Dayton Arcade Restoration (Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo: apartments, city hall, crime)

[Amandarthegreat]

Originally Posted by RDriesenUD

Notice the difference in the mayor's comments/tone and everyone else's.

Dayton Arcade redevelopment | www.mydaytondailynews.com

Good catch, RDriesenUD! She does sound very disappointed.

[hensleya1]

It's behind the paywall, can someone requote the Whale for the benefit of the board?

I must be the only person who doesn't like this report - because the next thing you know, the county will be asking for a levy to restore the Arcade.

[SWOH]

Basically she said this news doesn't mean they will "have to leave it standing". In other words Whaley wants to throw Rauch another bone.

Let's make that levy happen

[Amandarthegreat]

Don't call her 'the Whale'. It's fine if you don't like her, but her appearance is irrelevant. Very disappointed to hear that coming from you two.

[SWOH]

Actually wasn't thinking of it in that regard... My bad!

I can still edit my last statement so I will take it out.

Either way no matter how she looks I am very disappointed in her comments. The arcade is a showplace in our community.

[Amandarthegreat]

Originally Posted by SWOH

Actually wasn't thinking of it in that regard... My bad!

I can still edit my last statement so I will take it out.

Either way no matter how she looks I am very disappointed in her comments. The arcade is a showplace in our community.

It's ok. It's just so juvenile and whiny when people do that--not to mention a tad misogynistic.

[hensleya1]

I have zero respect for Nan or the entire Montgomery County Democratic Party apparatus. During her tenure in office we've heard nothing productive from the Mayor's office. A retreat in Sharonville, a task force on the Arcade, a couple tax hikes on income and property for Dayton residents, and a few more businesses setting shop at Austin Landing are her legacy so far.

We have been shown time and again that they are managing a sinking ship and fighting for a continually shrinking pie. As SWOH correctly says, it's probably only a matter of time before Nan sends Steve Rauch another bone... perhaps in exchange for another $10,000 donation to her reelection campaign.

Just like he did back when he tore down the wrong building on Ludlow Street and his penalty was a $500 civil fine. Steve Rauch's money has been sent to other local candidates like Rhine McLin (a terrible legacy for the city) and Clayton Luckie (who's in jail on embezzlement charges).

There's still a good chance that the building will get torn down, but if it doesn't and they decide to save it?

The same clowns - perhaps Aaron Sorrell or Sandy Gudorf of the DDP (who actually lives in Englewood) - will get on stage, claim that we need to save it... and on the votes of Dayton and the inner suburbs who pay little property tax because the properties are almost worthless, they'll pass a tax levy that soaks Centerville and Washington Township with a building the outside-of-675 residents will never use. Meanwhile the restoration contract will get passed to a political beneficiary of Nan, it will get bungled somehow or go way over budget...

The Arcade has been vacant since I was in diapers. It's time to admit that nobody is willing to occupy the building, primarily because of the cost of ongoing maintenance.

***

While I generally love being in the Dayton region and have loved most of the people I've had the fortune of meeting here... I can't wait for the day that I move out of Montgomery County so I don't have to deal with this Democratic Party BS anymore.

[Amandarthegreat]

Originally Posted by hensleya1

I have zero respect for Nan or the entire Montgomery County Democratic Party apparatus. During her tenure in office we've heard nothing productive from the Mayor's office. A retreat in Sharonville, a task force on the Arcade, a couple tax hikes on income and property for Dayton residents, and a few more businesses setting shop at Austin Landing are her legacy so far.

We have been shown time and again that they are managing a sinking ship and fighting for a continually shrinking pie. As SWOH correctly says, it's probably only a matter of time before Nan sends Steve Rauch another bone... perhaps in exchange for another $10,000 donation to her reelection campaign.

Just like he did back when he tore down the wrong building on Ludlow Street and his penalty was a $500 civil fine. Steve Rauch's money has been sent to other local candidates like Rhine McLin (a terrible legacy for the city) and Clayton Luckie (who's in jail on embezzlement charges).

There's still a good chance that the building will get torn down, but if it doesn't and they decide to save it?

The same clowns - perhaps Aaron Sorrell or Sandy Gudorf of the DDP (who actually lives in Englewood) - will get on stage, claim that we need to save it... and on the votes of Dayton and the inner suburbs who pay little property tax because the properties are almost worthless, they'll pass a tax levy that soaks Centerville and Washington Township with a building the outside-of-675 residents will never use. Meanwhile the restoration contract will get passed to a political beneficiary of Nan, it will get bungled somehow or go way over budget...

The Arcade has been vacant since I was in diapers. It's time to admit that nobody is willing to occupy the building, primarily because of the cost of ongoing maintenance.

***

While I generally love being in the Dayton region and have loved most of the people I've had the fortune of meeting here... I can't wait for the day that I move out of Montgomery County so I don't have to deal with this Democratic Party BS anymore.

Yeah, that's great for you and all, but what gives you the right to demean someone else's appearance?

[CarpathianPeasant]

Originally Posted by RDriesenUD

Not picking sides here, but he/she has the right to say whatever he/she wants. You don't have to agree with it. I know Democrats don't like that (I have no clue what you are), but that is the right we have. We don't have to be PC if we don't want too. This world is becoming WAY to PC and WAY!!!!!!!!!! too sensitive.

You got a rep from me on that. Hensleya1 is bright enough to be a lawyer (and is male by the way), but like a lot of other people _I_ _think_ is reducing everything to politics and taxes. In Dayton proper (you have to live there to sense it) the "feeling in the air" is "Democratic." It couldn't possible sit well with anyone rooted in something that would come up with the likes of Rand Paul.

[Amandarthegreat]

Originally Posted by RDriesenUD

Not picking sides here, but he/she has the right to say whatever he/she wants. You don't have to agree with it. I know Democrats don't like that (I have no clue what you are), but that is the right we have. We don't have to be PC if we don't want too. This world is becoming WAY to PC and WAY!!!!!!!!!! too sensitive.

Of course he has the right to say it; that doesn't mean he is magically free of criticism. Instead of a thoughtful response, he decided to go with petty name-calling, which just hurt his cause. I don't like her either, but her appearance isn't relevant to the discussion at all. It's called basic human respect. It's disappointing that you would consider that to be adult behavior.