?s in this very direction, and when answered(mostly by Ms.G), he continued the line of ?ing the answers given. I have yet to catch a replay of that forum, and missed the meeting last night. I hear that a few citizens lit up the crew over the cemetary.

 

Seems the city may have crapped all over themselves when they removed the plantings at that cemetary and irritated the hard-working crew from Woodside. If city admin thinks that they can drum up support to go after Mr.Wehr, then city admin has GREATLY over-estimated their influence and power. They might have seriously tipped the scales on this issue now.

 

I have come to appreciate the detailed hard work of Mr.Adkins to put the Section 8/HUD/CDBG mess in order after years of abuse. I hope that he doesn't leave. By him coming here and answering real ?s legitimizes this forum and adds pressure to Council and Admin to do the same. We ARE legit citizens of this community asking legit and timely ?s. If he were to leave in the middle of this situation, I shudder to think of who might resume "control".

 

Council doesn't respond to this topic because they probably don't understand the entire process and don't want to say anything that would be proven misleading or incorrect.

 

Please vote NO on all ballot issues

AND vote out ALL INCUMBANTS, LOCALLY, COUNTY AND STATE-WIDE!

 

This was to be accomplished by up to a 10% reduction each year and by attrition only.  This was quoted in the paper several times, if I remember correctly.

 

It was then determined that this would have to be accomplished in the Administrative plan which is being written by CONSOC and the City employees currently.  As we saw last night on TV, Adkins and CONSOC both stated that they had a few more details to iron out before they turned the plan over to Council for approval.

 

Now I would think that Adkins and Gilleland would have both have agreed to put into the plan some initiative to reduce the vouchers as stated above for Councils approval.  To me it was Adkins and Gilleland who should have put some type of measure into the plan for the reduction of vouchers and Councils perogative to either approve it, change it or nix it altogether.

 

Section 8 has been brought up many times.  Armbruster now says no reduction.  Marconi says they have already reduced to 1555+/-.   Then Marconi says they need permission from HUD to reduce vouchers.  Take your pick as to what is going on.  Gilleland stated that the Vouchers would be turned back into HUD as people dropped off the program up to 10% a year.  The MCSD even brought up the issue at the Combined meeting and they were basically ignored by Council and the City. 

 

Having the Best Section 8 program, per Marconi, does not deal with the issue of Poverty and the school system.  Poverty and the City.  Poverty and the Business community.  Poverty and the over taxed Services of the city.  Poverty and the neighborhoods.  It just gives you the Best Section 8 program in your own mind.

 

As we have seen in the past getting straight answers from the city is not always the simplest matter.  Just look at lasts nights meeting, there was much going on in the city that Council was not even aware of until presented last night and then it began to look like a circus once again.

 

Citizens want Section 8 reduced.  Citizens want the poverty reduced.  Citizens want a Council that listens to them and delivers answers to their concerns and a City Admin that pays attention to its Citizens concerns. 

 

 

     You really do understand. Think about it. The landlords get money. The new housing authority gets money. HUD gives more money. CDBG's bring more money. It allows to apply for more grants (money). Its money, money, money. Then they charge people (money) for work done on their homes or they threaten to take the property(money). All of that allows for more bureaucracy (money). Its not because there are any public servants who want to serve taxpaying citizens. Its because of the desire to control, have power and money.

     See, you know why they do it.

      paul nagy