The PJS has an article on how the wonderful and colorful city council is going to take TIF funds to the tune of $3.5 million and with the wave of Van Auken’s broom handle, while apparently standing on top of Mount Gulley, transfer these funds to the new Marriot Hotel project so, and get this, to save us, the taxpayer, money. Who is running this town? The Marx Brothers?
This would be a funny frickin event if it wasn’t so sad. Let’s review and follow me here… Our city council is basically robbing the taxpayer so they can save the taxpayer money on a hotel project for a private developer who is getting paid by the taxpayer. Oh shit. Mel Brooks couldn’t write this script any better. To top off the whole turd pile with a little whipped cream, why would the south end need the money? Is crime out of control? Are we laying off police officers and dispatchers? Do you know we are 3 people and a sick call away from having our 911 calls being placed on hold? Can you imagine calling 911 for an emergency and you hear; “911, please hold” and then you hear Frank Sinatra singing The Girl from Ipanema in the background?
You can answer YES to my questions but instead of diverting the funds for more police, Christ what a fix and it was right under our noses, or give the money to where it really belongs, District 150, or you can give it towards a reduction in bonds the city has to sell to get it’s latest venture, the walkway with a hotel attached. Hell they could have done away with the Garbage Fee and that 100% increase.
Crime being a problem many people see in this community as a stumbling block towards more development and people staying here and the schools, such as they are, you would think that would be Job 1 and 2. Not here in Peoria. We found some cash and by God we can get that hotel number down and make it look like a steal. What are they? Use car salesmen?
Folks, I’m laughing myself to tears… Can you believe these people? In some countries, this kind of government shuffling would be deemed theft and the officials would be kaned or be-headed. If this keeps up, Peoria will be for sale on E-Bay.
Analogy? You and the city council are trapped in the desert without water. You send them out for water and just before you think you had your last breath, they come back and say they found water….it was delicious..…you die.
6 comments:
Too bad the old-fashion lynching is no longer available or the tar 'N feather treatment to induce reality/responsibility to city leaders: they are in a bubble-of-fantasy, destroying instead of enhancing the services and amenities to make Peoria a feasible, secure place to live.
Who would you like to start with foxcat Gulley and Turner?
Gald someone else sees this. The new East Village TIF links other TIFs so the city can move MORE TIF money at will in the "linked" TIFs . Just follow the money. Look for the East village (OSF) TIF to get $$$ from other TIFs or the faled Midtown TIF to get $$$.Big shell game.
Marty, they will have too. part of the OSF agreement is that if the TIF cannot make the quarterly payments for their reimbursements then the city owes them the amount plus 7% interest. Property values decreased due to crime. Although they are going to have another meeting to put the responsibility of solving the east bluff crime on the citizens since there are not enough cops.
this is no more sickening than Dist. 150 superintendent Grenita Lathan coming to terms that she's in over her head and doesn't know how to run and fix the school district back to an actual school district and so she goes to the city of Peoria figureheads to do her job.
You're besmirching used car salemen's good name and reputation lumping them in with the choo-choo train railroading around the horseshoe. Whhoooo! Whhhoooo! chugga chugga! Gary Redlight gets run over by a train again!
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