Middletown Forum : Latest Manager's newsletter http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : City Manager : Latest Manager's newsletter Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:07:23 +0000 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:15:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=4026 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ Latest Manager's newsletter : Just curious......has anyone seen... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4026&PID=28846&title=latest-managers-newsletter#28846 Author: VietVet
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Posted: Aug 04 2011 at 11:15am

Just curious......has anyone seen any numbers as to the percent of the area population that uses this bike path? Has any data been connected with usage level versus cost of maintaining the path? Just wondering if this project is really justified in relation to money spent. I would speculate that ~ 10-15% of the area population uses this. Same with some of the parks in this city with Smith, Douglas and perhaps Sunset being the exceptions. Are some of our parks worth constant attention and money expediture versus the actual usage? If not, why are we spending money on them and not diverting to a cause that would affect more people? ]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:15:31 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4026&PID=28846&title=latest-managers-newsletter#28846 Latest Manager's newsletter : While I support the bike path,... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4026&PID=28842&title=latest-managers-newsletter#28842 Author: John Beagle
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Posted: Aug 04 2011 at 10:13am

While I support the bike path, you do raise a pretty good question and an interesting observation.]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:13:13 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4026&PID=28842&title=latest-managers-newsletter#28842 Latest Manager's newsletter : From this week’s City... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4026&PID=28826&title=latest-managers-newsletter#28826 Author: Mike_Presta
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Posted: Aug 03 2011 at 10:11pm

From this week’s City Manager’s newsletter:

Bike Path Update

Good news! The Ohio HistoricPreservation Office has approved the Cultural Resources report and ODOT hasissued the Right-of-Way permit to begin work on the next phase of the bikepath.  Staff is in contact with the contractor to schedule theconstruction work yet this summer.

Staff is also soliciting quotes tomake repairs to the damaged portions of the bike path associated with the sewerrepairs completed last month.

Doesn't it seem oddhow all of the “Historic” fans are behind all sorts of expensive projects, yetwe never hear them say a word in support of saving the truly historic vault attheHISTORIC Middletown Pioneer Cemetery???

Also, whilewe hear about the fiscal problems that our city is facing…the probable layoffs,cutbacks, lack of funds for infrastructure maintenance, and the like, is thereany doubt that they will find the tens of thousands (or possibly even hundredsof thousands) of dollars needed for the repairs to the bike path???

Does it seemto anyone else that current city management cannot understand the differencebetween “WANT”and “NEED”???

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