayton) then another (Cincinnati) and well - there ya go! Never have worked here....neither has my wife. We have a community that needs people - and a reason for them to be here. Let's face it - if you want a place to sleep and be entertained - you don't need Middletown - that's what the whole Liberty area is for. Those people just wanted out of the city (they still work there for the most part) and love living there. Frankly, we can't recreate liberty here, but we can be all we can be - and it's going to have to center around jobs. Yes, housing is an issue - and no one here can deny the west end issues (don't know how to otherwise describe it) and the ensuing media circus that surrounds it doesn't help. I can't however legally, morally and ethically find a way to make that all work without impinging on peoples property rights and using the law as overreach, so the best thing I can think of is to raise the standard of the entire city by bringing organic wealth through the plethora of jobs this town so desperately need! Want to fill the coffers? Won't work with a focus on housing alone - in fact, that will do little to raise city funds. However - bring jobs, jobs, jobs and more jobs and watch the coffers fill, watch the town be able to do all those things it hasn't been doing and watch as Middletown becomes a destination spot not a desperation spot. I love Middletown - else I wouldn't be here - but we've got to do more, housing included, but it's not the only nor is it the most effective way to address all the problems. I want to help, and Lord knows I have offered, but up until now it has only been "there will come a time" and "we'll get to that part" - so I guess time will tell. Whistlersmom - you know I love ya - but the rhetoric has to stop unless real solutions are going to be given. In the case of Mr. Adkins at least he has (yet to be revealed) a solution and he at least has a focus. Let's focus together here on middletownusa.com on solutions instead of slander. Okay that term was a bit harsh - but I think you understand where I am coming from. I've said it before - and I'll say it again - until we become of one mind and solution oriented - we'll not get anywhere. Bob
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whistlersmom
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Posted: Aug 16 2017 at 9:08pm |
 The fickle finger of fate has struck again in today’s news from the
banks of the hydraulic canal in beautiful downtown Middletown...
Two suspects have been charged with dumping a dead body discovered in a decomposed condition (suspected overdose). On the WCPO 9 NEWS I think the people who were responsible for dumping the body across the street from their home stated that they didn’t report the death because they feared the city would declare their property a nuisance (and possibly tear it down.) A small downtown business was robbed two nights in a row. Both Lebanon and Mason have offered to welcome the business owner to their community … and he will likely be moving soon. Channel 19 reported extreme cruelty to, and torture of cats (probably by children in the neighborhood according to witnesses). It’s all probably due to the housing situation!!! Mr Adkins says that’s Middletown’s big problem. According to Mr Adkins and Chief Mutterspaw, these same things happen everywhere all the time. Let’s ask Mason or Lebanon how many dead bodies they found recently.
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