The initial draft budgets would have had substantial reductions to WVU of $9 Million or 8.9% decrease and a reduction to WVU- Tech at 44.2% decrease. As part of a revamped formula, it was changed so in the first year, there would be a "Hold Harmless" clause which meant no school would actually lose money while adjusting into the change?
Now this HEPC is under fire from a Blue Ribbon Commission by the Governor I think more to do away with it than to actually compliment its efforts? In fact, Mr. Gee, who is the President of the West Virginia University set out to eliminate the HEPC a priority.
So in the best interest of Schools such as WVU, a reshuffling of responsibilities from one group to another is the true Agenda versus addressing the increase in pay (5%), the PEIA subsidy increase ($45 Million) and little things like maintenance being low priorities.
Remember that Mr. Justice has been talking about raising the $100 Million for the PEIA Fund up to $150 Million. It looks like he is trying to do it on the backs of State Schools that get their funding from outside the General Revenue to pony up the difference? They currently get a lot of their funding from Lottery and Special Revenue Accounts. What we are seeing is a sleight of hand taking money from one pocket and putting it into the other?
Again, a very small group of people are going to benefit from the shenanigans. But that seems always to be the case when dealing with the Education System at any level and when Mr. Gee has the stirrer going in a pot?
Than in the "Our Opinion" column of the 15th in the Daily Blat, it came out to push for how to handle the monies from the Marijuana Businesses trying to get open in the State. There is of course considerable opposition to Recreational Pot but little resistance to that for Medicinal purposes.
The big issue is the fact that any Marijuana excluding the THC possibly in a pill form is illegal at the Federal Level. This hampers the banking system from working that money into and through the legal currency system(s). Other States are said to have found what I like to call work arounds to get past whatever is the problem? I believe I have read that the secret may be to work the funds through the Credit Union System. They are supposedly less controlled by the Feds?
In the 16 January Daily Blat, it was noted that Mr. Justice is all in for a new $.34, Public Safety Wireless Fee for each monthly subscriber. This was said to offset the State getting dinged because it was per the FCC not using the 9-1-1 fees properly? This on top of the $3.00/ month that Cell Phone Subscribers currently pay. As a bit of "Truth in Advertising", I looked at my wife's Cell Phone bill that was just paid and it showed 911 fee of $3.34. So somewhere along the line, something seems to smell just a shade? And now maybe another $.34? But apparently something screwed up, and Mr. Justice has pulled the bill back.
As did most of you I think, got our Fire Fee (Tax) bill already. Paid it even though as noted on Monday in a jocular manner if I could get an EMT to my place fast? I replied, I could not get an EMT, Police or Fireman to my house on a bet. In fact, I would not want the Fire Department on the property. By the time they got done putting out a skillet fire on the stove, the TVs would broken along with all my wife's collectibles. Suspect the whole house would look like a bomb went off room by room, and the skillet would probably still be burning? I have no confidence in that bunch with Mr. Rapp and Mr. Scholl running it.
But I would like to say this, and I don't get the chance very often so want to grab it while I can. At the Council Meeting tonight (24th), Mr. Scholl made his presentation for the next years Budget. I found he had actual numbers on what was going on versus just "I want a new gizmo". It was refreshing, informative and well done.
Would have given same to Mr. Pifer, but he said he wanted two new Cruisers, fully loaded and forgot to say how much.
Going back to the posting yesterday reference Ms. Powell, one of her BFF's jumped in and began giving me Hell. A bit insulting, but to be expected if you knew her? I am not going to beat up on her as it would be very, very unfair of me to go after one challenged.
What I will say, this is the same woman who called me up at least once a week or so in 2016 to 2017. It would be a call about the problems she was having with a neighbor. He was forever it seems, messing with her old falling down fence in her back yard? Well, she would pi** and moan, b***h and complain about this guy. Said she had called the Code Enforcement and Police at the City a lot of times. They had talked to the guy and advised he would get this or that if he did not stop going on her property, messing with her new survey stakes and cutting the string connecting them.
So the next thing was the relative of this guy who lived across the back alley which was County Property. This is one of those areas here in Vienna where one can easily be standing in Vienna with one foot and the County with the other. In any case, the relative was related to the next door neighbor and somehow related to someone down the street a bit, who worked for the City. Supposedly, because of that the Code Enforcement and Police were somewhat limited in what they could really do?
So I would talk to her on the phone and try to help her with the problem. And a whole lot of times, I would be over to her place to see what he had done this time? I tried to help her for about two years up to and including helping her get the documents from the City (via a FOIA if necessary), for whatever she wanted to do after that. She would never go after the documents. Just as I noted above, p**s and moan, b***h and complain. So I finally realized she was really not serious about the issue. So I just walked away and started to ignore her. Well, Brenda and crew began to recruit her so I decided to just walk away- period. She than sent me an email wanting to know why I had not answered her questions. Now she is a staunch ally of the Group. And busily attacking me while trying to say Brenda is always right on her agenda, sticking to the point and so forth.
As I said, am not going to go after her as she alleges to be quite ill and did receive a settlement from Chemour/ DuPont in some amount over the C8?
When I saw that, I just laughed at how stupid this person was and still is. If one is going to go after someone, make sure that they really did what one is blaming them for. But it is also another example of the "on the phone technique" that is used to backstab that is used a whole lot.
Will be commenting on the Council Meeting, but not necessarily what you might expect. Am going to have to bring some "Truth" to Mr. Rapp, Mr. Leach on the B.S. put out, or maybe not? 'nuff said'.