Yesterday on the ‘100 Eyes’ show, Patrick Lalley said they are eagerly awaiting the ruling in their suit against the city. It was filed last Friday.
Speculation aside, I would expect an appeal. (Full Doc: ex-settle)
Not sure how often, but last year the city started using a bid service that the state already uses, Mercury Commerce. It’s pretty common practice for government agencies to use these services. As a print estimator I comb through them everyday all over the country.
The benefit is they can save entities a lot of money, and in some cases get a better product. The down side is the local bidder doesn’t always win, and if they do, whose to say they are not using an out-of-state subcontractor to get it done? (That was always my suspicion about the EC construction and why certain things surrounding it’s construction are a secret).
Some would argue that even if we are paying a little more to use a local contractor, the money is being put back into the local economy.
The latest kerfuffle with the city website came as no surprise to me. I think the bigger question here is using this bid service saving tax dollars? Or do city employees need to learn more and do more?
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During MMM’s latest ‘Shut Up and Listen’ session, Lincoln HS students talk about 1st Amendment rights, polluted river, and what happened to the Touch of Europe. The mayor also uses some of our data to talk about the Events Center vote (and basically how a bunch of naïve young people voted it in, ironically on an advisory vote that wasn’t even legal binding.) Oh, and he didn’t do his ‘due dilligence’ when it comes to the data.
This was a real eye-opener for me. Especially when it comes to mental illness and suicides in our country. The leading causes of gun violence in our country? Alcohol abuse and Domestic violence, not mental illness.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SQoLmuEFx0[/youtube]
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