no interest in any of that acclaro

 

Hermes' post on this topic ranks up with the best most perfect humorous responses ever on any site.

Neat poetry around here also.

Who said that we weren't an artsy forum? Creative expression!

 

Actually I wuz gonna catch da first slow train outta here to wherever it was sposed to go

I kin b one of dem sad faces in da pitcher 2. Waitin on dat bench in da cold snow.

 

Hermes--dem artty folk down dere tol me dat train was still a'comin!

So--peepul get reddy

train's a'comin'

no baggage--jus get on bored

 

take my arm---take my leg

please don't take my head!!

 

(i) I hope your reference about out of here wasn't you are leaving what you provide in this forum, always informative and helpful

 

(ii) You consoider running for office, you won't find a bigger supporter than me, check book, otherwise.

 

(iii) How about a sneek in the sunshine---I have some insight from Posey associated with LM and the "glass house" that those whom throw rocks should desire to avoid. Younger indiscretions can come back to bite.

 

(iv) Looking forward to the venue at MUM in January, need something to restore sanity and escape hatch for a few hours. 

 

Duncan initially acquired the former Office Outfitter property and connected real estate to develop their fuel center convenient store on that property. Finkleman group held out on a very small connecting strip adjacent to get a nice windfall since their property was necessary, and the muffler shop never did play along like the city wanted. Duncan decided not to invest at that site. I was asked if I wanted to take over the project or manage the facility if built. I declined, since I would have been competing with myself. Subsequently I was offered that property often, with the price dropping to near nothing. Duncan failed to deliver on their promise at that location. MAYBE they caught wind of the proposed train concept and were advised to hold out for the much better location between Central and 1st Ave.

 

City then did an about-face during the rail hysteria, "purchasing" the Office Outfitter site, the Clark station site(combined for over $300,000--ridiculous over-payment and poor use of city funds) so that Duncan could use the funds(+ govt.grant/subsidy $$??) to "purchase" the prior mentioned Central/1st property for approx. $400,000-$500,000. The former Office Outfitter site was then slated to be a very expensive parking lot for train passengers etc.

 

As to who payed for the property demos at the Office Outfitter site, Clark site and Rec Center site--I am not clear. Maybe you or someone else can honestly answer that ??. And at what cost.

 

So--you need to go back to the BEGINNING of the land-swaps and property shuffling, add up the city manpower and grant expense, the TOTAL amount of cost for ALL properties involved, city/state/fed demo expenses, maintenence costs incurred on properties(many parcels dormant) and future grant/subsidies necessary for construction at these various sites, including plans/expenses/bail-outs for your Whistle Stop "train station", the credit union property, the muffler shop and the new "green space" which is worthless but an on-going maintenence expense.

 

When I guesstimated the on-going and future expense of the overall dealings at between 1 mii and 2 mill, you tried to get at me by "outing" me(lol--far too late!) and calling me a "liar" repeatedly. When you add the total costs of everything mention and involved long-term + the costs that I can't remember or don't know about, just what $ amount do you see?

 

You talk down to us as not being positive and doing nothing, however you seem to do the same and worse. Very hypocritical trolling. Negative, mean and inaccurate imo.  

 

Do you or your business own the Whistle Stop?

 

 

You really cannot be taken seriously my online friend. The former Shamrock facilitate was clearly acquired on a "hope and prayer", my mother's term, for wishful thinking knowing failure was a higher possibility than success. A "gateway" to the beauty of the city of Middletown? That' has about as much credibility and factual beleif as those who think Doug McNeil's desire to move the hospital out of Middletown and consolidate with a major network since he became CEO 20 years ago was a positive aspect of his legacy, while leaving the area downtown and Middletown in shambles.

 

I realize I make many mistakes in typing rapidly, and normally don't split hairs, but the term is "brownfield" not "green field" for the wrecking ball mess dowtown. That significance is not to be simplified: developers would much prefer new land near major roads and highways, that was farmland and never developed, than failed commercial utilization that was a bust.

 

To date, from my casual review, I see nothing of factual substance you have posted, and virtually all your points are speculative in nature, and highly defensive of the unconscionable waste and mismanagement tied to projects which have a benefit to a select few.

 

Please stick around. I get as much humor and levity from your ramblings as I do watching 30 Rock.