I noticed a discussion, which I recreate below, on Mayor Manzi’s Blog. Under the title Methuen Primary Results, scroll down to the comments and read; Tina Conway on September 15, 2010 3:19 am Mayor, do you agree that it’s time for us to look at the money we spend on elections? It just seems like […]
Little things set a tone. Here is the Mission Statement for the Methuen City council. We should start with what is a mission statement and what should be in such a statement. Here is a quick synopsis; A mission statement is a short written statement for the purpose of a company or organization. Ideally, a mission […]
I always begin a new legislative session with high hopes that some of the offenses of the previous legislatures will be corrected. I saw the new Council Chair, pass the gavel, as required, to present legislation which he sponsored. This was not a suprise. That came when the Vice-Chair did not take the gavel and failed to […]
Inaugurations of Mayor Manzi and rest of that city’s newly elected leaders Monday, January 4th, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall in City Hall. The event is free and open to all. Reception to immediately follow refreshments to be served. The above notice was found on Methuen Commons. Very little in the Eagle […]
Heard on the news this morning about snow removal costs and creating a lottery ticket to make up differences. NewsCenter 5 surveyed several cities and towns about their expenditures for snow removal the winter 2007-2008. I gleaned the following data from the article on their website entitled; City & Town Snow Budgets; Most Towns Are […]
National Safety Council (NSC) believes it is time to ban the use of Cell Phones while driving. Some Texas communities have banned cell phone usage while driving in a school zone. The federal National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration recommended that drivers not use cell phones, even with hands-free equipment, while on the road except […]
Start with a unilateral program announced as if it were created by the City Council. (see: http://www.eagletribune.com/archivesearch/local_story_206214459.html). Make an announcement that the process will be overseen by the Council Chairperson. Whatever happened to this “program”? Exactly what most people assumed. Suggestion programs are notoriously difficult to set up and run successfully. Here is another example. […]
There was a lot of political banter during the recent election season about the fact that the  tax rate did not go up. My guess is that a lot of voters were stymied by this. They may have assumed that the tax rate WILL not go up. The truth is that we have to wait […]
Read an old Rumbo article, Testing… Testing… Testing This reminded me that the Mayor has diverted funds from one grant to another project before. So I tried to find that information. I was at the Council meeting and heard the words. I searched and searched to no avail. No where could I find those quotes. […]
Cities thrive on Grants. Grants are not inherently a bad thing. Please take a few moments and read the paperwork submitted,I assume, with the grant application. Here is the resolution. Pretty straightforward. Let’s accept the money. The devil is in the details. read the attachement. When you have read this document think about what it […]