zz wrote on Aug 24, 2008 10:33 PM:
" Swantz has cost la crosse more money then anyone knows. If he wants to run something, "let it be run out of town" "
bluemax wrote on Aug 24, 2008 10:16 PM:
" I would only say tht dick has been a big government fan for many years and he wanted to have the elboate sholl building to hold meeting before he left office. Now he wants to spend more money on an administrator so the person we elect as Mayor really doesn't have to do anything. Spend money Dick is at it again and all the referendoms he wanted as school administrator is happening agin. What a sahme he was eleceted. Get a real job in the industry and find out how they really work and maybe he would learn something. But milk the system and get it done is his motive. "
riseupandpraise wrote on Aug 20, 2008 10:28 AM:
" This idea is not a bad idea. The problem comes who does the hiring of such a person. Our mayor has his hands full with too many pet ideas. The council can't even decide how to serve this city. They can't even hold up any of the parts of the city that need their help. Has anyone else noticed how the city has began to have "urban blit" expand? Until the city council can handle their own job, how are they going to handle another job? So here we are: no ralmayor and no real council in LaCrosse. We should let the owners of rental properties who are above the rules and laws of the city pick who runs the city. OH! They already do!
LaCrosse is heading in a bad direction. We will continue to pay for our leaders mistakes and bear the burdon of their lack of vision. "
Myturn wrote on Aug 18, 2008 7:50 AM:
" labclean- I agree. Give the 'new' Mayor more power. 'She' will need it to clean house concerning a number of Department heads. Or at least buff up their respective operations. "
labclean wrote on Aug 17, 2008 6:50 PM:
" Just give the Mayor more power. Simple as that. The Common Council should vote on salary issues. We the TAXPAYERS pay for city Government. The city council oversees our budget, and it is the RIGHT thing to do. Lacrosse Tribune is WRONG on this one!!! "
Myturn wrote on Aug 17, 2008 6:09 PM:
" I would like to answer that question. Because we do no want another high paid bureaucrat receiving 6% pay raises while the peons under him receive 2%. Because most people in our County have no idea how much the County Administrator received in his little known/read employment contract. Because if the Counties 'Administrator' were for the people he would have stood up publicly for County Commissions/Boards to pick their won Chairman from within. Because we need a strong leader in the Mayors seat to scale back the sham of handing out Inspection and Planning to Kirch, to save money? Because the chances of this 'Administrator' being anything but a tax and spend liberal is great. Frankly we cannot afford it anymore. "
oldglorydays wrote on Aug 17, 2008 10:12 AM:
" Any prognostication on whether the current structure is better than the alternatives is baseless because we do not have sufficient data to make any determinations. Refusing to consider the alternatives is short sighted and self serving. "
random annoying bozo wrote on Aug 17, 2008 6:48 AM:
" the more things change, the more they remain the same. it was just some months ago this same subject arose. what's changed? why do things keep coming back around? yes, lookng into an adminisrator MAY be a good idea, but NOT by this Council, they haven't proven they have a clue about most, if any, matters. heck they can't even fill a vacant council seat to give ALL it's citizens representation. when they get a grasp on that situation, maybe then we can entrust them with something else. baby steps. "
Athenry wrote on Aug 17, 2008 1:09 AM:
" We don't need an administrator or the associated increase in costs, we need a mayor that can actually do the job and a council that actually represents their districts. "
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