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LMAO
MUSA Citizen Joined: Oct 28 2009 Location: Middletucky Status: Offline Points: 468 |
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I say most of the people dont have transportation to go up there.What needs to be done is someone needs to wake the spineless council memebers up.There caught up in a fantasy world.
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Upper90
MUSA Resident Joined: May 27 2009 Status: Offline Points: 73 |
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Obviously I would like Sunset to be open again but does not look like that will happen. For just a few bucks more and a short drive you can go here, it is really fun and worth every penny.
http://www.ci.miamisburg.oh.us/index.php?id=45&option=com_content&task=view There is sand volleyball as well. It is great for kids of all ages because you can stand as a parent and watch multiple areas at once. |
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LMAO
MUSA Citizen Joined: Oct 28 2009 Location: Middletucky Status: Offline Points: 468 |
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IF ARE SPINELESS LEADERS HAVE MONEY TO THROW AWAY ON THE GOLF COURSE THEY HAVE MONEY TO KEEP SUNSET.I PRAY EVERY NIGHT THAT EACH ONE THAT OCCUPIES THOSE SEATS ARE VOTED OUT IN THE NEXT ELECTION. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT LIED TO THE PEOPLE OF MIDDLETUCKY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL THE PEOPLE STAND UP TO THEM.
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middletownscouter
MUSA Citizen Joined: Oct 11 2010 Location: Sunset Park Status: Offline Points: 501 |
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Today's Journal just hits home the truth about how things are viewed at the city building. They've spent about a MILLION dollars in the last five years on the golf course for the well off, and try to tear down the pool and complain about paying out for the splash pad operations that cost WAY less (I believe the operating costs for the pool had it been open over the last five years would have been maybe $125k? based off previous operating numbers given) but are used by the majority of the population who are lower income.
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spiderjohn
Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Jul 01 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2749 |
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Can't they just fill the pool with mothballs?
Are they already out of mothballs?
Has anyone seen the utily and other expenses for the newly taxpayer-purchased properties?
Wow--mothballs must be lousy insulation.
The only choice is back to starving this beast into submission and re-building(somewhere other than the former downtown area) from the ground up. Time to break them--vote NO on everything!!!
I actually believe that C St will eventually come in a limited manner--maybe only to Greentree?
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Smartman
MUSA Citizen Joined: Jun 14 2008 Status: Offline Points: 299 |
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If we have the money to demolish the pool, why not operate it? Let one of the booster groups at the high school man it as a fundraiser? I would support that even though I have a pool. Im sure the near by residents would support that rather than to smell dog S%#*! jmo
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middletownscouter
MUSA Citizen Joined: Oct 11 2010 Location: Sunset Park Status: Offline Points: 501 |
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I wanted desperately to be at the council meeting last night to speak out against this idiocy, but could not. In the journal's article they quoted Ms. Gilleland as saying, "We will begin the project, but if more people show up next time (to speak against demolition) it could change.”
If packing council chambers with pro-union folks can force council to not do something, packing the chambers with pro-pool folks could force them to change their mind as well. |
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VietVet
MUSA Council Joined: May 15 2008 Status: Offline Points: 7008 |
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Journal story......Sunset Pool will
be demolished
The city will move forward with plans to demolish Sunset Pool. Bad move IMO. Just store it. It is not necessary to demolish it in it's location. It is not like it is in the way of new housing development. It is not in the way of the Sunset Park functions. It will not cost the city any sizable amount to sit dormant until all scenarios have been explored. It would appear this is a knee-jerk reaction by council as some seem to take pleasure in seeing anything and everything bulldozed with the resulting vacant lot remaining with no potential use on the horizon. If we could start seeing some activity on the buildings that have already been demolished, might be a different thing, but I would imagine that most of what has been knocked down, will stay a vacant lot for years (decades) to come. They are looking for every nickel and dime to offset the 3.7 mil budget deficit. Here's another $70-$80 thou spent that could be added to the pot. JMO |
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409
Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Mar 27 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1014 |
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I'd rather see a dog park elsewhere. As I stated in another thread, flood part of the football/track area for ice skating in the winter. We used to skate on Smith Pond and later the Sunset tennis courts were flooded in the winter. There could be plenty of parking available. Someone (Spider?) also mentioned an ampitheater. Lots of possibilities as economy allows.
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LMAO
MUSA Citizen Joined: Oct 28 2009 Location: Middletucky Status: Offline Points: 468 |
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No need but are "Spineless" council feels the need once again to say hell what the community thinks.I wish at times I was as smart as them.
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middletownscouter
MUSA Citizen Joined: Oct 11 2010 Location: Sunset Park Status: Offline Points: 501 |
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They could easily buy the Roosevelt school property and convert that into their precious dog park. No need to demolish Sunset Pool.
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409
Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Mar 27 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1014 |
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This may still be a ploy to build an $80,000 dog park by Judy and Sam. That would be crap! As stated previously, the Roosevelt/Sunset Park area could be made even better as the economy allows.
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acclaro
Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: Jul 01 2009 Status: Offline Points: 1878 |
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I agree totally with Mr. Wood and his reference to "hypocrisy". $100,000 for middle-class golfers but not a dime for kids, while asking AK Steel to allow $18,000. to be diverted from their gift to the city. Perhaps MMF? What sheer madness. When its hot, kids swim, when its cool and overcast, they don't. The tend is simple to figure. I recall swimming there when it was .50, about $2.00 with today's inflation.
Middletown's leadership has shown again what its focus is upon: the existing older citizens, the 'lifers', and not the up and coming young adults. This is a city of 48,000. More imporatnt for the public to have access to Weatherwax while city loses tens and hundreds of thousands annually. With gas $4.00/gal, more kids staying home than driving up and down the highway. It simply shows the horizon for city planners and leaders is about a year or two, to take care of their friends, and no vision for the future. Cincinnati State left for dead, or put on hold at least until next fiscal year for state entities, July 2012, while paying for moth balling, and a failing effort. Pratt making $70,000 to play host for the illuminati of Cincinnati State while they hire a Boston firm to help them kill the deal---enginnering in Middletown, culinary arts, flat growth, but land locked? What a mess.
What a shame city asking nearly 80% of money that would fund a year city with-held, to be diverted elsewhere. Don't tri-atheletes that ride bikes also swim as part of training? Bike path important, pool not, golf couse scared, pool and kids, get lost. Sad.
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LMAO
MUSA Citizen Joined: Oct 28 2009 Location: Middletucky Status: Offline Points: 468 |
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Can bitch and moan all we want but till we the taxpayers say enough is enough and get rid of the spineless people that run this city it will and never change.Its funny how they can find money to fill it in but cant find money to operate it. |
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middletownscouter
MUSA Citizen Joined: Oct 11 2010 Location: Sunset Park Status: Offline Points: 501 |
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I am not a lawyer, but I'm wondering if there might be grounds to file an injunction barring the city from demolishing the pool on the basis that the decision to do so is:
Any pro-pool lawyers on here feel like doing a pro-bono solid for the residents? Unfortunately, the folks most affected by this decision are the ones who cannot afford to spend money on legal representation. |
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middletownscouter
MUSA Citizen Joined: Oct 11 2010 Location: Sunset Park Status: Offline Points: 501 |
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The absolute hyprocrisy in having $80k set aside to demolish the pool but not having $20k to operate it. Absolute crap. If you've got $80k, you have money to operate the pool for 4 years!
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VietVet
MUSA Council Joined: May 15 2008 Status: Offline Points: 7008 |
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City mulls razing pool
It’ll cost $70K to remove Sunset Pool as council faces projected $3.7M budget shortfall. With demolition looming, Wood said it will be “the end of an era” for a city that’s supported public pool access since 1928 when Sunset Pool opened. Douglass Pool was converted to a splash pad in 2008 using an AK Steel grant THE STATEMENT BELOW IS WHAT IS SAD AND DEVASTATING FOR THE CITY. EVEN MORE DISGUSTING IS THAT MOST OF THIS WAS INVITED IN BY THE CITY LEADERS AND THEIR GHETTO PROGRAMS. WHY? PER CAPITA INCOME OF $19,838......NO ONE CAN LIVE A DECENT LIFE NOR HAVE ANY HOPE AT ALL ON THIS INCOME. THESE PROGRAMS WERE ALL APPROVED BY SOME PEOPLE MAKING HIGH FIVE AND SIX FIGURE INCOMES. THEY HAVE NO SCRUPLES NOR MORAL CHARACTER OR THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE DONE THIS TO THIS CITY. Given that Middletown has a large low-income populace — the city has an estimated per capita income of $19,838 according to the U.S. Census — Wood said he believes City Council is ignoring the needs of its residents “Hypocrisy is that Weatherwax Golf Course is (out of) town and serves middle-aged white men and is subsidized $100,000 by the city. It is open in good years and bad, rain or sunshine,” Wood said. “As I have said many times it seems the city is more interested in serving people who like to golf then kids who need a place to go for the summer — which is the demographics of Middletown.” AMEN MERRILL. JUST LET THE POOL BE FOR RIGHT NOW. IT'S NOT HURTING ANYTHING SITTING DORMANT. BOTTOM LINE.....THE CITY ALWAYS MANAGES TO FIND SOME "HIDDEN FUNDS" TO START THE PROJECTS THEY ARE INTERESTED IN. IN THIS CASE, WE HAVE TWO MONEY-LOSING VENTURES.....THE GOLF COURSE AND THE POOL. ONE MONEY DRAIN IS OVERLOOKED AND THE OTHER MAY GO AWAY. THEY PICK AND CHOOSE...IT IS NOT UNBIASED. IT IS NOT LOGICAL. IT IS FOR THE "FRIENDS OF THE CITY". THEY ARE DISGUSTING. |
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Bocephus
MUSA Citizen Joined: Jun 04 2009 Status: Offline Points: 838 |
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Popcorn anyone? |
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gemneye70
MUSA Resident Joined: Mar 10 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 83 |
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Good idea midres...and thanks to others who actually chose to discuss the pool post...the rest of the bs was uncalled for and getting kind of old. I hate having to scroll thru 27 posts of rants and raves, name-calling, etc to actually see what those interested in the subject have to say...take the rest to another thread.
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midres
MUSA Immigrant Joined: Nov 02 2010 Status: Offline Points: 16 |
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One thing that I neglected to add was that such a large area might provide adequate space for a very nice splash pad. This would be one way to satisfy the need for a refreshing water play area in the summer time.
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midres
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Just a thought. If anyone has ever been to Keehner Park in West Chester, then you know what a really nice venue they have for, virtually, any kind of performance. The amphitheater is wonderful and quite simple in design. And... there is a very nice play area for children. Also, there is very ample parking. Perhaps the city and our school board could come together and develop something similar utilizing both Sunset Park and the Roosevelt School properties. This area is really quite central in our city and easy to get to. When concerts were held there, they were always very well attended -- from all factions in town. Parking was a hassle but this could be alleviated with the addition of the Roosevelt property. Like I said, it's just a thought but, perhaps, a land swap or some other deal could be worked out between the city, the schools, and the Parks Department.
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angelababy
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Thanks so much for the wonderful information you provided us.
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vannestmom
MUSA Immigrant Joined: Oct 31 2010 Status: Offline Points: 49 |
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i dont have any idea what u r talking about.
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"think before you judge"
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tomahawk35
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tomahawk35
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