The cases you site above were all people who did jail time AFTER being charged AND convicted.
Jamar Houser was only charged. His trial had not taken place and he was not convicted of anything. The 2 years he has spent in prison is the time it has taken to prepare this case for trial (by his lawyers as well as Gains' office). The wheels of justice do grind sloooooowly - don't they.
That's comical coming from you. Phil Kidd has always used his real name which you have used against him in several posts - you never have. Coward? Yes you are.
Binding this money to foreclosure settlement makes no more sense than basing the amount of money to rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina on how much of New Orleans was in good condition before the hurricane hit.
This has nothing to do with fair. This is Federal money that has been set-aside specifically for demolition of blighted properties. There are very few cities in this country that have more "actual" need for this money. This area was hit with an economic hurricane that took 25 years to destroy it and has been trying to rebuild itself for the last 10 or so years with little to no help from the state or federal government.
How much of those federal blighted property funds are going to those poor folks in Florida? Brand stinkin' new properties that people walked away from - I wouldn't exactly call them "blighted", but I'm sure they are getting a ton to tear down perfectly good houses that cant be re-sold equitably.
This is all about this area being blown-off by the feds and the state yet again. Everyone who lives here should remember this crap come election time and vote accordingly. This is total BS.
I like the large scale burn down idea though - it's efficient and painless.
How the hell do you know anything about these people?
There may be many in that situation that we are paying for, but unless you personally know these people, (my guess is you don't) you should get any facts at all before you go correcting other people.
This Democrat this and Republican that crap makes me absolutely sick to my stomach (hence the Sausages comment). At what point in history did our elected officials begin caring more about the party they are in than the good of the people they represent?
It seems to me that the biggest impediment to our collective well being at this point in history is this stinkin 2 party system we have digressed to.
It sucks - plain and simple and will probably spell the end of this experiment in Democracy called the United States, that so many have given their all to protect.
"Sammarone said he opposes nonpartisan elections because “I’m a Democrat. I’m not ashamed of being a Democrat.”
I don't care if you're a freakin' Martian - what does that have to do with holding elections to get the best possible people to run the city? In fact the 2 party system is the biggest impediment to getting the best possible people.
@Biggie - no one thinks they're going to, and they've all but said it publicly.. . . "it needs debate" - or "we need to think about this" is nothing more than politician speak for "we're not going to allow this to happen".
If they manage to block this in any way shape or form, we need to remove any of them that voted against even part of it, from office immediately. If they manage to hide who voted for what - recall them all. If we cant manage to raise enough public anger after this to get rid of them, we deserve what we get. Bad inefficient government at high cost.
@Phil I can kind of see why they haven't attended any of the meetings though. Everyone would see that as them trying to intimidate or influence the determinations of the group. But they certainly should have read the minutes or notes after the fact. And - as always Phil - thanks for bustin your ass so the rest of us can live better.
"What will happen to the inner city residents who depend on them for their daily needs if the stores close? The idea that these shoppers will travel to the full-service grocery outlets is simply ridiculous."
Well, if their daily needs consist of 40's of Malt Liquor, Lottery Tickets, Blunts, Orange Soda or 1's and 2's of Cigarettes, I'm sure they'd be fine. If, however, they needed nutritional food or any sort of useful household items, they'd be out of luck with or without the Red & White.
There is a reason this area is classified as a "Food Desert". There isn't any. Not an Orange, a Steak or head of Lettuce to be found in these places. Nothing but products that perpetuate the downtrodden life these folk are leading in the first place.
Having said that, no one deserves to be treated like that. These 2 bit thugs need to be shown the same restraint that they showed Mr. Niser. None.
There is a big difference between being critical of the way a store is run or what a store carries and not caring when a neighbor is brutally pistol whipped for NOTHING!
What now for Jamar Houser?
@WHATSSHAKIN
The cases you site above were all people who did jail time AFTER being charged AND convicted.
Jamar Houser was only charged. His trial had not taken place and he was not convicted of anything. The 2 years he has spent in prison is the time it has taken to prepare this case for trial (by his lawyers as well as Gains' office). The wheels of justice do grind sloooooowly - don't they.
I don't see him ever getting a dime from this.
May 25, 2012 at 10:33 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Workers for city taken to task
@UselessShale
"But cowards, you have to use your real name. "
That's comical coming from you. Phil Kidd has always used his real name which you have used against him in several posts - you never have. Coward? Yes you are.
May 22, 2012 at 10:18 a.m. permalink suggest removal
State funding for demolition leaves the area disappointed
@middlefinger
Binding this money to foreclosure settlement makes no more sense than basing the amount of money to rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina on how much of New Orleans was in good condition before the hurricane hit.
This has nothing to do with fair. This is Federal money that has been set-aside specifically for demolition of blighted properties. There are very few cities in this country that have more "actual" need for this money. This area was hit with an economic hurricane that took 25 years to destroy it and has been trying to rebuild itself for the last 10 or so years with little to no help from the state or federal government.
How much of those federal blighted property funds are going to those poor folks in Florida? Brand stinkin' new properties that people walked away from - I wouldn't exactly call them "blighted", but I'm sure they are getting a ton to tear down perfectly good houses that cant be re-sold equitably.
This is all about this area being blown-off by the feds and the state yet again. Everyone who lives here should remember this crap come election time and vote accordingly. This is total BS.
I like the large scale burn down idea though - it's efficient and painless.
May 21, 2012 at 5:19 p.m. permalink suggest removal
State funding for demolition leaves the area disappointed
@NewportNewsRE. . . . Well done sir!
May 21, 2012 at 12:18 p.m. permalink suggest removal
18 Youngstown charter changes go to council
Nice job guys.
We now need to make sure the voters see these amendments on the ballot in November (with or without City Council's blessing).
May 16, 2012 at 1:48 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Robbery attempt leads to gunfire
@HeMyPO
How the hell do you know anything about these people?
There may be many in that situation that we are paying for, but unless you personally know these people, (my guess is you don't) you should get any facts at all before you go correcting other people.
May 4, 2012 at 3:41 p.m. permalink suggest removal
A break for Covelli Centre
This Democrat this and Republican that crap makes me absolutely sick to my stomach (hence the Sausages comment). At what point in history did our elected officials begin caring more about the party they are in than the good of the people they represent?
It seems to me that the biggest impediment to our collective well being at this point in history is this stinkin 2 party system we have digressed to.
It sucks - plain and simple and will probably spell the end of this experiment in Democracy called the United States, that so many have given their all to protect.
Truly disgusting.
May 4, 2012 at 3:34 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Reaction to Youngstown charter proposals is varied
"Sammarone said he opposes nonpartisan elections because “I’m a Democrat. I’m not ashamed of being a Democrat.”
I don't care if you're a freakin' Martian - what does that have to do with holding elections to get the best possible people to run the city? In fact the 2 party system is the biggest impediment to getting the best possible people.
@Biggie - no one thinks they're going to, and they've all but said it publicly.. . . "it needs debate" - or "we need to think about this" is nothing more than politician speak for "we're not going to allow this to happen".
If they manage to block this in any way shape or form, we need to remove any of them that voted against even part of it, from office immediately. If they manage to hide who voted for what - recall them all. If we cant manage to raise enough public anger after this to get rid of them, we deserve what we get. Bad inefficient government at high cost.
@Phil I can kind of see why they haven't attended any of the meetings though. Everyone would see that as them trying to intimidate or influence the determinations of the group. But they certainly should have read the minutes or notes after the fact.
And - as always Phil - thanks for bustin your ass so the rest of us can live better.
May 3, 2012 at 9:53 a.m. permalink suggest removal
YPD chief vows to continue stepped-up efforts
They have done it every year for quite a while now Peggy. Personally, I'd like to see it done more than once a year, but who knows.
Anyhow - nice job guys.
May 2, 2012 at 5:39 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Attack on store owner was obscene
"What will happen to the inner city residents who depend on them for their daily needs if the stores close? The idea that these shoppers will travel to the full-service grocery outlets is simply ridiculous."
Well, if their daily needs consist of 40's of Malt Liquor, Lottery Tickets, Blunts, Orange Soda or 1's and 2's of Cigarettes, I'm sure they'd be fine. If, however, they needed nutritional food or any sort of useful household items, they'd be out of luck with or without the Red & White.
There is a reason this area is classified as a "Food Desert". There isn't any. Not an Orange, a Steak or head of Lettuce to be found in these places. Nothing but products that perpetuate the downtrodden life these folk are leading in the first place.
Having said that, no one deserves to be treated like that. These 2 bit thugs need to be shown the same restraint that they showed Mr. Niser. None.
There is a big difference between being critical of the way a store is run or what a store carries and not caring when a neighbor is brutally pistol whipped for NOTHING!
April 30, 2012 at 5:39 p.m. permalink suggest removal