This type of analysis should be ongoing & timely , not a 15 yearly exercise . Modern business management is data driven . Still , 2012 figures should be analysed by now . I recall in 2009 Jay Williams gave Chief Hughes a C+ for his management of the department . I can see why . Chief Hughes replied "I think C+ is a pretty good grade" . Thankfully , Chief Foley's aspirations are higher .
I will take issue with his contention that rental properties attract crime . It's poverty that attracts crime . If landlords weren't investing in & upgrading these houses to attract tenants in a very competitive market , the houses would have become blight . Its only recently that many owner occupiers have started taking more pride in their homes' appearance. The City needs to be more welcoming to business & development in the neighborhoods , because that will bring more jobs , more working residents & less crime .
I don't where Bertram has been . Youngstown's problems are easily solvable . I have been personally involved for some time bringing suburbanites & diasporo to buy & rent in the City .
Youngstown has abundant cheap land which ought to trigger redevelopment . The problem is policies & officials that obstruct or don't know how to work with developers . Taxes on producers are too high & there are too many subsidies paid to favored producers which shields them from competition & stops market sizes from growing .
The City needs a good dose of "supply side" economics and transparency. i.e. resources should be allocated more to producers & away from consumers. I've heard encouraging words from mayoral candidates along those lines , but its not something you can "shoehorn" into an unconvinced Council . None of them seem at all knowledgable about business & the need for ongoing profit to justify investment . Youngstown's situation is very like that of the communist-era eastern European countries . The solution is not rocket science .
before the internet , we all hid a lot of our human fallibility . Now , the government records & analyzes it all in a cold, clinical fashion & concludes we are on average a lot worse than it had previously believed .
To help it connect the worrisome dots , it seeks ever more information about us - from banks , employers , airlines , foreign tax authirties , agencies at all levels of government & of course , the old fashioned informant . .
It feels sure that enough information willl show a defect in our present , our long distant past or even our future .
It seems Brockler gave the 2 women false information about the defendant to make them very angry with him & get them to turn against him & withdraw the alibis they had provided him .
Brockler said he didn't want to risk their alibis losing the case for him , & the end justified the means .
There's a reason why there has always been a division of duties in the justice system between investigation , prosecution , judging & jailing
Where was the cost-benefit analysis for this project from the start ? Where is the evidence the alleged defects with the current station couldn't be remedied for less money .
Who was responsible for the disconnect between design & finance ? Was it the arhitect , City engineers or interferring politicians ?
John Swierz is an interested party , so why did Council accept the proposal with just his sponsorship ?
The Fire Dept has already agreed with the Efficiency Audit conclusion that it is overmanned by 20 . Immediate staff reductions seem an obvious place to start if it is decided the new station must proceed & more money needs be found.
Also , the project cost should include the paving . This shouldn't come out of next year's Citywide paving budget , otherwise neighborhoods will suffer .
We don't need to keep incurring wasteful expenditure in order to have an excellent fire service .
This is probably true of a lot of State Capitals , where largesse is being handed out & lobbyists & businesses congregate to join the cocktail circuit & get their share .
I has certainly been the case in the nation's capital since at least 2000 . The housing market downturn hardly registered in DC , as numbers employed in the Washington beltway continued to explode .
The State Auditor should enquire into this to see whether there was ever any connection between the non prsuit of the loan & Mr Bush's occupation of public office .
More calls on West, South sides
This type of analysis should be ongoing & timely , not a 15 yearly exercise . Modern business management is data driven . Still , 2012 figures should be analysed by now .
I recall in 2009 Jay Williams gave Chief Hughes a C+ for his management of the department . I can see why . Chief Hughes replied "I think C+ is a pretty good grade" . Thankfully , Chief Foley's aspirations are higher .
I will take issue with his contention that rental properties attract crime . It's poverty that attracts crime . If landlords weren't investing in & upgrading these houses to attract tenants in a very competitive market , the houses would have become blight . Its only recently that many owner occupiers have started taking more pride in their homes' appearance.
The City needs to be more welcoming to business & development in the neighborhoods , because that will bring more jobs , more working residents & less crime .
June 12, 2013 at 2:29 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Youngstown continues to shed people
I don't where Bertram has been . Youngstown's problems are easily solvable . I have been personally involved for some time bringing suburbanites & diasporo to buy & rent in the City .
Youngstown has abundant cheap land which ought to trigger redevelopment . The problem is policies & officials that obstruct or don't know how to work with developers . Taxes on producers are too high & there are too many subsidies paid to favored producers which shields them from competition & stops market sizes from growing .
The City needs a good dose of "supply side" economics and transparency. i.e. resources should be allocated more to producers & away from consumers. I've heard encouraging words from mayoral candidates along those lines , but its not something you can "shoehorn" into an unconvinced Council . None of them seem at all knowledgable about business & the need for ongoing profit to justify investment . Youngstown's situation is very like that of the communist-era eastern European countries . The solution is not rocket science .
June 11, 2013 at 6:08 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Boardman moving forward with main fire station project
The County should manage firefighting . There is too much expensive duplication throughout the valley
June 11, 2013 at 5:43 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Brown bill targets cell phone thefts
As if we needed more ways for the state to keep track of us or more ways to increase the prison population .
June 10, 2013 at 1:38 p.m. permalink suggest removal
The line between privacy and security — where do we want it drawn?
before the internet , we all hid a lot of our human fallibility . Now , the government records & analyzes it all in a cold, clinical fashion & concludes we are on average a lot worse than it had previously believed .
To help it connect the worrisome dots , it seeks ever more information about us - from banks , employers , airlines , foreign tax authirties , agencies at all levels of government & of course , the old fashioned informant . .
It feels sure that enough information willl show a defect in our present , our long distant past or even our future .
June 9, 2013 at 7:26 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Ohio prosecutor fired for Facebook ruse
It seems Brockler gave the 2 women false information about the defendant to make them very angry with him & get them to turn against him & withdraw the alibis they had provided him .
Brockler said he didn't want to risk their alibis losing the case for him , & the end justified the means .
There's a reason why there has always been a division of duties in the justice system between investigation , prosecution , judging & jailing
June 7, 2013 at 5:26 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Council will consider increasing fire station budget to $920K
Where is the extra money to come from ?
Where was the cost-benefit analysis for this project from the start ? Where is the evidence the alleged defects with the current station couldn't be remedied for less money .
Who was responsible for the disconnect between design & finance ? Was it the arhitect , City engineers or interferring politicians ?
John Swierz is an interested party , so why did Council accept the proposal with just his sponsorship ?
The Fire Dept has already agreed with the Efficiency Audit conclusion that it is overmanned by 20 . Immediate staff reductions seem an obvious place to start if it is decided the new station must proceed & more money needs be found.
Also , the project cost should include the paving . This shouldn't come out of next year's Citywide paving budget , otherwise neighborhoods will suffer .
We don't need to keep incurring wasteful expenditure in order to have an excellent fire service .
June 6, 2013 at 1:59 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Columbus props up Ohio’s jobs recovery
This is probably true of a lot of State Capitals , where largesse is being handed out & lobbyists & businesses congregate to join the cocktail circuit & get their share .
I has certainly been the case in the nation's capital since at least 2000 .
The housing market downturn hardly registered in DC , as numbers employed in the Washington beltway continued to explode .
June 3, 2013 at 3:14 p.m. permalink suggest removal
TV's beloved 'Dingbat,' Jean Stapleton, dead at 90
Boy the way Glen Miller played
songs that made the hit parade.
Guys like us, we had it made.
Those were the days!
June 2, 2013 at 12:15 p.m. permalink suggest removal
JFS director fights to stop garnishment
The State Auditor should enquire into this to see whether there was ever any connection between the non prsuit of the loan & Mr Bush's occupation of public office .
June 1, 2013 at 4:51 a.m. permalink suggest removal