It must be said in defense of many that the "slim" bill finally voted on was poorly processed. To avoid (because of the need for the Legislature to get out of town), getting any type of CBO or more important committee review of what is going on was the alleged death kiss to this bill? The Legislature should be held over for the entire month of August to conduct any and all needed business of "The People". This of course is the Budget Cap increase, the Budget in itself, Tax Relief such as may still be possible with the Obamacare ones still in place and for sure the Immigration Bill(s). These are not items to be lightly taken. We have gone for years with the infamous "Continuing Resolutions" that just kicked the can down the road to a $20 Trillion dollar debt and still apparently $550+ Billion dollar yearly deficit. I do not feel like a Lemming as I am voicing concern; sadly many of you will just say "there is nothing I can do"? WRONG, you can remember to Vote in 2018 for the good of the COUNTRY, not just some piddling interest here at home. It is called unity and means we come together to survive. It is truly that bad and without positive change will only worsen.
Mr. Trump AGAIN showed his stupidity by involving the Boy Scout Jamboree in his Political dissertations, when the BSA are clearly apolitical and should be left out of Politics. He has many, many venues to attack what seems anybody and everybody on seemingly personal issues while the Country is slowly drowning in its own corruptive juices.
The annexing of ever more land South of Williamstown by its own actions shows a surprising change of mentality over the past couple of years. If and I repeat IF Central and Boaz stand fast and do not allow/ accept annexation into Vienna that if will box Mr. Rapp in to the North. No matter how much Kool-Aid so many of you drink, no one who is lucid can not help but question he is the most dangerous person in Vienna today? Fiscally irresponsible, morally Corrupt and so enmeshed in Cronyism, Favoritism and Nepotism that we are not advancing in the needed mental processes to try and help the people in the City as a WHOLE.
All we seem to hear about is the magnificent progress at the Johns Manville site while the rest of the City seems to be suffering more and more from the poor infrastructure in place? I have not yet said we should not have bought that property? There are too many documents that I believe are still hidden away that would have been much more revealing on the issues there?
As I asked the other day, what is the Truth on the Sewer/ Water System from 37th to 58th or maybe 59th between Grand Central and River Road? The latest "emergency" shows again a very questionable usability/ safety status on that sewer system? How long till a "boiled water" advisory finally drops somewhere? We need work folks, lots of work. So let us hope that Sewer pipes don't break any worse than at the moment and nothing gets into our water lines?
"NOTICE Street Closure / Sewer Repair
Beginning Tuesday morning, July 25th, at 7:00 AM, Vienna Utility Board employees will be performing emergency sewer repairs. 51st Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues will be closed for the duration of the repairs".
Now they got the repairs done quickly and hopefully completely? That is a good thing and not much of a surprise as the failure of that section of the system is as noted becoming more and more exposed by the various failures over the past few years. Some almost resulted in a suit against the VUB/ City by Property Owner(s) because the City would not step up and make the needed changes/ repairs in the 58/ 59 block area. That combined with the damage for as many as four (4) times to the flooding of lower levels of some homes was settled only because the "let them sue" mentality by some VUB members was over ruled and a semi-proper payment made. It would seem very clear that, that particular corner of the City needs some work and sooner than later. But because the VUB is stumbling along financially, there does not seem a lot of money for what is needed while we seem to have millions to pour and continue pouring into Johns Manville? And even if the VUB is NOT the primary funding source for Johns Manville, the City is putting lots of bucks in some of the VUB departments to keep them solvent.
These dollars are supposedly coming out of the Streets/ Paving budget, but may be getting washed between other accounts as the City is becoming more willing to do?
Has anyone noticed that the City has NOT put out the list of streets to be paved this year? Are we still repaying the use of paving dollars alleged to buy votes? Those streets/ avenues need to be put out so we can really see who is getting a "Quid Pro Quo" and who may be getting some much needed work?
The quantity and quality of people to do the work is not an issue. We have lots of years of experience and more than enough people to do the work. It is the belated inspections to find a needed repair before it becomes an emergency that is some or most of the problem. That new camera truck that took almost a year to put into full service is a useful tool. 'nuff said'.