It’s hard to read this statement without finding a myth in every paragraph, like the image above (KELO-TV Screenshot) I was practically crying while reading it.
• Actually, the SFPD has had to fight for money every year since Huether has been mayor.
• Many contractors have complained about the stringent fire codes hurting development of more affordable housing.
• The city has used code enforcement to allow neighbors and the city to harass property owners, and they have learned nothing from the several Supreme Court cases they have lost on the constitutionality of SF code enforcement, they have only inflamed citizens and have been conterproductive.
• Record construction numbers have come from the $100 million dollars the taxpayers have borrowed to build the EC and luxury home construction. The little man is not benefitting from these numbers.
• Yes, sales tax revenue is up, so is our city debt, around $400 million dollars.
• The traffic light issue is new, and well overdue, it is just a campaign reaction to Huether’s opponent, Jamison, just like Huether using snowgates against Kermit in his first mayoral campaign.
• Snowgates will probably come to fruition, an idea that Staggers has been cheerleading for almost 8 years. This is a citizen driven proposal, and if they pass on the ballot, you can thank the citizens who vote for their implementation and Ms. Stehly.
• I WILL give Huether and the council credit for maintaining road construction. But they need to start focusing on our older secondary road in the core and infrastructure.
• Surpluses have grown, so why are we not using the money to pay down debt?
• I am still baffled about using a natural disaster cleanup as a campaign issue. FIRST off, the FEDS (FEMA) and the taxpayer’s of SF PAID for this cleanup, they deserve the most credit on the ice storm cleanup success. As someone said to me the other day, “How is doing your job as an elected official (Mayor) somehow turn into an accomplishment/success? A natural disaster occurred, Huether responded correctly and quickly. Thank you for doing your job.”
• Actually airfare has been going up and even when it was affordable, it had nothing to do with City Hall, but because of the hard work of the airport board.
• The RR relocation is still in limbo, and even if it was full-steam ahead (excuse the pun) it will have little to no affect on the lives of the average taxpayer/citizen in this city. It is a Federal handout to a lucky developer.
I need a tissue after that.
Sub prime Mike is ready to go
You either need to run yourself, or run Jamison’s campaign. This is a bullet point list that Jamison needs to find a way to articulate to the public.
• Actually, the SFPD has had to fight for money every year since Huether has been mayor.
This crybaby would lose by 30 percentage if only the 1100 full time and 400 part time city employees were allowed to vote.
Keep improving and modernizing the fire code! Safe housing for all!
How much taxpayer money will go towards educating us about the virtues of re-electing MMM?
Re: using doing the basics of his job as a campaign issue. Well, of course, he could just not be doing the basics of his job – and guess what – THAT would certainly become a campaign issue – wouldn’t it?
Police need more money and (frankly) real police. Yesterday, 3 were beat up by one man.
There was some work at the airport. Still only 6 gates. They should have built a parking garage. There’s not enough surface parking. It’s still cheaper to drive to Omaha.
How can Huether say there’s code enforcement when courts will not hear city cases. The city does not comply with the state civil procedures act. Their form of enforcement is harassment, trespassing, and illegal seizure of property.
I don’t know even know if I will get to vote this year. I vote absentee and write in for the ballots, in order to do that I will need a new state ID card, which between the $20.00 fee for that in order to get out to that wonderful new location cab fare will run between $20.00-$30.00. It wouldn’t cost near that much if I could ride paratransit.
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