If the students are being provided a voucher for payment to WRTA, and WRTA offers door to door service, then why is that not an option, just have the little shuttle pick up the kids for each school. 10-20 kids should not be that big of a problem to solve. Or use the voucher money to hire a private company to transport. They certainly don't need a big, full size bus to transport. In the late 70"s Youngstown students to Ursuline had to ride WRTA buses, at first it was a mess, then the buses did circulate through the neighborhoods and then went directly to UHS, there was no layover/transfer Downtown, it only lasted a year, maybe 2, then it went back to City school buses.
Wow, for not liking the guy, you all give Atty Betras credit for and a whole lot of power and control over what goes on in this Valley! As for the BOE issue, after the mistakes that occurred with the County sales tax and now the Traficant petitions, someone should be asking questions about the procedures and practices there, it should be a concern of both political party chairmen but more so it should be a concern for every voter in this County! That the elections board is conducting fair and equitible elections and that the people charged with oversight on that are doing their job properly. Atty Betras is being vocal on an issue and the public should be also.
As for the indictments, last I checked, a person is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, and as an officer charged with upholding the law, I would not expect Atty Betras to comment any further on such issues. No one in this Valley wants to see another scandal but putting blame on Betras is unfair, these individuals were elected by the voters of this Community, not Atty Betras, and they were elected long before he ever took the reins of the Party and the incidents in question occurred before he became Party Chair. A political party Chairman is charged with finding and assisting in getting candidates from their Party elected, he has no control over what or how they conduct themselves once they are elected, that charge falls to the voters of a Community. It may seem that the "trouble" always falls on the shoulders of Democrats, but that is because they hold an overwhelming majority of elected office in this area, and why is that? It is not because of the "mentality", as some have suggested, but it is because of the lack of the Republican Party to field qualified and viable candidates! Occasionally, when they field a "good" candidates there has been a some very competitive races, with Republicans actually being elected, but there is a lack of leadership and consistancy on their part, with no one to blame but themselves. If you are tired of seeing Dems elected, don't blame the Dems, perhaps you should take your beef to the Chairman of the Republican Party.
Austintown student busing dispute heats up
If the students are being provided a voucher for payment to WRTA, and WRTA offers door to door service, then why is that not an option, just have the little shuttle pick up the kids for each school. 10-20 kids should not be that big of a problem to solve. Or use the voucher money to hire a private company to transport. They certainly don't need a big, full size bus to transport.
In the late 70"s Youngstown students to Ursuline had to ride WRTA buses, at first it was a mess, then the buses did circulate through the neighborhoods and then went directly to UHS, there was no layover/transfer Downtown, it only lasted a year, maybe 2, then it went back to City school buses.
June 10, 2012 at 4:44 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Where are Betras’ priorities?
Wow, for not liking the guy, you all give Atty Betras credit for and a whole lot of power and control over what goes on in this Valley!
As for the BOE issue, after the mistakes that occurred with the County sales tax and now the Traficant petitions, someone should be asking questions about the procedures and practices there, it should be a concern of both political party chairmen but more so it should be a concern for every voter in this County! That the elections board is conducting fair and equitible elections and that the people charged with oversight on that are doing their job properly. Atty Betras is being vocal on an issue and the public should be also.
As for the indictments, last I checked, a person is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, and as an officer charged with upholding the law, I would not expect Atty Betras to comment any further on such issues. No one in this Valley wants to see another scandal but putting blame on Betras is unfair, these individuals were elected by the voters of this Community, not Atty Betras, and they were elected long before he ever took the reins of the Party and the incidents in question occurred before he became Party Chair. A political party Chairman is charged with finding and assisting in getting candidates from their Party elected, he has no control over what or how they conduct themselves once they are elected, that charge falls to the voters of a Community. It may seem that the "trouble" always falls on the shoulders of Democrats, but that is because they hold an overwhelming majority of elected office in this area, and why is that? It is not because of the "mentality", as some have suggested, but it is because of the lack of the Republican Party to field qualified and viable candidates! Occasionally, when they field a "good" candidates there has been a some very competitive races, with Republicans actually being elected, but there is a lack of leadership and consistancy on their part, with no one to blame but themselves. If you are tired of seeing Dems elected, don't blame the Dems, perhaps you should take your beef to the Chairman of the Republican Party.
September 10, 2010 at 12:36 p.m. permalink suggest removal
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Wirt street from MLK to Park Ave, by Arlington Gardens, do something it's a mess!
October 10, 2009 at 1:44 p.m. permalink suggest removal