There have been a number of concerns I have had with CityLink over the past couple of weeks;
• Why did Mayor TenHaken ‘BOLT’ from the neighborhood summit after an introduction? He claimed he was going to his kid’s soccer game but I heard he was tailgating at a USF football game. Either way, it doesn’t matter where he went, it was ‘TACKY’ and he should have stayed to help answer questions. The event also wasn’t recorded. Thank you to my favorite Swede, Cameraman Bruce for recording the event. I think city staff did a fantastic job answering concerns. BRAVO!
• Why is the new director of the Dudley House, (who I assume is getting paid) Madeline Shields still working part-time for the city as host of ‘Inside Town Hall’? I find this to be a conflict of interest (since the city gives money to the shelter already). I would also think that this job needs her full attention and she would not have time to ‘moonlight’.
• Also, in the video below where councilor Soehl, or as I nicknamed him ‘ErpenHeater’ is saying how wonderful it would be to tear down the Arena, why this episode appeared on CityLink but NOT on the city’s YouTube Channel?
There is some serious ethical issues going on with our tax payer funded media in this city, and questions need to be answered. Don’t hold your breath.
Tearing down the Arena would be an architectural travesty. We have already lost too many mid century buildings in this town and throughout the country.
( – and Woodstock adds: “Could we at least use the bricks from the Arena to help with the Events Center’s exterior?”)
It seems that most civic events have become a ‘Where’s Waldo?†looking for the mayor. How come he’s easy to find at political fund raisers?
The Arena should be quit claimed to the slum lords. It can become the ‘Buffalo Chip’ incorporated campground for the east side of the state. Then, there’s a final answer for affordable housing.