Showing posts with label cost of living increases. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cost of living increases. Show all posts
Friday, March 17, 2017

Council wrap: Then Bob Caesar said, "Can't we just load the opioid addicts on the cattle cars along with public housing residents?"

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I skipped last evening's city council meeting, so in piecing it together, let's take a quick look at the single most dreaded obje...
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Monday, February 06, 2017

TONIGHT: Public hearing to discuss the sewer rate increase (and yes, it is an increase).

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The city council agenda and packet was released last week, and the public hearing to discuss the sewer rate increase is tonight at 6:30 p.m....
Monday, January 30, 2017

Jeff Gahan pays himself around $11,000 each year to head up the sewer board. Shouldn't Gahan attend the city council rate increase hearing on February 6 and listen to public comments?

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Not only that, but shouldn't Gahan answer questions, too? Shouldn't he attend and answer questions, of his own accord, springi...
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

New Albany city council public hearing regarding wastewater rate change and the implementation of consumer price index is February 6.

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Here's the announcement sans satire. Yes, Virginia, it is a sewer rate INCREASE, in spite of what you may have read elsewhere...
Saturday, December 17, 2016

Yes, Virginia, it is a sewer rate INCREASE, in spite of what you may have read elsewhere.

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The Courier-Journal came a bit late to coverage of New Albany's eleventh hour sewer ordinance, but once fully engaged, the Louisvill...
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Bump? Hike? If sewer rates are higher, then that's an increase, by definition.

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Tolling is about to begin. Interest rates are going up. Rental property registration and eventual inspection will provide a convenien...
Monday, December 12, 2016

Don't forget: Back door New Albany sewer rate increases are on tap at city council this Thursday. Are you down with this?

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The city council meets this Thursday (December 15) at 7:00 p.m. in the Romper Room on the third floor of the City County Building. Annual s...
Friday, December 09, 2016

In a major victory for practical stenography, chain newspaper belatedly gets wind of sewer rate increases, helpfully regurgitates Jeff Gahan's talking points, reinforces status quo. Um, thanks.

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Sorry, but you can't convince me that the News and Tribune's persistently hands-off, forgiving attitude toward Jeff Gahan's ...
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Thursday, December 08, 2016

Ooh, ooh that SMELL: Jeff Gahan proposes arbitrary CPI pegs to raise sewer rates annually, when sewer rates already are illegally subsidized.

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Jeff Gahan, who draws a salary as both mayor of New Albany and head of its sewer board, proposes that in the future, annual sewer rate in...
Wednesday, December 07, 2016

Sudden stealth sewer rate hikes reveal the breathtaking extent of Jeff Gahan's intellectual dishonesty. Isn't it time to hold Team Gahan and its toadies accountable?

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As holder of salaried positions as mayor and head of the sewer board, shouldn't Jeff Gahan be the one -- THE ONLY ONE -- to explain ...
Tuesday, December 06, 2016

Council Crackers: Final victory over Nawbany's EPA sewer nemesis is so crucial that Jeff Gahan stayed home and watched "Walker, Texas Ranger" reruns on DVD.

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(ASK THE BORED is off drinking this week, to return on the 12th of Never, or barring that, the 13th of December. Also, there are no links...
Tuesday, October 01, 2013

"What will it take for the Floyd County Council" ... whoa, just stop there. Divine intervention, maybe?

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In the corridors of Floyd County elected government, satire and reality are so closely intertwined that's it's forever challenging t...