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Saturday, April 23, 2011

No More Free Lunch?




Video below: Service Director Ed Gallagher is an advocate for instituting a fee for garbage collection: “Everybody’s paying for rubbish.” He also makes the statement, “There’s no longer a free lunch.” The collection of brown yard waste bags has ceased. Mr. Gallagher explains that a brown bag full of grass clippings weighs 60 pounds. Interestingly, the city has recommended that residents may now dispose of those bags by bringing them to the service garage.

Council President David Miller makes reference to the tax credit rollback legislation uproar of 2010. “This conversation also germinated when the tax credit was rolled back and then put back on. That it was a more fair option regarding everybody having skin in the game.”

  • time: 3 min. 58 sec.




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2 Videos below: 3 well informed citizens voice their concerns about rising salaries and the creation of new positions during a meeting on June 21, 2010. 
  • time: 7 min. 34 sec.


  • time: 6 min. 16 sec.



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Please also see the previous related SEO posts:


Cash For Trash
Snow Job
Pure Rubbish
One Or The Other

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ed is right .. we ARE all paying for rubbish.

Fortunately most of it meets in the same place each month and they'd all fit into a standard roll-off.

Anonymous said...

'TOUCHE' MY FELLOW CITIZEN!
GOOD ONE.
RIGHT ON THE MARK!
BUT,,,,UNDERLYING THE HUMOR WE BOTH HAVE IS VERY SERIOUS,VERY SICK,DEMENTED BUNCH OF 'WHACKO' POLITICIANS,POSSIBLY DRIVEN BY THE HOPES OF VOTES FROM JUST AS 'WHACKO'CITIZENS.
WHY ELSE WOULD THESE POLITICIANS BEHAVE AS THEY DO?
CASE IN POINT,,,,,,AHAAAAA,,,,
GIT YER 'DUCK' TAPE READY,,,,CAUSE YER HEAD WILL EXPLODE!!!!!
SUN MESSENGER,PAGE 1,THURSDAY,APRIL 28,2011.JEFF PIORKOWSKI,,,(YA GOTTA LOVE THIS DUDE...)'SOUTH EUCLID COMMITTEE AIMS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE'.
GO READ IT!JUST GO READ IT!
NOW,,,I'M ON MY 2ND OR 3RD REVISION OF WHAT I WANT TO SAY HERE.YES,SOMETIMES I REALLY DO MAKE AN EFFORT TO THINK ABOUT WHAT I'M WRITING.AND,YES,I TAKE TABLET AND PENCIL,DOUBLE SPACE,AND MAKE A ROUGH DRAFT OF WHAT I WANT TO SAY.AND,DAMN IT ALL,AS MUCH AS I EDIT,CONDENCE,SHORTEN,ABBREVIATE,
IT'S STILL TOO LONG!SORRY.
I'LL TRY AND SHORTEN THIS SOMEMORE.
READ THE ARTICLE.IT WOULD HELP.
IF YA CAN'T,I'LL GIVE YA THE BEST UNBIASED,OBJECTIVE,BI-PARTISAN,BI-SEXUALL,GENDER NEUTRAL,RACIAL,RELIGIOUS,
UNPOLITICAL ASSESMENT OF WHAT I UNBIASEDLY,POLITICALLY NEUTRAL,EMOTIONALLY EQUALLY,RIGHT WING,LEFT WING,TEA PARTY,BIRTHER,9-11 TRUTHER,CONSPIRACY,TRILATERAL COMMISION,SKULL AND CROSSBONE,BLACK PANTHER,EQUAL RIGHTS,WOMENS LIB,RAINBOW COALITION,HAWK,DOVE,HIPPY,RUN TO CANADA CONTIENTIOUS OBJECTOR,TALIBAN FIGHTER IN GITMO,,,,,,TRANSLATION OF WHAT I CONSIDER; IF NOT THE BEST,AT LEAST MOST REVEALING 'EXPOSE' OF THE MINDSET OF THE PEOPLE WE HAVE ELECTED TO MAINTAIN,MANAGE,AND SET A 'COURSE' FOR FUTURE GROWTH,IMPROVEMENT,AND PROFIT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
GRAB YER' 'DUCK' TAPE,GADZOOKS,GREAT GODFREY,,,'LIZABETH...THIS IS THE BIG ONE.....WRAP YER HEAD REAL TIGHT.......SO'S YA CAN FIND THE BIG CHUNKS,,,,,,,
O.K.,SUMMARIZE THE STORY,,,
A 'COMMITTEE' OF OUR CITY LEADERS,,,DEBATING,DISECTING,,,,NOTECONOMICS,TAXES,BUDGETS,,,,,,,,
THEIR CONCERNS,AND I KID YOU NOT,ARE ABOUT HOW,AND WHEN WE PUT OUT OUR GARBAGE!OH,YES,THERE IS MORE! NOT ONLY HAVE THEY CONCLUDED THAT DESPITE ALL ATTEMPTS TO 'EDUCATE' US ABOUT CITY LAWS AND PROPER PROCEDURES,WE JUST DON'T 'PAY ATTENTION',THANKS JANE FOR THAT ASSESMENT,(MY COUNCILWOMAN,I'M SO EMBARRASSED..)TO MR.PAUL KOWALCZYK;BUILDING COMMISSIONER,"THE BEST WAY TO GET COMPLIANCE IN THE CITY IS WHEN YOU GET HIT IN THE WALLET.PEOPLE KNOW NOT TO DO IT AGAIN".
WHAAAAAT??? REALLY??????
TO HAVE THE POLICE ISSUE TICKETS? COLLECT FINES? HOW ABOUT PUBLIC HUMILIATION? STONING?STOCKADES?
PUBLIC FLOGGINGS,IN EXTREME CASES PUBLIC HANGINGS OR BURNING ALIVE????
OH MY LORD,3 COLLEGE STUDENTS LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE,(CRAP,I'VE GOT PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT WITH MY 3 KIDS....)AND THIS KEITH BENJAMIN,COMM. SERVICES DIRECTOR,(W.T.F. IS THAT?)HE SAYS PARAPHRASE-AS IT WARMS UP,PEOPLE ARE GONNA OPEN THEIR WINDOWS,,,,AND THAT LEADS TO 'NOISE COMPLAINTS',,,,WOULD THAT BE FROM NOISE INSIDE GOING OUT,OR NOISE OUTSIDE GOING IN??????BAAAAAAA,YER KIDDING ME????? NO,I'M NOT!
HE SAID,ON NO UNCERTAIN TERMS,'HE HAD TO DEAL WITH SOME NOISE ISSUES,,,,WHEN HE RETURNED TO WORK AFTER THE WEEKEND! NOISE ISSUES AT WORK,OR AT HOME,,,WHAAAAT?
BAAAAAAAAA,ARE YOU KIDDING ME????
BUT,DON'T WORRY.DAVID MILLER,OUR COUCIL PRES.,WITH HIS INSIGHTFULL,WISE SUMMATION,AND PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING,GIVES US HIS INSPIRATIONAL WORDS TO COMFORT US AND GUIDE US IN THESE TRYING TIMES.HE SAYS 'IT'S A SMALL GROUP,BUT,THEY CREATE SUCH HAVOC AROUND THE CITY THAT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING'.
WHAT? LIKE CHARGE US FER GARBAGE PICKUP? BAAAAAAAAAAA,,,,,,,,
YA GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.

Anonymous said...

OHHH,I GOTTA SAY A FEW MORE THINGS.
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF.THIS IS JUST TOOO RIPE TO PASS UP.
THANK JEFF FOR THIS STORY.THE MAN IS BRILLIANT.
I DON'T CARE WHO ANY ONE OF YOU ARE.DON'T CARE ABOUT YER POLITICAL VIEWS.RELIGION,RACE,ETHNICITY,
SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS,,,IF YER FROM MARS OR VENUS.HOW LITTLE,OR MUCH MONEY YOU MAKE.RETIRED OR WORKING,OR UNEMPLOYED.
IF YOU READ JEFF PIORKOWSKI'S STORY,AND YOU FIND NOTHING OFFENSIVE HEARING YOUR ELECTED REPS. OPENLY COMMENT ON HOW 'STUPID' WE ARE,WE DON'T 'GET IT',WE DON'T 'FOLLOW THE RULES',AND WORSE THAN THAT,THEY HAVE VERY CLEAR OPINIONS THAT WE SHOULD BE 'PUNISHED' SOMEHOW,THRU POLICE ENFORCEMENT,FINES,OR TICKETS,,,AND AS MUCH AS I HATE TO BRING THIS UP,BUT THESE 'PUNISHMENTS' BEING MENTIONED BY SOMEONE WITH A NAME,
OF EASTERN EUROPEAN DESCENT,WHOSE FAMILY WAS POSSIBLY PERSECUTED BY THE GERMAN NAZIS IN THE 1940'S UNDER SIMILAR EXCUSES OF 'QUALITY OF LIFE' ISSUES.
AS TO THE 'PET WASTE',ANIMAL 'POOPIE' ISSUES,,,,WELL,,,,HELL,LET'S FER DAMN SURE ROPE THEM SUCKERS UP TA THE NEAREST TREE,FER SURE!
BAAAAAA,EVER STEP IN DOGGIE DOO-DOO WHEN YER OUT CUTTIN' THE LAWN?AND YOU AIN'T GOT NO DAMN MUTT?????
I'M ALL FER HANGIN THOSE PRICKS!
BAAAAAAAAAA.
BUT,SERIOUSLY,AND SORRY MR. KOWALCZYK,FOR BRINGING ETHNICITY,YOUR NAME,(AND THAT IS ONE TOUGH NAME TO SPELL...)INTO THIS.
I,AND MOST OF US WOULD AGREE,UNDERSTAND THE RULE OF LAW,AND LAWFULLNESS AS OPPOSED TO ANARCHY AND THE DISREGUARD OF SOCIAL ORDER.BUT YOU GUYS ARE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT HOW SEVERLY YOU SHOULD PUNISH US FOR PUTTING OUT,OR LEAVING OUT OUR TRASH.
ON TOP OF THAT,WE ALL KNOW THAT THE DAY OF 'TRASH TAXATION' IS LOOMING NEAR.SO,IN ADDITION TO CITY TAXES,COUNTY TAXES,SCHOOL LEVIES,WATER-SEWER BILLS,ETC,WE ARE GOING TO BE BILLED SEPERATELY FOR TRASH PICKUP.
AND YOU BAFOONS(YEAH,BAFOONS)ARE SITTING AROUND DISCUSSING HOW YER GONNA 'STICK IT TO US' BECAUSE 'WE'RE TOO STUPID TO UNDERSTAND CITY ORDINANCES'.
TRASH,NOISE,TOO MANY CARS IN DRIVEWAYS,DOG CRAP???????????????
'QUALITY OF LIFE' ISSUES?
WHAAAAAT?
HOW 'BOUT MY STREETS?
HOW 'BOUT MY SEWERS?
HOW 'BOUT MY POLICE AND FIREMEN?
HOW 'BOUT MY PROPERTY TAXES,CITY TAXS,
HOW 'BOUT DOIN' WHAT YA'ALL WERE ELECTED TO DO.
AND THAT WOULD BE MANAGING OUR CITY,OUR PROPERTY,OUR TAX MONEY,
OUR INFRASTRUCTURE,DO WHAT WE ELECTED YA'LL TO DO,BECAUSE WE CAN'T DO IT OURSELVES.YOU WORK FOR US!WE ELECT YOU AND PAY EVERY ONE OF YOU TO 'MANAGE' OUR CITY.WE ARE THE 'BOARD OF DIRECTORS'.YOU WORK FOR US!WOW,DIDJA' ALL FERGIT' THAT?
YEAH,YOU WORK FOR US.
YOU WEREN'T HIRED TO CONSPIRE AGAINST US,PUNISH US,REEDUCATE US,AND CERTAINLY NOT HIRED TO DICTATE HOW WE SHOULD LIVE,OR IN YOUR WORDS,MAKE 'QUALITY OF LIFE',WHATEVER THE HECK THAT MEANS,CHOICES FOR US.
FIND A WAY TO FIX MY POT HOLED,CRUMBLING,CURB SINKING,CRACKED,BUSTED,BROKEN,STRIPOF ASPHALT YOU CALL A STREET.
AND IF YER GONNA CHARGE ME FOR TRASH PICKUP,DON'T CRAWL UP MY BUTT IF I PUT IT OUT EARLY,LEAVE EMPTY CANS OUT TOO LATE,OR PUT OUT WHAT SOME PRICK DEEMS IS 'TOO MUCH'.

Anonymous said...

Fox is to Henhouse
as
Welo & Co. is to Taxpayer's Money.

Anonymous said...

OR YOU COULD SAY,
"BINGE DRINKING AT AN OSU FRAT HOUSE AFTER WINNING A BALLGAME(OR SELLING MEMORABILIA)IS TO COLLEGE KIDS"
AS OUR POLITICIANS ARE WITH OUR TAX,TAX,AND MORE TAX DOLLARS.
AND IN EITHER CASE,BETTER KEEP BOTH FLOWING OR THINGS GET UGLY!
PUT UP TRAFFIC CAMERAS,HIDDEN CAMERAS,CUT SERVICES,YOUR GONNA PAYUP OR YOU'LL SUFFER.YOUR RIGHTS TRAMPLED,SHOPPING CENTERS AND HOMES RAZED.WE WILL GET OUR CUT OF YOUR HARD EARNINGS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.THE MORE YOU MAKE,THE MORE WE WILL TAKE.
POLITICIANS ARE A CUNNING LOT.AND LIKE WOLVES IN A PACK THEY ARE FEARLESS.UNTIL ONE GOES DOWN,THEN ANOTHER,AND ANOTHER.THEY TURN ON THEMSELVES,CANNABILIZE ONE ANOTHER.
YET SOMEHOW,WHEN THE DUST SETTLES,AND WE CITIZENS ARE LEFT WITH THE BROKENS REMAINS OF OUR CITY AND ECONOMY,THE CYCLE REPEATS ITSELF.AND CONTINUES TO BE JUST AS INTOLERABLE.
ABANDONMENT BECOMES THE ONLY SAVING OPTION.GO WHERE IT'S NOT AS BAD HOPEFULLY.BUT YOU'LL STILL LIVE WITH THE INSIDIOUS FEAR THAT THESE POLITICIANS WILL SEEK YOU OUT.LIKE A SHARK CAN SMELL A DROP OF BLOOD FROM MILES AND MILES AWAY IN AND ENDLESS OCEAN.
WE HAVE ALLOWED THESE CLOWNS TO RUN AMUCK JUST LIKE A BUNCH OF DRUNKEN KIDS.AND WE GET WHAT YOU'D EXPECT.DISRESPECT AND ABUSE.WE SUFFER.OUR FAMILIES SUFFER.OUR COMMUNITY.WE HAVE ALLOWED THE INMATES TO RUN THE ASYLUM.

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