Fire Station Location 201: Ludington Case Analysis - The Ludington Torch2024-03-28T17:41:42Zhttp://ludingtoncitizen.ning.com/forum/topics/fire-station-location-201-ludington-case-analysis?feed=yes&xn_auth=noOur city leaders effectively…tag:ludingtoncitizen.ning.com,2015-05-28:4689834:Comment:2965732015-05-28T12:43:33.566ZXLFDhttp://ludingtoncitizen.ning.com/profile/TheLudingtonCitizen
<p>Our city leaders effectively 'admitted' how confident they were about this site by not mentioning or hinting about it to the public until the weekend before they purchased it. Now that they have committed $105,000 for this property, they can quietly discharge the Dowland property for a major loss of the $100,000 plus they invested in it.</p>
<p>Thanks for the thumbs up, Willy, and I will bet that the city leaders will never disclose to us the real reason why they brought this property, why…</p>
<p>Our city leaders effectively 'admitted' how confident they were about this site by not mentioning or hinting about it to the public until the weekend before they purchased it. Now that they have committed $105,000 for this property, they can quietly discharge the Dowland property for a major loss of the $100,000 plus they invested in it.</p>
<p>Thanks for the thumbs up, Willy, and I will bet that the city leaders will never disclose to us the real reason why they brought this property, why they think that this is such a great location (other than Chief Funk's unjustified monologs in the COLDNews), or why it isn't suspicious that a developer brought a lot with a long term goal of having it be a food pantry warehouse-- a lot part-owned by a city councilor who resigned and moved away in 2011 and adjacent to a commercial lot purchased by John Henderson in 2012. </p>
<p>I would wager this is part of a greater, as yet secret, deal that will be made at taxpayer's expense for the purpose of 'economic development' with the ultimate goal to get a hotel/convention center in the downtown. Chances are though that it may never develop and the public will have been flimflammed without knowing it.</p> Fantastic job of analyzing th…tag:ludingtoncitizen.ning.com,2015-05-28:4689834:Comment:2966972015-05-28T02:01:08.860ZWillyhttp://ludingtoncitizen.ning.com/profile/willy
<p>Fantastic job of analyzing the situation X. I'm sure those who are supposed to be in charge have not looked at this the way you have. The only thing I can see that will always be in flux is the location of the firefighters residences. Who knows where they will be living in the next 5 years and where any new firefighters will call home. I hope but rather doubt that the leaders of the City will consider what you have proposed. I will be curious to know what their reasons are for choosing…</p>
<p>Fantastic job of analyzing the situation X. I'm sure those who are supposed to be in charge have not looked at this the way you have. The only thing I can see that will always be in flux is the location of the firefighters residences. Who knows where they will be living in the next 5 years and where any new firefighters will call home. I hope but rather doubt that the leaders of the City will consider what you have proposed. I will be curious to know what their reasons are for choosing Tinkham. Of course that is obvious but the excuses they will come up with will be interesting to hear.</p>