A Carnegie Hall mole sent me this photo a while back. It was Neitzert’s desk in the basement of Carnegie Hall. After I brought it up and the rumor going around he may be applying to be Innovation Manager for the city the desk has now disappeared. It will also be difficult for Neitzert to take the job (if he wants it) because city ordinance would have to change. A city councilor cannot work for the city for a full year after their term is up on the council.
Antacids, breath mints, gum, aspirin, hand lotion, and sticky notes, the desk of a true leader.
It’s a question I get almost daily, and I don’t know the answer to it. I did have a conversation with Theresa this morning, and she did confirm to me that she has still not decided, but told me to share this message,
“I have been praying about the decision and have been praying for our mayor.”
I hope Theresa can make a decision soon, so if she does decide to NOT run someone other candidates can get in the race. I told her personally that I would respect either decision, I know the toll the council position has taken on her, yes, some of it self-inflicted, but no one can deny that she has worked harder to inform citizens than any councilor since the home rule charter was instituted.
I also want to say that this may be a dismal election. There are 4 city council seats up for grabs and 1 school board position, so far there is only one city council race that has a challenger and that is the race for the NW district between incumbent Neitzert and Julian Beaudion. Even if Theresa decides to not run against Jensen, I think he will have at least one challenger. That being said, there may only be two races on the ballot with only one of those seats being city wide, the current seat held by Stehly. If there is only one city wide race on the ballot come April, I expect the voter turnout to be extremely low. There is still time though, and other councilors and Mickelson (school board) could get challengers. We will see.
There have been some rumors swirling around down at city hall that Neitzert wants the position. My sources, which are reliable city hall moles have said that he has been ‘sniffing around’ and now even has an office in the basement of Carnegie Hall because he suddenly is the self-appointed personnel manager of city council employees and audit employees.
I guess I missed that memo.
Greg is running for re-election right now, and how would that work? Well, he could take the job before the election which would make him ineligible for council, or he could run, win, then resign so that the remaining councilors could appoint a rubber stamper. That would be very sneaky and stinky.
Either way, it will be interesting to hear if he denies the rumors. I hope he does. If he doesn’t, we know the outcome.
The operations committee has never met in the 7 years they have existed in public until a couple of months away from a city election in which the chair, Neitzert is up for re-election. Shocker. Towards the end, Councilor Brekke schooled them on the legal repercussions of using cell phones during public meetings (FF: 52:30)
Okay, I jest. I’m not comparing Greg to Donnie boy, but there are some strange similarities between who cut Greg checks and certain votes he has cast over the past 4 years.
You may not recognize some of these names, but if you look at the ones highlighted, they have all benefited from some of the stances and votes Neitzert has taken. Kirby Muilenberg especially stands out, with all his convoluted VL Casino ordinances.
At least with Alex Jensen, he hasn’t cast any votes yet on the council, but Neitzert’s donor list screams ‘follow the money.’
While I don’t support his candidacy this time around, because he turned his back on his promise of open and transparent government, I think Neitzert could easily be re-elected simply based on his incumbency, and he really didn’t need to raise this kind of money. Like Jensen, I think the establishment Republicans are using Greg as a strange experiment of trying to control non-partisan local governments in our state, and it makes me a little sick to my stomach.
TenHaken’s goofy PAC also gave $250 towards Neitzert’s campaign. I guess the Man-Children need to stick together.
Keep your eye on Greg though, his re-election may not be such a ‘sure thing’. There are also some powerful forces behind his opponent that are working hard behind the scenes, and I’m not talking about the small donation from Randy Seilor.
For the record, I am NOT involved with any city council races as of today. That may change, but I may be sitting this one out.
UPDATE: Ironically Greg posted this on FB two days ago. I guess he knows me well. He also knows I know him very well . . . Nothing like killing the messenger before I even show up to the forum 🙂
Hey Greg, it’s kind of hard to respond to an online attack that didn’t happen for another two days. And really, it’s not an attack, it’s the truth.
l3wis 
