For more years: Wasted council nixes solid waste.

Them salad days, back in '09.

Do you think corporate down in 'Bama is driving the bus as it pertains to the dragging of feet in hiring someone to cover New Albany?

Meanwhile, if you can make sense of the voting blocs on this one, let us know.

New Albany council votes down solid waste department funding, by Jenna Esarey (Clark County First)

NEW ALBANY — In a short but contentious special meeting, the New Albany City Council on Monday voted down an ordinance to appropriate $25,000 in EDIT funds to allow Floyd County Solid Waste to continue operations through January.

The measure, put forward by councilman Dan Coffey, had passed first and second readings but was defeated 5-3 with one abstention on the third and final reading.

Kevin Zurschmiede, Diane McCartin-Benedetti and Coffey supported the measure, while Robert Caesar, Greg Phipps, Shirley Baird, Scott Blair and council president Pat McLaughlin voted no. Councilman John Gonder recused himself from the vote.

The Ayatollah Coffey sharpens his knives for a Thursday evening orgy of ward-heeling religious ecstasy.

There is a special city council meeting tonight for the sole purpose of deciding how much to tithe to the Floyd County Solid Waste District.

The newspaper explains it here.

INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES:                   READING

A-15-09 Ordinance for Appropriation of EDIT        Coffey 3
Money for Floyd County Solid Waste

Speaking of wastes, the final council conclave of the year takes place on Thursday night. There are several agenda items worthy of examination, including City Hall's proposal to shift 168K from a lighting project Duke Energy will fund instead, to a downtown Wi-Fi project no one knew existed.

The agenda does not make clear what any of this means, and as usual, we're reduced to gauging the spectrum of Kool-Aid colored smoke plumes emanating from somewhere behind the circled wagons.

HOWEVER ...

Even Team Gahan's belated discovery of contemporary communications technology (tin cans and string?)  pales by comparison with Shirley Baird's final legislative proposal on Thursday night.

It's a perfectly reasonable resolution in support of Planned Parenthood.

There's nothing radical in it, but there's something bloviating ON the council, and I suspect he's not going to like this one.

Briefly peruse these three recent "shares" on Dan Coffey's page at Facebook ...

... and understand how entertaining his tantrum on Thursday night stands to be.

I can't miss this one. It should be a filibuster for the ages. If Coffey packed the room for his various prayer bludgeonings, surely he'll fill it on Thursday.

We need to film this one, guys.

Then we can take the film to the Wunderkind, and ask: "Adam, can you explain again how Coffey is a Democrat?"

City Council Thursday: These are your luminaries. Cherish them.

Incoming 5th district council person Matt Nash on Twitter:

He's referring to lone Republican council member Kevin Zurschmiede, though it's worth noting that nominal pretend-Democrat Bob Caesar voted against recycling AND the homeless.

It even rhymes: "You folks in District 2 ... my, my how YOU'RE screwed." 

Read all about it: New Albany joins homelessness coalition, by Jerod Clapp (That Jeffersonville Newspaper).

Meanwhile, of the last 25 tweets at the News and Tribune's Twitter account, 17 dealt with locales in Clark County or were links to columnists.

Of the 25 tweets, four were devoted to New Albany and/or Floyd County.

And another four were about ex-chain restaurant spokesman Fogle's sex crimes.

Matt Nash kicks off 5th district campaign: "New Albany Should Expand its Recycling Program."

For those just tuning in, Matt Nash was chosen by Democratic Party precinct heads to replace Dustin Collins on the 5th district council ticket after Collins withdrew owing to illness.

His first platform plank deals with recycling.

New Albany Should Expand its Recycling Program

In a recent News and Tribune article it was announced that Floyd County government would cut some recycling services due to budget concerns.

As a councilman I would support a measure that would expand the current services of the city's recycling program. Currently the city offers weekly curbside pick-up of recyclable materials. I believe that New Albany could work with the Solid Waste Board and work out a deal that included utilizing current county equipment and workforce to allow for drop off sites to be manned in locations within city limits or just along the fringe areas.

In which a rogue Democrat helps Republicans trash Nash.

Meet your elected officials in action, rigidly non-transparent to the final gulp, with key assistance by a leading local Republican functionary who pretends to be legally neutral, a commissioner who imperially dismisses public input and a cop who issues "directives" while on the clock.

Charming, isn't it?

Nash fired as Floyd County Solid Waste director;Board director did not give reason for termination, by Chris Morris (Tribune)

After seven years, Warren Nash is out as director of the Floyd County Solid Waste District.

It took less than five minutes for the solid waste board to vote 4-3 in favor of relieving Nash of his duties. Republicans Mark Seabrook, Steve Bush and Patti Hayes, along with Democrat Ted Heavrin, voted in favor of terminating Nash, while Democrats Chuck Freiberger, Doug England and John Gonder voted to keep Nash.

Seabrook, the Solid Waste District board director, did not give any reason for Nash’s termination, only saying the board wanted to go in a different direction. Since the matter was discussed and resolved in executive session, and since it involved a personnel issue, there was no public discussion allowed, Seabrook said ...

... Nash said he was also asked to resign his position Jan. 27 by Solid Waste Board attorney Rick Fox but refused ...

... Nash said Heavrin, who is president of the Floyd County Council and Floyd County police chief, has always had it in for him. He said when he was hired seven years ago, Heavrin was the only board member to vote against his selection.

“He wanted someone else. He told me then [in uniform] he would get me one of these days,” Nash said.

Heavrin said that statement was “all lies” ...

As he removed his truncheon?