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"We just have to work on doing better to market ourselves", Toledo, Oho, wait for it, more awards
"Next time you're on the Internet visit YouTube and search "Toledo,
Ohio."
The results, frankly, are embarrassing. In a city with a wealth of history and culture, the top three featured videos on the site are of the Nazi rally that led to a race rio… more »
To park and encourage people to shop the businesses, or more of the sit and spin decision making, Toledo, Ohio
"With city officials trying to revive a downtown that has more parking lots than retail businesses, last week's sidewalk confrontation between a tavern owner and a parking meter enforcement officer was the last thing Toledo needed."
This is what this c… more »
Community involvement or wasting precious time with a horse and pony show, Toledo Ohio
Citizen committees and panels of citizens offering ideas, seem to be the current panache in Toledo. Kinda gives ya the warm and fuzzies, until you ask yourself, why did we elect office holders to office, if not to lead us and do what they are elected to… more »
"People somehow see the city of Toledo as overstaffed,", Toledo, Ohio
From the, how not to start off a new administration, comes the school of ill timed pay raises.
"Charles Chambers of Chambers Business Consulting, a member of the CSI task force, said part of the city's challenge is the level of mistrust by the public… more »
Put out an APB, our Pride is missing, well the sign is anyway
Driving up I-75 this afternoon and the over pass where we are greeted with TOLEDO PRIDE, now just has TOLEDO, the PRIDE is gone.
The sign that is.
All the money invested, and now it is gone.
But then again, has anyone noticed the sheer volume of pl… more »
Come on, follow the language of the Charter and Municipal Code, people clamour and belly ache, Toledo, Ohio
"Felicia "Lesa" James, who was paid $45,289 as an administrative assistant under Mayor Carty Finkbeiner, is now paid $58,331 as administrative assistant for Steve Herwat, deputy mayor of operations. Carmen Watkins, who had worked in the mayor's office… more »
Fellow citizens, young and old, a question for you, in Toledo, Ohio
Why, in the name of common sense, are you walking in the streets?
Has there not been enough deaths recently, avoidable deaths, with cars, etc., and pedistrians?
Why then are young people, middle aged and older people walking in the streets. Not on th… more »
Well, there it is, more of the same, income tax increase, sell properties nobody wants, and eliminate what cannot be eliminated
"Other proposed money-saving measures include selling city assests, deferring police and fire compensatory payouts to 2011, and collecting outstanding red light camera fines, among other measures."
How do we feel now? Good? Happy with the previous admi… more »
Hope, change, taxes and more of the same, Toledo, Ohio
Newly elected Mayor Bell's path to change is reported in the local media.
Something different?
"A private company can save money by not providing services," he says. "But we can't stop providing police and fire protection. We can't stop collecting th… more »
The legacy that keeps on dragging us down, ghosts of Mayor's past
"Mr. Wagner said he is suspicious of the proposed 2010 budget offered by Mr. Finkbeiner before leaving office." It seems pretty safe to say, that our previous administration would have been good at a game of darts, as they keep throwing darts to make a… more »
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