tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post6556228876008589760..comments2023-06-13T04:53:25.935-05:00Comments on On the left in Victoria: Odd Man OutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-28263204878121056682012-05-06T19:43:48.549-05:002012-05-06T19:43:48.549-05:00It's not conspiracy theory on what has happene...It's not conspiracy theory on what has happened so far. It is documented in City Council meeting minutes. The City sometimes forgets they leave a legal paper trail.<br /><br />If the permit is denied, the citizens will be satisfied. <br /><br />If the permit is granted, the City will be satisfied. <br /><br />In either case, you have at least one very uphappy side.<br /><br />The administrative judge has added to the pool of affected parties. That does not bode well for the City. <br /><br />Seems like the Sugarland issue would be handled by the health depatment.Edith Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06623443279337364086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-88935459353600004302012-05-06T18:50:07.832-05:002012-05-06T18:50:07.832-05:00I'm not much into conspiracy theories nor do I...I'm not much into conspiracy theories nor do I do know the going price for a sewage plant but I do hope the concerned group gets their hearing and all parties come away satisfied.<br />I think they will when cooler heads prevail...After reading the two VA articles,I think this issue will be resolved.<br /><br />As for the Sugarland runoff,is that something that can be corrected? I suspect it is.<br /><br />Legion ,Now that I think about it,it probably was the landfill but it seems like you know that area pretty well..You have great recall.<br /><br />You have your student loan facts right because a couple of weeks my children called to see what is all about and I came to the same conclusion.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668070524354374505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-70071226561140168072012-05-06T18:30:43.331-05:002012-05-06T18:30:43.331-05:00What folks are refusing to talk about in regard to...What folks are refusing to talk about in regard to the waste water treatment plant is that there was another site that was virtually identical to the chosen site and it affected less folks. The problem was, the land was not owned by the guy who owned the land at the chosen site. There is a reason that guy was in the middle. Sorenson, the oroginal owner, had an agreement with the Zoo that the city would never have the land. <br /><br />Site #5 would have been a better choice. It meets the criteria of proximity to residences and being out of the flood plain. It runs off into a creek that runs off into a river. This is old Lone Tree theatre property, owned by the Frels family. It is roughly the same size as the site in question and the family, I understand, is willing to sell for the same price. <br /><br />But, that choice would not have suited the city's plan. That land deal with the guy who bought it from Sorenson went down over a weekend. It was a funky deal from the get go, but it is what the former City Manager and the mayor wanted. <br /> <br />And why everyone is singing the praises of the Sugarland plant (runs off into a the mall parking lot) is a mystery--unless the city has quietly changed its mind, the plant they were going to model after was up around Georgetown or somewhere in that vacinity.<br /><br />And remember--the administrative judge apparently felt the citizens had a legitimate beef about this. She, so far, has ruled in their favor. <br /><br />Of course the City paid way too much for the land--that is the only way they know how to spend money. I'm anxiously awaiting the new restroom facilities in the Lone Tree park. $28,000.00 a seat...Edith Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06623443279337364086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-89348285095448243302012-05-06T17:47:53.111-05:002012-05-06T17:47:53.111-05:00And the smell you smelled at Hopkins back then was...And the smell you smelled at Hopkins back then was most likely the landfill, which use to be where Dads RV Park is now...right across the street from the Boys and Girls Club.Legionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943732661912414361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-54147833636126207802012-05-06T17:42:39.765-05:002012-05-06T17:42:39.765-05:00I agree on the sewer plant thing, although I think...I agree on the sewer plant thing, although I think the city paid WAY to much for the land.<br /><br /> The article on the student loan debate cleared some things up. Only SUBSIDIZED Stafford loans taken out AFTER July 1 would be subject to the 6.8% interest rate, current subsidized loans will stay at 3.4%.<br /><br /> Current un-subsidized Stafford student loans already pay 6.8% interest. Student loans from non- government run programs pay more than 6.8%.<br /><br /> So basically the debate is about ending a subside. <br /><br /> If a student currently has a subsidized Stafford loan, their interest rate is NOT going to double on July 1, it will stay at 3.4%.Legionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943732661912414361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-27163488698382863022012-05-06T09:41:41.090-05:002012-05-06T09:41:41.090-05:00The waste treatment site is another example of peo...The waste treatment site is another example of people talking past each other.<br /><br />First a true story...I've never lived or had any reason to to really spend much in the present location except for one day....For those of you who have ever managed little league team,you know practice fields are a premium...We had to go a far as to have a player/student reserve the Stroman practice field by taking the catcher's equipment home and then beating everyone out of class and placing the gear on home plate until I got there with my duffle bag...First duffle bag gets the field....One day a rival team beat us to it,so i was about to cancel practice a player told that he knew of a practice field by his house that was aways empty...I said fine and told the waiting parents to follow me to Hopkins school....We practiced for about 30 minutes before the smell from the sewage plant made it unbearable for us to continue.<br /><br />I'm not a sewage plant expert but I believe in this day and age the smell problem has been conquered with new filters and chemical agents. If the chemical plants have done it,I see no reason one little sewage plant can't.<br /><br />I don't have a problem with concerned citizens having their say but one poster poster wanted our paper to do a fishing expedition to prove his conspiracy. I don't know all the little details but the last two editions of the VA provided enough info for me....The Rangel situation is for he for and her constituents to sort out and I can separate the two. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668070524354374505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-22802908332331005632012-05-05T21:02:30.261-05:002012-05-05T21:02:30.261-05:00Yes. I found a backyard and a pool! My mom neede...Yes. I found a backyard and a pool! My mom needed to sell her house and we just so happened to be looking. ;)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722801117481334969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-43601994979274720712012-05-05T20:45:36.985-05:002012-05-05T20:45:36.985-05:00Yea,the Commnity Center was also pretty busy .
I ...Yea,the Commnity Center was also pretty busy .<br /><br />I remember those days,kids games and weekend chores but I was too lazy,I sold my first house " as is."<br /><br />Your house should go pretty fast in this seller's market...Did you find your big back yard?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668070524354374505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-66108451791773483732012-05-05T20:24:37.077-05:002012-05-05T20:24:37.077-05:00It's nice to know that someone went out into t...It's nice to know that someone went out into the world today. =D Besides my ten year old's soccer game, we stayed at home and did "fix ups" around this house so that we could put it on the market.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722801117481334969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-58032410734028229892012-05-05T18:12:46.318-05:002012-05-05T18:12:46.318-05:00Riverside was pretty busy today they had a kayak/c...Riverside was pretty busy today they had a kayak/canoe event there;the rest of the park must have had ~200 people.<br /><br />Chis Hayes host of Saturdays "p w/Chris Hayes"show had a great show on the subject I wrote about.<br />Conclusion: 1. Accept that we are polarized<br /> 2. Stop using colorful and rhetoric words to push people's buttons.<br /> 3. Schedule a social setting where food is served but don't expect solutions on the first try.<br /> <br />I know this works because I wrote about a time where my company intentionally paired people that did not get along.<br />I swear.It wasn't unusual to hear them say,"you know.I was wrong.He's not so bad." Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668070524354374505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674561724432497133.post-12523958151831324782012-05-05T11:58:39.556-05:002012-05-05T11:58:39.556-05:00Roy Mark I know you view this blog because the las...Roy Mark I know you view this blog because the last time you tried to disrupt this blog,I wrote down the multiple address you used...You are the reason I don't accept anonymous postings...Permanent delete.<br /> <br />.Stay off my VA blogs because you are wasting your time(I will delete) you can infect the other threads...You are the VA's problem not mine, so just stay away from me in any form and I will give you the same courtesy.<br /><br />Bloomington(Roy Mark) and about ten other aliases you have used.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668070524354374505noreply@blogger.com