tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post7052370601424359634..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: Just say NO to Toledo Recreation Levy - even if it is 'for the children'Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-59788820890080856932012-05-07T13:26:51.581-04:002012-05-07T13:26:51.581-04:00Councilmen Webb and Steel also said in the story t...Councilmen Webb and Steel also said in the story that people will leave Toledo if recreation opportunities are not improved. I thought people were leaving Toledo because of the lack of good jobs and job opportunities. Jobs make the town run, not city-maintained parks. If we don't have jobs, we don't want to live here. <br /><br />And to me, I don't care about whether they are union or non-union jobs. (I know to them, it's union jobs and only union jobs so they can get the union votes.) It's jobs, period, that make this town great. The money from the jobs worked by people living in Toledo goes to the city to fund the recreation programs. The more people working, the more money the city collects in payroll taxes for the programs. I guess both of our councilmen need an education in "trickle-down economics."<br /><br />A great assessment of this fallacious idea of theirs, Maggie.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297697171485233059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-31293430551604739842012-05-07T10:23:59.688-04:002012-05-07T10:23:59.688-04:00My dream is that they would run a "park sob s...My dream is that they would run a "park sob story" alongside the story about the ceiling at the water plant dropping chunks of concrete on the piping and people. Perhaps it would "reset" as Hillary Clinton likes to say the priorities of our local politicians.<br /><br />As far as the city employees leaving Toledo. It's strikes me really as a story as anyone and not specific to city employees. The city employees moved like everyone else because they made a personal judgement that things would be better for them living in a different location. <br /><br />The elephant in the room is the question of "what would appeal to them and anyone else that would attract people into Toledo?" Rising housing values?...nope. Lower taxes?....Uhhh. Better schools?....sorry. Wait I know...better parks and recreation??...probably not. <br /><br />Address the "elephant issue" and other things will fall into place.skeeter1107https://www.blogger.com/profile/15125467565568229281noreply@blogger.com