The park millage will not be renewed any time soon
What the powers that be don't understand, is that the voters gave the park a chance at life some years ago with the first millage.
When the first park millage was passed it was done so to clean up fiscal issues that still have not been taken care of. The park was to be a viable entity that would help draw tourism, and companies that were looking to place their business' in a more progressive community.
Neither has happened. The park has not shown any progress in becoming a viable moneymaker for the people of the county. As a matter of fact it has actually chased away popular organized events.
Promises of growth were overstated, and politics has soured the community to giving money to such an albatross. It should be cut loose and run as a not for profit. In that case there would likely be more money from endowments, and government programs. Not the voters, or non-voters fault here, they gave it a chance and it did not perform.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
It Hurts!
Blam! It hit me like the second scene in an Aaron Spelling television show.
This is not going to be good.
I mentioned to co workers that I wanted to leave a little early today to vote, and with few exceptions I have found that most of them do not think this election thingy is all that important.
They vote in the big elections, not the hum drum ones.
But when I mention the fact that there is a millage request I see a spark in their eye. Unfortunately it diminishes when they realize that there would be that 10 minute journey to the school, or township hall. "Where do I go to vote?"
I give up, and in a moment of misguided apathy they ask what else is on the ballot. Governor? Are we voting for governor this time?
Umm...Yes I said,..In a way .
I get a glassy eyed stare.
The kind that says I hope he doesn't explain what he means.
At this point I decided to relinquish control of the conversation back to the subject of the day "Big Brother" and go back to what I was doing.
Hours later I am on my way out of work when I am asked....Where do we vote?
I said, go home and dial *56 on your cell phone.
"Really we can do that?"
Yes I said, But be sure to watch Julie Chen on the CBS morning show for the result.
I wish I could form sentences!
This is not going to be good.
I mentioned to co workers that I wanted to leave a little early today to vote, and with few exceptions I have found that most of them do not think this election thingy is all that important.
They vote in the big elections, not the hum drum ones.
But when I mention the fact that there is a millage request I see a spark in their eye. Unfortunately it diminishes when they realize that there would be that 10 minute journey to the school, or township hall. "Where do I go to vote?"
I give up, and in a moment of misguided apathy they ask what else is on the ballot. Governor? Are we voting for governor this time?
Umm...Yes I said,..In a way .
I get a glassy eyed stare.
The kind that says I hope he doesn't explain what he means.
At this point I decided to relinquish control of the conversation back to the subject of the day "Big Brother" and go back to what I was doing.
Hours later I am on my way out of work when I am asked....Where do we vote?
I said, go home and dial *56 on your cell phone.
"Really we can do that?"
Yes I said, But be sure to watch Julie Chen on the CBS morning show for the result.
I wish I could form sentences!
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