Comment history for gunr

gunr  (anonymous) says...

Sarcasm is lost on some!!!

Seriously tho, seems like a crime wave just got stopped.

gunr  (anonymous) says...

Somebody gets hurt taking named Vietnam KIA flags to the Ohio Vietnam Vets Memorial and you jerks think it's funny?

gunr  (anonymous) says...

People: this levy is NOT about crime. Less than 40% of what it would bring in goes to the police budget! The remaining 60% or so goes to any whim that two trustees endorse. It may even go to this ridiculous idea of running an ambulance.
Government should not attempt to do what the private sector is doing well. The fire chief is only trying to expand functions to hang onto personnel. Everyone knows there are very few fires anymore. The fire department has been relegated to a first aid department and is looking to avoid layoffs. Government at it's finest!

gunr  (anonymous) says...

What kind of consolidation keeps the cities segregated from the suburbs? It seems that once again the powers that be are protecting themselves. The consolidation ought to be like every other county in Ohio that has consolidated - put these lesser courts all in one building! If the downtown is accessible for all felonies and lawsuits larger than $25000, why isn't it as accessible for the minor cases? The problem is: what do we do with all these poor part-time judges? Austintown, Boardman and Canfield court insiders talk about the thousands of cases as do City courts. Sounds like efficiencies can be achieved if they're all in one place. And we all know that it is politics that has kept municipal courts full of judges who are all done by noon! What a farce! There are nine judges in the lesser courts in jobs that could be done by four. Why does this consolidation attempt only talk about buildings?

gunr  (anonymous) says...

Any of you think you should hear both sides before you're ready to render an opinion?

gunr  (anonymous) says...

It's because Youngstown decisionmakers are always hedging. They always aspire to greater office: commissioner, state rep or senator, or heaven forbid, congress. You can't poke yer finger in the eye of the voter and expect him/her to vote for you later. Most voters have long memories.

gunr  (anonymous) says...

So, that previous levy only served to replace the transfer of police dollars to the general fund (or other). What guarantee did the trustees give to cause voters to believe it won't happen again? This shell game has occurred in other jurisdictions. Pass a police or fire levy and watch the previous allocation from the general fund dwindle in the exact amount as the new levy supplied leaving the supposed need for more police and fire unchanged.

Language in the ballot must be very specific that the level of general fund allocation (pre-levy) must remain post- levy. Not just the dollar amount but the percentage amount should remain the same. If not, the police levy money again will subsidize the general fund.

Also, this repeated commentary about going back to levels in 2004 and 2006 underscores the fact that local government still doesn't get it. They need to look at the dollars expended back in 2004 and 2006 not the number of personnel. If they keep on giving raises of 4% per annum without cutting other costs, they will be asking for more money constantly. They already know the taxpayers won't pass a new levy for general purposes so they play the game of using the police and fire to get our vote and then return general fund dollars from safety forces back to general fund services. And if it doesn't pass, they'll play the usual game of putting it on the ballot at a special election in order to get it passed.

Notwithstanding the gamesmanship going on in Boardman, the Boardman Local School District took the art one step further. After the capital levy went down in flames, and special election attempts failed, they went ahead to do the capital improvements by borrowing money instead of getting the voters' blessing. Government run amok?

Who's looking out for the taxpayer?

gunr  (anonymous) says...

yavorcik is right!

jennings doesn't need a lawyer..as it turns out, he didn't get one either!

gunr  (anonymous) says...

politics come into play? are you kidding? the new federal judge will either be or will be beholden to the best,or strongest,or richest politician in the area, BY DEFINITION!!! It cannot be imagined that someone could back into the biggest and best political plum there is.

gunr  (anonymous) says...

Now that Lisa's not resigning, is Engler now throwing his hat in the ring for state senator? Is he electable after his public reprimands by the Supreme Court for not attending sufficient continuing legal training and for having sex with a client? He did run in this region before for state school board...hmmm

Is that, along with Robin, the best we can do?