Middletown Forum : possible referendum http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : City Council : possible referendum Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:41:40 +0000 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:58:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1583 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ possible referendum : Pacman: Thanks for posting that!... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8889&title=possible-referendum#8889 Author: Mike_Presta
Subject: 1583
Posted: Jul 22 2009 at 7:58pm

Pacman:
Thanks for posting that!  I've been sewn up by other matters recently.  I'm glad that you could keep the people informed on this.  I see it as an important issue in the months to come. Thumbs%20Up
]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:58:31 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8889&title=possible-referendum#8889 possible referendum : Moving Middletown Forward Committee... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8854&title=possible-referendum#8854 Author: Pacman
Subject: 1583
Posted: Jul 22 2009 at 12:17pm

 
Moving Middletown Forward Committee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Suggestions for activities  
                                                                                                            
 *Recruit and train candidates for ward election in 2009*

Establish committees for various activities: fundraising, issues, campaign strategy                                                                                                                                                                               

 
Candidate assistance

 

*Workshop for selected candidates: public relations, speech coaching, establish issues, raise funds ($3,000-$5,000 needed for competitive campaigns for each and establish budgets)                                                                                                                                                                       

 
Recruiting suggestions

                                                                                                                                           

*Search for candidates who have been active in their wards and have some name recognition       
*set target fundraising for each candidate (1/2 support candidate, 1/2 from committee through fundraisers)

                                                                                                                                   

Campaign suggestions

 

*Announce committee formation and its objectives, not giving away its main goal of recruiting and quietly helping groom selected candidates and making sure they get on the ballot before announcing campaign support for the four candidates. Keep issues to a minimum and goals for candidates. When recruiting, make sure candidates are on board concerning objectives and issues.                                                                                                                                                  

 

Other goals

 

*Consider ballot issue which would change the makeup of City Council,

 For example:  Four wards and mayor, eliminating at large seats, would make a more manageable and responsive council.

 

*consider future ballot issue which would make Butler County Commission more responsive by adding two members and dividing commission in what would essentially be wards.

]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:17:22 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8854&title=possible-referendum#8854 possible referendum : Mr. Presta - would you repost... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8850&title=possible-referendum#8850 Author: 2000+
Subject: 1583
Posted: Jul 22 2009 at 12:03pm

Mr. Presta - would you repost the MMF agenda again on this particular blog so that it will be fresh in our minds again (and we don't have to go search for it). Also, it will enlighten any new readership on MUSA. Thanks.

]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:03:58 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8850&title=possible-referendum#8850 possible referendum : I would like to see Jeff come... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8823&title=possible-referendum#8823 Author: Impala SS
Subject: 1583
Posted: Jul 22 2009 at 7:47am

I would like to see Jeff come to my house with his petition, I would tell him what to wipe with it.]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:47:49 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8823&title=possible-referendum#8823 possible referendum : The part I found hilarious was... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8821&title=possible-referendum#8821 Author: Pacman
Subject: 1583
Posted: Jul 22 2009 at 7:00am

The part I found hilarious was that Marconi claimed he didn't know what Jeff wanted from reading the Middletown Journal article.   Did Jeff want to reduce the number on Council or reduce the number on Council and do away with the wards.  Now the First line stated:
 
Petition seeks to reduce size of council, eliminate wards

By Ed Richter, Staff Writer
Updated 8:54 PM Monday, July 20, 2009

A local resident is spearheading a petition drive to place a city charter amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot to eliminate the ward system and reduce the size of Middletown City Council.

]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:00:41 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8821&title=possible-referendum#8821 possible referendum : The immortal Professor Irwin... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8818&title=possible-referendum#8818 Author: Smokey Burgess
Subject: 1583
Posted: Jul 22 2009 at 5:39am

The immortal Professor Irwin Corey - "The politician for all of the people most of the time"]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:39:58 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8818&title=possible-referendum#8818 possible referendum : Mike - Last night's City... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8817&title=possible-referendum#8817 Author: Smokey Burgess
Subject: 1583
Posted: Jul 22 2009 at 5:33am

Mike -

Last night's City Council meeting provided a forum for one member to ramble on in his all-too-familiar "humble pie" fashion about re-visiting their recent defeat of some Charter Revision Committee recommendations.  Then, we had another member tell us that he would vote for the items that City Council failed to approve for placement on the November ballot.  He even gave the phone number of the so-called referendum spokesperson.
 
These two personalities reminded me of comedian Professor Irwin Corey plus Ross Perot's plugging of his 1992 presidential bid during interviews, debates, etc.  The latter is now common place in election campaigns.
 
What a show it is watching these folks lead us Middletonians??ConfusedConfused
]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:33:14 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8817&title=possible-referendum#8817 possible referendum : This was part of the "Moving... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8816&title=possible-referendum#8816 Author: Mike_Presta
Subject: 1583
Posted: Jul 22 2009 at 3:36am

This was part of the "Moving Middletown Forward" agenda, just as advertised on their flyer, posted right here on this very forum just a few months ago!!! ]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:36:48 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8816&title=possible-referendum#8816 possible referendum : The Club wanting to stack rank... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8783&title=possible-referendum#8783 Author: accuro
Subject: 1583
Posted: Jul 20 2009 at 10:18pm

The Club wanting to stack rank priorities, keeping the entitlement humming. How convenient for city leadership- the bidding club makes it so easy to manage the revolt and discontent; all teathered within W3, the parish, and life is swell. Why not throw a few petitions out there to put infrastructure funds back where they belong on roads, than in the hospital and elsewhere.

Ying%20Yang
]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:18:30 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8783&title=possible-referendum#8783 possible referendum : So--Jeff has now joined the dark... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1583&PID=8781&title=possible-referendum#8781 Author: spiderjohn
Subject: 1583
Posted: Jul 20 2009 at 7:30pm

So--Jeff has now joined the dark side.
Such a shame, though I could smell it coming.
Slick choice for front man
 
Well--nothing wrong with the public making the choice.
MMF has spoken.
I would assume Mr.Picard is on board with this(though he is running for a WARD seat).
I believe that he voted this way as a member of the Charter Review Board
Hopefully we will hear a lot about this issue down the road.
 
OK citizens--get it right!
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