Heard on the street
Word is circulating that someone is out to recall Mayor Cappuccilli. It seems it isn't his usual gang of detractors either. This is puzzling if true. The mayor really hasn't done anything wrong. He really hasn't done anything actually. And being a caretaker in government isn't a crime. So what could this be about?
I think it would be best that instead of wasting time and effort to try to recall the mayor, just wait until the next election and try to run against him. Or have someone else run against him.
Also heard on the street is the continuing strange story of alcohol downtown. A local restaurant wants to get a license to serve beer and wine. Some other downtown bars don't like the idea. They are the same bars that were frozen out of selling alcohol at the jazz festival so as not to cut into the business of some of the city's favor non-profit groups that were selling beer. Nothing like cooperation to get the city moving.
Speaking of cooperation, it was nice that all those folks who bought beer from off site vendors kept it under wraps at the park during the jazz festival. Seems they don't get too rowdy after all. They should remember that when they organize the festival next year.
Also heard on the street is that some of the city's design/facade Nazis are ready to begin a blitz against the bank and another downtown enterprise.
Seems that part of the brick walkway near the new bank building isn't really brick at all but a decorative concrete. Tsk. Tsk. The bank already got away with murder by installing some stucco on its upper floors, also a facade no no. Will they get away with this?
And will the operators of the new art gallery downtown get away with painting that mural on the side wall of the building they're housed in. Seems that's not in line with city guidelines even though it looks a lot better than the chipped and pissed on brick that was there for the longest time.
It's hard to figure what the city wants sometimes. They want the city hotel owner to spruce up his building. They don't want others to spruce up their buildings. Trying to run a business downtown is almost like banging your head into one of the town's crumbling brick walls.
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I think it would be best that instead of wasting time and effort to try to recall the mayor, just wait until the next election and try to run against him. Or have someone else run against him.
Also heard on the street is the continuing strange story of alcohol downtown. A local restaurant wants to get a license to serve beer and wine. Some other downtown bars don't like the idea. They are the same bars that were frozen out of selling alcohol at the jazz festival so as not to cut into the business of some of the city's favor non-profit groups that were selling beer. Nothing like cooperation to get the city moving.
Speaking of cooperation, it was nice that all those folks who bought beer from off site vendors kept it under wraps at the park during the jazz festival. Seems they don't get too rowdy after all. They should remember that when they organize the festival next year.
Also heard on the street is that some of the city's design/facade Nazis are ready to begin a blitz against the bank and another downtown enterprise.
Seems that part of the brick walkway near the new bank building isn't really brick at all but a decorative concrete. Tsk. Tsk. The bank already got away with murder by installing some stucco on its upper floors, also a facade no no. Will they get away with this?
And will the operators of the new art gallery downtown get away with painting that mural on the side wall of the building they're housed in. Seems that's not in line with city guidelines even though it looks a lot better than the chipped and pissed on brick that was there for the longest time.
It's hard to figure what the city wants sometimes. They want the city hotel owner to spruce up his building. They don't want others to spruce up their buildings. Trying to run a business downtown is almost like banging your head into one of the town's crumbling brick walls.
w,,u\
posted by The Observer at 8/17/2006 01:39:00 PM
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Word is that the individual calling "recall" is Darlene Dikeman. Seems she was upset with music going on downtown at the new pavillion.
As for the Mayor not doing anything, I believe you are wrong. He was just in the paper for going before Congress to get federal designation for the battlefield site. That is major money which could come Monroe's way. He is also leading the way in recovering from a budget deficit left by the last mayor. Seems that the previous mayor spent up all the reserves trying to prove what he "did" in office. What he did was put the taxpayers in the hole.
I'm not sure about the local restaurant getting a beer-wine license. I say that if they want to serve it, then they should be able to. That group that said no to it was obviously slanted in their views by other greedy downtown bar owners.
Yes there should be beer at the Jazz festival. There was anyways, so why not make it a moneymaker for some charity or SMCC for that matter.
The stamping in the concrete looks good to me. It looks like brick but will last longer and not be a trip hazard. That was a great idea. To bad it wasn't around when they did the bricks originally.
Hopefully the mural will stay. It looks ok. Maybe it will bring some color and art to Monroe. Maybe it will attract more art type galleries like in Ann Arbor. We need something to fill the quickly emptying storefronts. Seems that more are moving since MB&T built that new building. I heard that the city hotel is sold to someone wanting to remodel it into apartments. That is what downtown needs is more people willing to invest private money, not tax dollars, into re-doing a building. Those goofballs from the library want the taxpayers to spend $2 million on that oul furniture building. Who goes to libraries anymore? Go online. Its alot quicker and more convenient, plus, where would all of these people park. The new bank took up the best area for parking. Someone at the city screwed up letting them build that there. I think it was the last mayors idea, but that is only rumor.
Music at the pavilion is a good thing for Monroe. Remember when everyone was worried about this being a "cool city"? If you ask me, free live music in the heart of town is a lot cooler than, say, statues of muskrats on every corner. But maybe not the the fossils on city council.
I think that the "fossils" on City Council whom you speak of have supported the music and the development of downtown. Several of them have businesses downtown and they seem to be working to revitalize the old furniture store, which shouldn't have been bought in the first place. It should have been left paying taxes into the City coffers. I think that the City/County should close up the Libraries in the City and turn them into internet businesses as well as art showcases for our college students. Otherwise sell the building for half of what was paid for it in an attempt to get some much needed tax revenue in the City. After hearing the $2 million price tag to fix it up, I don't believe that anyone would buy it even at half price. By the way, if this white elephant was fixed up by the City, where would all of the new "patrons" park?
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