Even Deeper Throat: "Let it all hang out."

The city of Louisville’s web site refers to the municipality as “Possibility City.” This resonates in a slightly more positive way than New Albany’s current unofficial appellation: “The Open Air Museum of Ignorance and Superstition … Hon. Dan Coffey, Il Duce ad hoc.”

It would appear that the fine art of the table has been used to render this evening’s meeting somewhat less than previously billed, but I thought I’d share the unedited (well, just a wee bit) response of NAC’s ever helpful mole, Even Deeper Throat, to the morning’s discussion thread. We appreciate EDT's other side of matters, and the usual Progressive Pint is poured and waiting.

I’ll be attending tonight, anyway, because I’m in the mood to grind a few little people underfoot like so many granules of spilled Captain Crunch. Hope to see a few of you there.

Thoughts, anyone?

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There comes a time when people on the inside and the outside will have to use their energies and look at the numbers that go beyond concepts. When they do they will realize that the sewer utility is already self sufficient. This is not a secret, it is only the special projects that go far beyond what the EPA has required that go to reward developers, lawyers (Gibson made 75k off the city last year and Fifer averaged about 80k per year+ the rest of the bond writers) and the like that keep the need for new monies alive. All of this is available to the public. Any so-called political activists in the community should also know this.

Beyond this, look at the paving season, which has at the most another 90 days. The most the city could get done would use another 2 million, yet the mayor is asking for five times that amount. I THINK YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ABOUT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND I HAVE ENCOURAGED HIM TO LET IT ALL HANG OUT---BUT-- there are too many on the council that still just do not get it. There is no reason for the sewer utility to use the edit funds. Expanded TIF districts will help with the infrastructure improvements we need.

When I tell you some council members do not get it -- believe me -- Coffey is a liar, anti-progress-backstabber and many other things besides the fact that you can't trust him BUT he does see exactly what the mayor is doing with all of the funding more clearly than ANY OTHER council member … he sees it clearly and quickly … he just does not care, which is his worst fault.

MY THOUGHT IS THAT---We have a few council members now that are there trying to make NA a better place. I believe there are, at the most, four that fall into that category. HOWEVER, in the executive there are a number of people, more than you can imagine that are simply trying to make money off of the city and they are very good. I think the council president should do more. But I know for a fact he is the one who has been a pain for the Mayor and is the only one who is trying to get the right monies funding the right areas. You would not believe the number of times his phone rings and it is the Mayor wanting to meet over this or that to try to slip something through. I know this is old hat, but this council needs not only work sessions--but executive sessions so they CAN talk among themselves and come to understand exactly how the ducks should be lined up.