Middletown Forum : Business press release??? http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : City Council : Business press release??? Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:22:36 +0000 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:42:35 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2693 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ Business press release??? : Paraphrasing a prior post by Miss... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16779&title=business-press-release#16779 Author: Nelson R. Self
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Posted: Feb 20 2010 at 8:42am

Paraphrasing a prior post by Miss Vivian, maybe Middletown should be re-branded as follows:

Middletown ..... a 54% HUD-Branded Slumville !!
 
With best regards to Viet Vet, "What a City?"
]]> Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:42:35 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16779&title=business-press-release#16779 Business press release??? : Middletown " A bona fide... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16772&title=business-press-release#16772 Author: Pacman
Subject: 2693
Posted: Feb 20 2010 at 7:25am

Middletown " A bona fide HUDified City"]]> Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:25:48 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16772&title=business-press-release#16772 Business press release??? : Hey like they said, Citizen consensus... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16764&title=business-press-release#16764 Author: Pacman
Subject: 2693
Posted: Feb 19 2010 at 6:52pm

Hey like they said, Citizen consensus is not critical.  This is just the screw the citizen part, we are doing what we want. ]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:52:56 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16764&title=business-press-release#16764 Business press release??? : I don't even like the slogan... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16760&title=business-press-release#16760 Author: Bill
Subject: 2693
Posted: Feb 19 2010 at 4:07pm

I don't even like the slogan -- "Bright past"?  Who uses that phrase to describe the past?
 
The town doesn't have an image problem, it has a reality problem.
]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:07:43 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16760&title=business-press-release#16760 Business press release??? : The "Bright past/brighter... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16759&title=business-press-release#16759 Author: VietVet
Subject: 2693
Posted: Feb 19 2010 at 3:58pm

The "Bright past/brighter future" slogan must refer to the promising future this town has as a ghetto based on the success of the ever-increasing Section 8 program. Can't refer to anything positive, progressive or refer to logical solutions this city needs. What a joke! A slogan and a new logo is suppose to change what exactly? Council, Gilleland and others want to keep this program going to help their buddies with additional income using their rundown rental dumps and Robinette just gets his jollies by bulldozing everything in sight.

New letterhead and business cards? Who cares? Will the letter head have a picture of a decaying town? Will the business cards say "If you're in business, don't call us, we'll call you"? Will the new sign on the little brick wall by the 122 entrance to the city read "Section 8 Welcome- All Others, Don't Matter"?

There are some ignorant individuals running this ghetto, aren't they? Again, there is an urgent need to purge some members of Council and then, begin the process of firing the city manager on down. Let's start over. Irreparable damage has been done to OUR city. ]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:58:51 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16759&title=business-press-release#16759 Business press release??? : Of course, it could be simply... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16757&title=business-press-release#16757 Author: Mike_Presta
Subject: 2693
Posted: Feb 19 2010 at 3:12pm

Of course, it could be simply the old "mis-direction" trick.
 
Keep everyone as angry as a mad bull on Flag Day and no one notices all of the really sneakie, underhanded, crooked stuff.
]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:12:46 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16757&title=business-press-release#16757 Business press release??? : Good lord! It doesn't cease.... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16755&title=business-press-release#16755 Author: acclaro
Subject: 2693
Posted: Feb 19 2010 at 2:10pm

Good lord! It doesn't cease. First, it was Bill Murphy who was tecahing Marketing 101, and now it has evolved to the city manager and the economic director. They want to run a rebranding campaign, associated with the Renaissance, that has housing stock sitting including one hime on the market for years, have raised such a negative image of Middletown associated with the errors made on section 8, admitting they had no idea they had allowed such high numbers in the first place, and discard all this damage including the cemetary bad publicity, the street hemorrage, the failing school system, the disaml ability to attract any business, and now are rebranding, after these continuous disastorous actions which have further "branded" Middletown so negatively. Is it a requisite to be so completely out of touch with reality, to demonstrate such rudimentary capabilities and knowledge, to get a job with the city. Or...is Middletown the very definition of the Peter Principle, and all leadership has risen accordingly?
 
What constitutes one for allowing such meaningless actions to be tolerated and unaccounted? I entered the wrong profession many years ago, public service is the place to be, especially Middletown. Its the city where those on the fast track for the Peter Principle rise to emphamy.    
]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:10:15 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16755&title=business-press-release#16755 Business press release??? : It also appeared in the Oxford... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16752&title=business-press-release#16752 Author: Pacman
Subject: 2693
Posted: Feb 19 2010 at 1:30pm

It also appeared in the Oxford Paper and the Hamilton Paper and they wonder why they have more out of town people on the waiting list than Middletown Residents.  The BMH list is closed.  So off to get on the Middletown list we go.
 
What was it 225 out of towner's on the list compared to 90 Middletown residents.  Yeah lets import some more poverty from other city's, we don't have enough to go around now.  But hey "Middletown has a Bright future", Gilleland says so.Thumbs%20Down
]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:30:05 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16752&title=business-press-release#16752 Business press release??? : Good questions, Hermes. However,... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16751&title=business-press-release#16751 Author: Mike_Presta
Subject: 2693
Posted: Feb 19 2010 at 1:23pm

Good questions, Hermes.
 
However, I think that the larger issues are:
 
1.  Why are such items as the MPHA "OPEN WAIT LIST" notice published tucked away in the "Business press releases" section of The Journal?
 
2.  How naive (or stupid) must public officials be not to be able to understand how doing things such as Item 1 cannot help but foster the MIS-trust of City Hall by the public?
]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:23:57 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16751&title=business-press-release#16751 Business press release??? : The city sure loves those outside... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16747&title=business-press-release#16747 Author: Hermes
Subject: 2693
Posted: Feb 19 2010 at 9:54am

The city sure loves those outside agencies. Seems like everything they do is done by hired contractors in one capacity or another. What exactly are we paying for at city hall ? Does anyone down there do anything constructive ? ]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:54:44 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2693&PID=16747&title=business-press-release#16747