Been out of touch,but so much to touch on....

So this whole Mike Dunn Deal just reeks of Scandal-In-Waiting...






"Fear of flying
The first scandal of the Thompson administration over misuse of state planes saw the ouster of two top executives in June. Michael Dunn, the governor's young patronage chief, was forced to resign June9, following charges that he failed to report flights for political purposes on state aircraft. The director of aeronautics Melvin Rosenbloom was next, fired 11 days later, when his asked-for resignation was not delivered. Rosenbloom said he was fired for reporting Dunn...."

(I guess LarryBoy shows he's a true disciple of shady Illinois politics,huh?)

Here you find a bunch of "Downtown Supporters"( seriously, REAL ONES,actually INVESTED their OWN MONEY,some live downtown,and many, former LarryBots!!)

So, they are trying to block LarryBoy/MikeDunn's "vision" for downtown..."...Dunn called the Friends efforts to secure historic designation for the building "silly" and "a waste of the community's time"."

See, it's just more of this administration's determination to spend money(they DON'T HAVE,over and ABOVE the hotel/motel/beverage tax first instituted to pay for the MetroCentre) on entertainment venues...(WTF, don't we HAVE a PARK DISTRICT???? Seems that's THEIR mission) Money THAT SHOULD BE SPENT ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC WORKS!!

The whole mismanagement of the Metro Centre rehab money would seem to plop down in LarryBoy's lap...HE appointed the board,did he not? Always suspected this whole "RAVE" deal was a calculated effort to indirectly funnel more money to the IceHogPalace...the public was starting to grumble...we were told the refinancing/rehab meant the city would lessen the subsidy to the MC...THAT wasn't happening...heck let's change the NAME of the hand-picked "board" maybe the public won't realize more tax money is being dumped into the venue...

And besides, what makes Dunn a 'voice' for downtown??Near as I can tell, Dunn appears to be a realtor of "questionable scruples", (living somewhere NE Rockford, so much so, it could quite possibly be considered Loves Park or Roscoe.)

I assume anybody that cares about the seeming misdirection Mayor LarryBoy has headed the city of Rockford is,by now familiar with Rockford Scandals and Shenanigans...

The writer has proven to be an astute researcher of many fiscal irresponsibilities LarryBoy has foisted on the taxpayers in the name of "economic development"while slashing (and threatening MORE ) the BASIC TENETS of local government...Public Safety and Public Works....

Now, just for a minute, let's go back to those talks of switching some Motor Fuel Tax dollars from the Capital Improvement Plan to the General Fund to supplement other road maintenance needs(salting,plowing,sweeping,patching...you know the BASICS most municipalities fund with MFT). Well, the LarryBots came out full force crying 'the citizens passed the 1% sales tax to get these projects done,we can't "break their trust" '......
So anyway, Rockford S(candals)S(henanigans) offered several 'feelgood/fluff'' projects that could/sh
Sould be cut/delayed IF the budget is truly so dire....

Well,I started scanning the CIP info and couple things jumped out at me....
1.) the site lists TWO CIP versions(?) one 2010-2014, the other 2009-2013...what's up with THAT? Is one updated? revised? WHY overlap 3years in two plans? PLANNED CONFUSION??????????
2.)Using numbers provided, depending on the 'version',there's $1.9million OR $2.1million set aside for " CITY CENTER / RIVER IMPROVEMENTS "
Funding for infrastructure improvements in the City Center. Projects
include infrastructure and streetscape improvements in the "Cultural
Corridor," engineering analysis of projects that contribute to the
revitalization of the Downtown Core.
Funding source?
SALES TAX
Now that sounds transparentAND neccessary
GeeWhillikers, LarryBots...,TAXPAYERS CAN TRUST THIS ADMINISTRATION WITH TAX DOLLARS!!

RAISE SOME MO'MONEY,MO'MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!

So couple recent "news"??-stories to consider.....

"...Converting one-way sections of Church and Main streets to two-way thoroughfares..."

And see, the story link talks about "downtown 'business'leaders...what does THAT mean...they the quote Mike Dunn, LarryBoy's RAVE leader and the guy from the Coronado....

So two CITY-OWNED VENUES are "downtown BUSINESSES"???????????

And let's cut public safety and public works, ..." total cost to transform Main and Church to two-way streets is estimated at $2.5 million..."

BRILLIANT!EXCELLENT!!

So this budget crap is REALLY getting old...
From THIS...
"...Venita Hervey, D-5, came to the administration’s defense, saying aldermen are looking at $5.5 million cuts inside city operations because union employees “said ‘Kiss off. I’m taking everything I got.’ ... Just tell me when people are going to start saying ‘Yes.’”..."

(Keep in mind, Hervey is CHAIR of the Finance committee,hand-picked LarryBot to repeat his mantra/message....also,can't find it in the story,but seems Corrina Curry's 'TWEETS' from that meeting counted 8-10 adlermen in attendance)

And the budget's SOOO important...
"...Five aldermen and the mayor went over four cost-saving measures one last time Saturday before members of the Finance and Personnel Committee agreed that they support three of them ..."(FIVE??? then check the picture...HERVEY'S NOT THERE!!!!!!!!! Such concern,such... ‘Kiss off. I’m taking everything I got.’ ... Congratulations,perfect example of ARROGANCE EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!

Well,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9qMJld7dGA&feature=related

THERE IT IS!!!!
at 7minutes,37seconds in Part4 , LarryBoy says policy shouldn't be decided by the mayor and some developer in the backroom....
HARDY-HARR,CAPITAL GUF-FAW!!!!

I mean,creating TIF districts around LarryDaddy's/Provanzano's properties...hhmmmm, I suppose they meet in LarryBoy's FRONT ROOM!!!!

Holy Balls........

So my neighbor"source" told me LarryBoy was at a Tea Party gathering(Now, I don't have much thoughts on the group though I think Sarah Palin is an opportunistic douchebag)

But I digress....
Sure enough, you can watch nearly an HOUR of LarryBoy Hate and Crap spew...

All the problems are Springfield and Unions....he don't make enough money(No fooling,he says it a couple times)
I haven't finished his dog and pony show,but I'm thinking, some say the Tea Party really started in opposition to corporate bailouts...but what are all LarryBoy's tax$$sucking TIF Districts but CORPORATE WELFARE??????? Wonder if he blames THAT on the workers?

STAY TUNED....