tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571319.post117129902785042957..comments2023-06-18T10:03:39.982-05:00Comments on Gregorian Rants: Sheila's economic development plan is really, really stupid.PeterGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13362919400474969329noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571319.post-1171394625925927642007-02-13T13:23:00.000-06:002007-02-13T13:23:00.000-06:00I'll get into the rest of this in the future, but ...<B>I'll get into the rest of this in the future, but you are mistaken when you write that the city government chooses the businesses that come to town.</B> <BR/><BR/>----------------------------------------<BR/><BR/>I didn't say anything of the sort. Its the mayor who acts like this is the way it works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571319.post-1171373880421866422007-02-13T07:38:00.000-06:002007-02-13T07:38:00.000-06:00Peter, to be fair, since you are for #4, the headl...Peter, to be fair, since you are for #4, the headline should say 'really' stupid, not 'really, really' stupid. Or were you originally going to say "Sheila's plan is really, really, <I>really</I> stupid? <BR/><BR/>Tell us what you really think! ;-)Parentheticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397250058745076490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571319.post-1171344348515720272007-02-12T23:25:00.000-06:002007-02-12T23:25:00.000-06:00My favorite Mayor Dillard story was when he took c...My favorite Mayor Dillard story was when he took credit in the SI for bringing new jobs to the city with the opening of ... a gas station (I think it was Casey's). The mayor's position isn't some political fantasy camp. I think Sheila means well with her ideas. They're just worthless ideas. Believe it or not, the answer to better government isn't always bigger government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571319.post-1171340496561260542007-02-12T22:21:00.000-06:002007-02-12T22:21:00.000-06:00Anonymous said:"Whoop-dee do...more low paying job...Anonymous said:<BR/>"Whoop-dee do...more low paying jobs!"<BR/><BR/>A local bank comes into town and you complain about low paying jobs? Do you expect goldman sachs to choose carbondale for it's next location once a different mayor is elected?<BR/><BR/>Local banks offer good paying jobs with room for advancement for their employees. Additionally, they make loan decisions locally which helps local businesses and keeps the money in Carbondale rather than transferring out of town. That's good, good, good and good.<BR/><BR/>Are you that insulated from reality?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571319.post-1171317640103147302007-02-12T16:00:00.000-06:002007-02-12T16:00:00.000-06:00Writing about the TIF district, I guess it is true...Writing about the TIF district, I guess it is true that the city council voted for it, the city staff implemented it, but it was Brad who figured it out and drove it through the process. Since Brad is the owner if that initiative, he gets the credit and the blame.<BR/><BR/>I'll get into the rest of this in the future, but you are mistaken when you write that the city government chooses the businesses that come to town. That isn't the way it works. The city governments main job is to not blow it when the opportunity walks through the door.<BR/><BR/>Please read up on US style capitalism and report back. You don't understand what is happening.PeterGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362919400474969329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22571319.post-1171314021628822552007-02-12T15:00:00.000-06:002007-02-12T15:00:00.000-06:00At the end of his term, Brad is going to have the ...<B>At the end of his term, Brad is going to have the best business development record of any Carbondale mayor in my lifetime.</B><BR/><BR/>His record is incredibly overblown. He brought us a third (yes, third) autoparts store and another bank. Whoop-dee do...more low paying jobs!<BR/><BR/>He claims to have brought in Dick's Sporting Goods, although its not clear that he had anything to do with making a bargain between two private businesses. The impact of that? Its likely to destroy a number of local businesses. The business owners themselves made this point.<BR/><BR/>The enterprise zone? Let's be clear...Brad didn't do this. Brad, the council, and the city administrator did it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com