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"A Ludington-ite/business owner must ask themselves, "Who is the city council working for?". Their complete disregard for common law is appalling.
Hubris 2° to concupiscere is my assessment."
Ludington City Council, April 13, 2026, Part 1: Four Letter Words Beginning with F and P
Before English purists/police fault us in the comments for using the term "words" in the title rather than the more appropriate term "acronyms", our reporter, proofreader and editor (who happen to be the same person) know that already. If you can't get over that for some reason, with all due respect, f*** you and p*** off, yours very truly X***.The Lean and Green April…See More
"The resolution approving a citywide PACE district presented to the council was taken off of the agenda on Monday! We will be having an article on that topic out later today."
"If City council approves this they should all be removed."
"A struggling business needing credit to survive having one (or maybe two) balloon payments come due each year is a scary concept. Maybe that's a hidden goal of the program: get environment-unfriendly entities like GLC LLC interested in…"
"The yearly? Loan payment attached to the tax bill could be scary--instead of breaking down over 12 months like a traditional loan. It seems like a loan designed to fail for already struggling entities."
"Thanks for doing additional research, I could have easily missed some details or failed to convey them in the article due to an effort to keep it away from being too wonkish. One thing not mentioned is that these PACE loans usually are granted…"
"Re-reading your arguments against,X, it comes to my mind of Michigan Tax-Sale on non-paid property taxes (after 3 years) which goes to a contract auctioneer (online now). So what happens when a PACE loan recipient can't pay the tax bill (with…"
"Below is a link for more info on the national level. What I cant easily find is the fixed interest rates, which most publications say is "between the lender and…"
"Thanks for the alert and research, X on PACE (not to be confused with another acronymn for senior care that comes up when searching PACE).
It seems this could easily become a quagmir-like automatic "lein" on property sales or defaults,…"
Let's Not Keep PACE
The City of Ludington plunged themselves into the expensive proposition of leasing their vehicle fleet in February, then last month they introduced us to the next new shiny concept of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE), a California innovation designed to transition over to a greener earth, and indicated that they may want to adopt PACE after a public hearing scheduled for the 6PM meeting on Monday, April 13th.Some potential resistance was shown at the …See More
"You may want to read the following article:
https://www.factcheck.org/2019/07/does-wind-work-without-subsidies/"
"You may want to read that middle paragraph again for the AI attribution, and the first paragraph for an assessment on AI reliability. I do a lot of research and have found AI to be a great tool, but inconsistent and…"
"XLFD, your source is almost word for word from AI (but tsk tsk, you didn't say so). So I will assume that your statement is just as subject to mis-information as mine is. In any case, the 60% losses claimed in the AI article only apply to…"
"Willy, nobody is advocating the elimination of fossil fuels. They will always be needed. What renewable technologies do is reduce the carbon signature of expensive fossil fuels by using new technologies that harness free renewable energy. Once the…"
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Ludington City Council, April 13, 2026, Part 1: Four Letter Words Beginning with F and P
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Before English purists/police fault us in the comments for using the term "words" in the title rather than the more appropriate term "acronyms", our reporter, proofreader and editor (who happen to be…Continue
Let's Not Keep PACE
Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area. Last reply by XLFD on Wednesday. 8 Replies 0 Likes
The City of Ludington plunged themselves into the expensive proposition of leasing their vehicle fleet in February, then last month they introduced us to the next new shiny concept of Property…Continue
Ludington Climate Accord?
Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area. Last reply by RK Hubbard Apr 12. 18 Replies 0 Likes
Despite the conservative nature of Mason County, which predominantly elects Republicans to office and led to a 22% point victory by Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential elections, we still have a…Continue
Kings
Started by XLFD in Waving the Torch Around Our Area. Last reply by manlver almex Apr 11. 1 Reply 1 Like
One week ago, we visited Rotary (City) Park when a demonstration/protest took place titled "No Kings 3" took place, we related our experience in an article, …Continue
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