Julie1: Actually City Resident must be George Tablack. He's the one person besides Traficanti who would still defend Oakhill. Plus he's unemployed so he's got plenty of time to post here all day long!
Get your history straight. Traficanti, Ludt and Tablack bought the old hospital for $75,000 from the Bankruptcy court months before appointing a building commission. By the time the Commission was on board, there were no options to be considered. Then the architect estimated the cost at less than $5 million. That must have sounded good at the time, but the reality is so far the County has spent $15 million...not to mention the $4 million just announced for the roof and other repairs. And it still looks like an old, dilapidated hospital!
No surprise...the Vindicator has conveniently forgotten to comment on the outstanding prosecutorial misconduct motions. So hypocritical! Do the right thing and call for an investigation of the actual wrongdoing--those who supported the crazy purchase and conducted an unethical investigation and prosecution. Stop the obvious attempt at saving face and act like a real newspaper.
After millions spent, Oakhill still look like a rundown hospital not a County Administration building. It's an embarrassment...but what else would you expect in Youngstown. A new building would have cost the same and given us something to be proud of downtown.
TiredTaxpayer is right. The timing is just a little too convenient. The taxpayers deserve to know the truth about the prosecutorial misconduct that obviously occurred. Paul Gains and his staff need to be held accountable.
I wonder how much the Oakhill debacle has cost the taxpayers of Mahoning County, Lorain County, and the State of Ohio! Not to mention the Federal efforts which cost all of us. What a disgusting waste of taxpayer dollars...
Bertram--Just admit you were wrong about unfairly bashing these public officials for the last few years. The readers would actually respect you more than your obvious spin attempt in today's article. Seems you have conveniently forgotten about the existing motions against Paul Gains and his staff for prosecutorial misconduct and ethics violations. Time to turn your attention to the actual wrong doing and corruption with Oakhill...Paul Gains should be your starting point.
Oakhill defendants feel exonerated with dismissal of charges
Julie1: Actually City Resident must be George Tablack. He's the one person besides Traficanti who would still defend Oakhill. Plus he's unemployed so he's got plenty of time to post here all day long!
July 12, 2011 at 8:36 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Oakhill defendants feel exonerated with dismissal of charges
City Resident:
Get your history straight. Traficanti, Ludt and Tablack bought the old hospital for $75,000 from the Bankruptcy court months before appointing a building commission. By the time the Commission was on board, there were no options to be considered. Then the architect estimated the cost at less than $5 million. That must have sounded good at the time, but the reality is so far the County has spent $15 million...not to mention the $4 million just announced for the roof and other repairs. And it still looks like an old, dilapidated hospital!
July 12, 2011 at 2:11 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Oakhill defendants feel exonerated with dismissal of charges
No surprise...the Vindicator has conveniently forgotten to comment on the outstanding prosecutorial misconduct motions. So hypocritical! Do the right thing and call for an investigation of the actual wrongdoing--those who supported the crazy purchase and conducted an unethical investigation and prosecution. Stop the obvious attempt at saving face and act like a real newspaper.
July 12, 2011 at 5 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Oakhill defendants feel exonerated with dismissal of charges
After millions spent, Oakhill still look like a rundown hospital not a County Administration building. It's an embarrassment...but what else would you expect in Youngstown. A new building would have cost the same and given us something to be proud of downtown.
July 12, 2011 at 4:50 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Charges dismissed in state's Oakhill conspiracy case
TiredTaxpayer is right. The timing is just a little too convenient. The taxpayers deserve to know the truth about the prosecutorial misconduct that obviously occurred. Paul Gains and his staff need to be held accountable.
July 11, 2011 at 3:30 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Charges dismissed in state's Oakhill conspiracy case
I wonder how much the Oakhill debacle has cost the taxpayers of Mahoning County, Lorain County, and the State of Ohio! Not to mention the Federal efforts which cost all of us. What a disgusting waste of taxpayer dollars...
July 11, 2011 at 11:08 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Charges dismissed in state's Oakhill conspiracy case
To the Vindy: Time to do the right thing. Call for a special investigation of Paul Gains and his staff for ethical misconduct.
July 11, 2011 at 9:37 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Feds aren’t folding up their tent
Bertram--Just admit you were wrong about unfairly bashing these public officials for the last few years. The readers would actually respect you more than your obvious spin attempt in today's article. Seems you have conveniently forgotten about the existing motions against Paul Gains and his staff for prosecutorial misconduct and ethics violations. Time to turn your attention to the actual wrong doing and corruption with Oakhill...Paul Gains should be your starting point.
July 10, 2011 at 9:07 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Absence of tapes puts brakes on Oakhill case
Paul Gains sure looks shady here.
July 8, 2011 at 9:48 p.m. permalink suggest removal