tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post315188164818614818..comments2023-11-02T04:58:34.355-04:00Comments on Libertarian Party of Allen County, Indiana: This press release makes a whole lot of sense...Jeannette Jaquishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226385515110623744noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-891163009216674352007-09-17T14:53:00.000-04:002007-09-17T14:53:00.000-04:00There are no Libertarians running for mayor this y...There are no Libertarians running for mayor this year. However, the city council controls the budget, and is in a far better position to do something about property taxes and TIFs.<BR/><BR/>They do not count write-in votes unless they are for a declared write-in candidate. You have to collect a lot of signatures for that.Robert Endershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592475828737641009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-2381104446796326372007-09-17T14:01:00.000-04:002007-09-17T14:01:00.000-04:00express you disgust- Write in Roach!there is no LP...express you disgust- Write in Roach!<BR/>there is no LP for Mayor.<BR/><BR/>And since when did Allen county; FTW, or anybody else in town worry about pesky State Laws?<BR/>they have benn ignoring Gambling laws- sports betting, Nascar betting, cherrymasters, poker "tournaments", and back-alley gambling casinos for years.<BR/>So the judges, cops, politicians, lawyers, are all guilty of violating their oaths of office to uphold the constitution, and the laws of the state.<BR/>they are either ignorant- not a clue what illegal racketeering is going on here, incompetent- clueless how to investigate, and prosecute political crimes, and racketeering; or crooked- someone is paying them all off to ignore alll the illegal political, and business racketeering- and go after the little fish instead- drunks, potheads, micky mouse misdemeanors- to keep the head count up at the ACJ, the rehab clinics, and line the pockets of local lawyers- as well as paying for the court-cop criminally injustice system.<BR/><BR/>There is no rule of law in FTW- that cant be bought and paid for if you know the right people- and YOU (and me) are not the right people...<BR/>FTW- circling the bowl<BR/>flush this Wasted cityDavid C Roachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001418779103813547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-32953563029248219532007-09-17T12:23:00.000-04:002007-09-17T12:23:00.000-04:00Is there someone from the ALLEN COUNTY LP running ...Is there someone from the ALLEN COUNTY LP running for mayor?<BR/><BR/>Please tell me YES.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-73385244621029521572007-09-17T08:50:00.000-04:002007-09-17T08:50:00.000-04:00Jeff - My point is, with or without an appraisal, ...Jeff - My point is, with or without an appraisal, it's against Indiana State law!!! John B. KalbJohn B. Kalbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859978853169018922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-71999899978075573352007-09-17T08:43:00.000-04:002007-09-17T08:43:00.000-04:00My take is that Kelty identified the void of leade...My take is that Kelty identified the void of leadership at the time of the FWCS debate. I didn't get that he was personally attacking the Mayor, just questioning his judgment. If I read correctly, his point was the Mayor was AWOL from the FWCS remonstrance debate at all.<BR/><BR/>It is certainly not hard to see why, in that it was at the same time as the Mayor & Co. were trying to keep Harrison Square sold. How could he sell both his $160M pet project and ask for another $500M for FWCS. <BR/><BR/>He paid lip service to the schools and let the thing take its natural course. Although the Mayor has been snake-bit in his own private business endeavors (Micro Standard), he clearly saw the FWCS debate a loser and stayed clear.<BR/><BR/>He made a political calculation and did not invest any capital in FWCS because he saw it was a loser, and counter to his own objectives, Harrison Square. He did not take a leadership position on the FWCS debate because it was not in his interest. I think this is the only distinction being made.<BR/><BR/>Nothing personal, just a questionable judgement call that is being called into question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-23522175640215210922007-09-17T07:37:00.000-04:002007-09-17T07:37:00.000-04:00I wonder how you Kelty supporters feel about Matt ...I wonder how you Kelty supporters feel about Matt SUPPORTING the FWCS $500 million bond issue?<BR/><BR/>According to Sunday's JG- Kelty felt Graham Richard should have been out front pushing for that to pass.<BR/><BR/>So much for "Mr. I am going to limit spending" Kelty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-53145979823146176142007-09-16T23:37:00.000-04:002007-09-16T23:37:00.000-04:00John,The appraisals, or lack thereof, is important...John,<BR/><BR/>The appraisals, or lack thereof, <I>is</I> important because buying the property w/o them is agianst state law...Jeff Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996970649630375507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-49105012643560977402007-09-16T21:54:00.000-04:002007-09-16T21:54:00.000-04:00From Sunday's JG, "“A lack of precision in critici...From Sunday's JG, "“A lack of precision in criticism seems to be a trait of candidate Kelty,” Richard said."<BR/><BR/>I believe the independent audit Kelty has called for is PRECISELY what is needed. I'm sure if the Mayor's position is vindicated, Kelty will be more than happy to recant. Manges is already headed for the door, Richard is on his way out, can Leatherman and Becker be far behind? <BR/><BR/>I think Kelty said it best in a press release, "I just don’t think it’s fair for the Mayor and some outgoing City Council members to pull the pin on the grenade, then run. Where is accountability for them?” - Apr 23, 2007 <BR/><BR/>Except for the lawyers and contractors, it looks likes others involved are starting to run to get out of the bursting radius of that grenade.<BR/><BR/>Tick, Tick, TickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-24165610095913752032007-09-16T15:40:00.000-04:002007-09-16T15:40:00.000-04:00Jeff (& Phil) The lack of appraisals is unimporta...Jeff (& Phil) The lack of appraisals is unimportant - what is important is the timing of the purchases relative to other events - please be aware of the following:<BR/> IC 36-7-14-16(b) reads in part, " a redevelopment commission may not proceed with the acquisition of a redevelopment project area until the approving order of the plan commission is issued and approved by the municipal legislative body".<BR/> In the case of Harrison Square, the approving order of the plan commission was issued on April 23, 2007 and the Fort Wayne City Council approved it on April 25,2007. Both of these dates are well after almost all of the final payments for the properties - that's ALL the properties (the first was already on December 7, 2006) - making them all illegal.<BR/> Since, per Greg Leatherman, the initial agreements were made as non-binding with a listed last date of making the them binding as of a day in July, 2007. Why did redevelopment insist on making these payments completing the purchases when they did? Obviously it was to be able to go to our Common Council with completed payments as a way to "seal the deal".<BR/> Just great! We shall see what a judge & jury says about this! John B. KalbJohn B. Kalbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859978853169018922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-77958857251788815062007-09-16T03:54:00.000-04:002007-09-16T03:54:00.000-04:00MAGIC...At least that makes as much sense as anyth...MAGIC...At least that makes as much sense as anything else they've said about H.S.Phil Marxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372454786699413982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-64656847263691009852007-09-16T00:29:00.000-04:002007-09-16T00:29:00.000-04:00"In addition, Kelty will halt all new purchases of..."In addition, Kelty will halt all new purchases of real property by the Redevelopment Commission using TIF funds—unless the property is within an existing TIF district, the purchase is first discussed and approved by the Commission at a public meeting, and the property is first appraised."<BR/><BR/>I don't think the mayor has the authority to do this. The sad part is that what he's describing is <B>already required by state law</B>. So an interesting question, that has <I>still</I> never been answered is - how did the Redevelopment Commission purchase this property without first getting appraisals?Jeff Pruitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996970649630375507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11887973.post-44305877082369100502007-09-15T21:05:00.000-04:002007-09-15T21:05:00.000-04:00When city council was selling Harrison Square, the...When city council was selling Harrison Square, they kept making a big deal about the fact that it was not being funded by property tax. They also stressed that they were largely using money (especially TIF)that has already been accumulated through taxes in the past. Basically, they tried to portray that this project really wasn't costing us anything because the money that they wanted to use for it had already been accumulated.<BR/><BR/>But now, that accumulated money is no longer there, so when we need to use it for other things, they'll have to tax us again to pay for them. I had the opportunity to share this point of view with one member of City Council. His response was something along the lines of "I don't understand why you're upset. It's not like I took cash out of your pocket. I just raided your bank account."<BR/><BR/>Matt Kelty hit the issue dead-on here. They use these slush funds to try and deflect the true cost to taxpayers of their special projects. As if they just found some money lying around, so they may as well spend it.Phil Marxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372454786699413982noreply@blogger.com