tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post2070007779089141706..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: Hypocrisy in ToledoMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-41183604164304971582007-09-18T14:01:00.000-04:002007-09-18T14:01:00.000-04:00Thanks, Frank, for raising the question as to what...Thanks, Frank, for raising the question as to what, exactly, this city of the future will look like. If current trends continue, mighty empty would be my guess...Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-21879855345287927852007-09-18T13:19:00.000-04:002007-09-18T13:19:00.000-04:00I had recently emailed our mayor in regards to the...I had recently emailed our mayor in regards to the "taking" of Southwyck and I did get an email response(don't know if it was from his hand or automated). It basically said "Thank you for your thoughts" with the "city of the future" mantra on the end. <BR/>I often have wondered about this phrase that he uses at every turn it seems. What kind of future is he trying to create for Toledo? When a major company (Costco) wanted to move into Westgate, he fought against them moving in (which I am glad he lost), then he gets into a verbal battle with government officials in Wood County on how they are stealing companies from Toledo ( O-I & maybe Fed Ex) and now this whole deal with Southwyck (which is making life a bit easier for other communities in NW Ohio to land deals of their own). If they do go to court, I hope he has the money, not the tax payers money, to fight this. Just like Chad mentioned, it would be fun to see this "fight".<BR/><BR/>I do have a thought in regards to the mysterious road that Carty sees at the Village at Southwyck--it is the blueprints for Levis Commons!Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257918101344948032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-84394211858553749002007-09-17T15:08:00.000-04:002007-09-17T15:08:00.000-04:00Robin - if you can't make a meeting, email, call o...Robin - if you can't make a meeting, email, call or write to your council members and share your thoughts.<BR/><BR/>I know that they respond to public sentiment - but even if they don't, you are their boss and you have every right to direct them to act as you think is right.<BR/><BR/>Or see if you can find someone to go for your and read your letter on your behalf???Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-49850485424322230642007-09-17T13:50:00.000-04:002007-09-17T13:50:00.000-04:00Question - Does it do any good to email members of...Question - Does it do any good to email members of city council? I am unable to make it to the meetings.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05966847290906915571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-54661271551841329222007-09-17T08:36:00.000-04:002007-09-17T08:36:00.000-04:00The first step in this scheme was for the mayor to...The first step in this scheme was for the mayor to call the area "blighted". Last week my own district council-puppet started parrotting the mayor and tossing the word "blighted" around in the media as if he didn't know that doing so would have an immediate effect on the property value of Southwyck and vicinity. Now these clowns want to build a road too?<BR/><BR/>I'm sure glad I'm paying a garbage tax to keep these fools' spending money available.-Sepphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187463448901564093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-36515588859237132922007-09-16T12:07:00.000-04:002007-09-16T12:07:00.000-04:00Thankfully the Ohio Supreme Court has provided lib...Thankfully the Ohio Supreme Court has provided liberty and freedom seeking Ohioan's a tool to fight the takings permited in error by the U.S. Supreme Court in Kelo v. New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005) <BR/>268 Conn. 1, 843 A. 2d 500, affirmed. <BR/><BR/>Fight unreasonable, unrestricted, and uncompensated takings under emminent domain at every turn. Private homes are next, as have already been taken in Connecticut, Florida, and nationwide.<BR/><BR/>The A-Hole.<BR/><BR/>theassholelawyer.blogspot.comCynical Counselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013429047654810331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-78528545182242649042007-09-16T11:49:00.000-04:002007-09-16T11:49:00.000-04:00And yet...not enough people wanted him out that ba...And yet...not enough people wanted him out that baddly. How sick is our lil society?<BR/><BR/>This is blantant bullying and a waste of time and OUR resources. We cannot afford to go to battle with the owners of Southwyck. <BR/><BR/>Carty has proven in his 10 years as Mayor to incompotent and foolish. He will no more win this fight than he will suddenly become human. <BR/><BR/>And you're right Hooda...he ignores laws that do not apply to him...which is any of them in his deteriorating mind. <BR/><BR/>By all means Carty, you and your silly law department go ahead and take on the Billionair Club, you'll see what happens to fools like you. <BR/><BR/>It might be fun to watch, as the Dillard's are a OBC of their own, and they do it "Southern Style". :-)Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06994015303281337316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-50572785147524412572007-09-15T13:25:00.000-04:002007-09-15T13:25:00.000-04:00This smacks of a desperate attempt to put, at any/...This smacks of a desperate attempt to put, at any/all costs, Southwyck into "his dishonor's" win column, either in preparation for another mayoral run in 2009, or is an effort to boost his financial viability in his "after politics" years, presumably on some developer's (who, obviously, for now, shall remain nameless) payroll.<BR/><BR/>And, "his dishonor" has never been one to let a contrary law or legal opinion stand in the way of him doing whatever he wanted to do, now has he?Hooda Thunkit (Dave Zawodny)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13176392380086227377noreply@blogger.com