Make no mistake about it this was foremost political deal where once again Jane and Joe Taxpayer had no say so over how their hard earned tax dollars were spent. You can look at the cast and characters and early on and see how this would play out. Ron "Wishy Washy" Grooms, Ed "Moe " Zastawny, Tom " Canal Digger" Galligan that some have said are "partners in crime" of frittering away tax dollars for quite a while now were clearly main characters.
"Moe" Zastawny and "Wishy washy" Grooms were literally puppets for Galligan during his Jeff mayoral stint and followed that puppet lead in their part of creating and funding the airport district. It was predictable..
We as taxpayers have unfortunately become used to not having our voices heard and money wasted. This isn't the first or last time special interests and political cronyism have trumped public opinion...and in the grand scheme of things this will soon be forgotten about.... that is until the airport needs more money and the taxpayers will be forced to pony up again...
Z does not seem all that happy with politics and being a councilman.
ReplyDeleteGrooms seems very happy with being a Senator.
Galligan is in a much better mood lately,
for the last two months or so.
Tom was actually in a better mood
before the airport gig got funded.
Sour grapes
ReplyDeleteBat, you called it compromise earlier. Now you poke at those who were in the other side? Batman the Comprimiser!!
ReplyDeleteJust telling it like it is...
DeleteSo "like it is" changes daily based upon your mood? You said it was a compromise. Now you demonized those on the other side. I used to think this blog was valuable. Now I think it is just a site for you to make silly rants and post exhibits of your "excellent" photo shop skills.
DeleteIt was a compromise to certain extent ,which is good, but on the same hand I don't have to like it and have expressed my opinion as such...If you aren't satisfied with the blog feel free not to read it...
DeleteSmh. They don't even kiss us first.
ReplyDeleteGalligan-1
ReplyDeleteMoore- 0
2011 Election... Moore 1 Galligan 0
DeleteCanal.... Moore 2 Galligan 0
2015 Election Moore 3 Galligan 0
Airport Moore 3 Galligan 1
The airport is a piece of the economic machine in our community. We pay taxes for lots of things we don't need or like. Elected officials have always been the ones who have made those decisions.
ReplyDeleteI never use the library, but the Jeffersonville library has over a 2 million dollar budget. I will never use the airport. It has a zero tax levy, even though it is part of our community transportation system.
If Mike Moore, or Jamie Noel were pushing the airport, it would have support.
Not True ...the airport had little support because it was a special interest, political move that doesn't benefit many local citizens. Library is used by a whole lot of area residents and children not a fair comparison...
DeleteStill sour grapes. An airport serves all the residents even if they don't use it. I don't use the sewer line that goes by your house, but I'm willing to pay for my share since it it part of an overall system. And I'm getting a raw deal because you seem to spew more crap than the average resident.
DeleteAgain an unfair comparison...I'm pretty sure most residents want a sewer system funded not so with a mostly privately used, rinky dink airport...
Delete"Canal Digger"...lol...
ReplyDeleteFarm Fence Post Hole Digger said:
ReplyDeleteIt was certainly a compromise, as H-T has CORRECTLY noted.
A SERIES of deals negotiated by several COMPETING parties.
Continued Prosperity
Mayor Moore got his new East End TIF district
approved so River Ridge can start the heavy haul road.
The city council and the school system extorted $400,000 A YEAR from the city
from the new TIF in exchange for the council's approval.
The school system got a very generous and FREE $3,000,000
property due to the mayor's deal making.
Mayor Moore got his PRIORITY of additional
essential road improvement protected: $8,000,000 for Holman's Lane,
$18,000,000 and $7,500,000 for 10th Street.
Former Mayor Tom Galligan got the local match
for the airport $10,000,000 next phase improvements.
Several various entities
were convinced to cooperate to chip in
to raise the full $750,000 local match for the airport grant funds.
All in all, a nice day's work....
Farm Fence Post Hole Digger said:
ReplyDeleteNext up
in the important
growth of prosperity category
for Jeffersonville's citizens is the obtaining
of the local match funding for the commercial/industrial/residential
connector road that is planned from I-65 and the airport over to Bethany Road
at Hwy 62 for the River Ridge Commerce Center and the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville.
There is co-operative work
needed to obtain the local match
for this important link.
The new road
will open up another
6,000 acres for development.
Nice.
"Next up
Deletein the important
growth of prosperity category
for Jeffersonville's citizens is the obtaining
of the local match funding for the commercial/industrial/residential
connector road that is planned from I-65 and the airport over to Bethany Road
at Hwy 62 for the River Ridge Commerce Center and the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville."
So you are saying that at a town hall type meeting a year or so ago, Jack Coffman, Bob Hall and Steve Doherty lied to the Bethany Rd. area residents when they said the widening was strictly for safety purposes and that it was not going to be a connector road to River Ridge?
Synonymous II said:
ReplyDeleteAn 'Anonymous' posted:...."you.....post exhibits
of your 'excellent' photo shop skills".....
Yepper,
H-T and the cool Bat Blog
do post really great photo shopped pics of the politicos!
They are neat and humorous!
Galligan could part the Ohio River, and HT still wouldn't be able to give him credit because the poor baby got annexed (has worked great for me) and got the eminent domain.
ReplyDeletePoor baby.
As if having your property taken and your choice to buy outside the city limits undermined aren't perfectly good reasons to hold a grudge.
DeleteRight. Wasn't trying to speak for you. Just saying someone so wronged would be entitled.
DeleteActually, the annexation worked out great for me and my wife. As would have the canal. But since HT doesn't seem to care about us, I see no reason to care about him.
DeleteAll this "growth" and misuse of taxpayer dollars only encourages me to leave Clark County as it will soon be called North Louisville. I liked the small town feel of Jeff but I am sickened by all this spending. I will soon move and expect many others to do likewise. Clark County has a terrible reputation and for good reason.
ReplyDeleteSee ya!
DeleteAll this spending?!?
Delete"I will soon move".
ReplyDeleteDon't let the door hit you in the A**.
Despite HT's objections, I look forward to Clark County residents not having to cross the bridge for good jobs!
ReplyDeleteThe airport won't bring in one good job....
ReplyDeleteYes, it absolutely will. Increased access increases the attractiveness of an area for businesses.
ReplyDeleteThe airport will help!