Sorry for the late post, but I've been working on the new (eye-popping) numbers we were forced by the city administration to get a FOIA filing to get. More on that later.
Anyway, there's an important meeting this evening at the library and a central focus is regarding the potential library-only millage request the Friends of the Troy Public Library are organizing to launch. The meeting starts at 6:30 PM. See you there.
For those who have read the Alternative Solutions to the Troy Budget Crisis, this meeting will probably engender mixed emotions. I know it does for me.
It's clear we need a dedicated funding source for the library. And it's clear the library is one of Troy's most cherished institutions and provides innumerable benefits to our community. But what's equally clear to me, and I hear constantly from residents, is that they feel the city has manipulated this outcome and they resent it. It's a fair assessment to my mind. And I would argue it could be put to rest by adoption of Option 3 or 3A in our Alternative Solutions report and the associated demonstration of good faith.
I think the voters will respond favorably to that once they see a) the city is finally operating transparently, and b) the city is taking strong medicine. I honestly believe the voters would not seek to punish city workers once the demonstration of shared sacrifice is apparent would reward them, moderately, with additional funding. But I fear this effort will take the pressure off the city to do the right thing with the budget. What do you think?
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Marv,
I'm removing another of your comments because it's more of the same. Stop whining about things you don't like and make suggestions about how to fix them. This site isn't a place for making lists of complaints or attacking individuals. It's about finding solutions that work. Either begin to add that kind of value or please stop posting to this site.
solution..jail the tax cheats,,as i said,I work 24/7 on my quest,,of stopping tax grabs,and i bet,,if TROY PUT YOU IN JAIL AND THE MAYOR ATTACKED you.you act differ.I already commented on 7 articles about TROY,just 2day,TROY is DOOMED.THE police can not even protect their own building,det news,2day read it and weap.and if tom-take-the-CASHIZE's group gets TROY dazes,,get ready for boycott talk.
Troy is not doomed. We just have to start talking about the facts in a non-emotional way and figure out the best way to get through this. We need to work together and quit blaming and bad mouthing. There is always a solution but you have to solve it from a higher level than that which created the problem. I like what this blog is presenting. Let's get to work, educating and creating a solution that saves our city services and quality of life venues.
Thank you, Anonymous. This is my point and hope in creating this site. More data will be posted shortly.
with out telling the people the how the DDA really runs this city,,no tax,,no more cash,HOW can this group never has to pay their true costs.who is on/with the DDA?TROY hires Clark hill,,DDA takes the money clark hill got.why does.CLARK HILL..HAVE a 5013c in TROY?ONLY $3500k PER MONTH.Brimingham just lets Clark hill use vacant office space ,
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