tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post6247125239332473564..comments2021-03-02T20:48:57.085-06:00Comments on Jennifer's Musings: Is the Railroad Relocation Project Still a Top Priority for the Mayor?Jennifer Holsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10844516562518004501noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-67462717822849422692011-03-28T16:28:46.024-05:002011-03-28T16:28:46.024-05:00I wish those at City Hall would just do their job ...I wish those at City Hall would just do their job and quit belly aching. Oh poor us, someone is writing about us again. Boo Hoo. Get to work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-5470861993719244732011-03-28T09:52:27.781-05:002011-03-28T09:52:27.781-05:00Who defines friendship as "toe the line, look...Who defines friendship as "toe the line, look the other way and we're good"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-20100681366004552362011-03-27T21:31:29.407-05:002011-03-27T21:31:29.407-05:00Sounds like someone in city government needs to qu...Sounds like someone in city government needs to quit taking things so personally. I don't see many if any posts around here attacking staff. The mayor said he would deliver a quarterly update on this project and no one has followed through. It is a fair criticism. This blog is a watchdog written by someone who cares enough to speak up. The city employees ought to be thanking her, not whining as they fear for their jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-66221408650517770082011-03-27T19:14:35.855-05:002011-03-27T19:14:35.855-05:00No, she is just free to speak the truth now that s...No, she is just free to speak the truth now that she no longer has to shut up and play the game!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-16028284897699854632011-03-27T17:03:13.816-05:002011-03-27T17:03:13.816-05:00For someone who spent so much time in City governm...For someone who spent so much time in City government Jennifer, you sure have forgotten a lot since you left. What's worse is that you've decided to not only attack a change in administration but the people who once thought of you as a friend at City Hall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-33739697536958004062011-03-26T19:30:24.697-05:002011-03-26T19:30:24.697-05:00I remember having breakfast with Mayor Munson one ...I remember having breakfast with Mayor Munson one morning and asking him one of his biggest frustrations. He said getting the enviormental impact study completed so the next step of 500 step process to relocate those tracks. So, when Huether says he doesn't know why Munson couldn't get it done, I say he worked on it for 6 of 8 years. This Mayor didn't hear a thing that was being told to him in the transistion meeting. Take a crowbar and go move them yourself, Mayor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-10752569951875202512011-03-26T17:03:26.784-05:002011-03-26T17:03:26.784-05:00Why should we expect that he will follow through w...Why should we expect that he will follow through with this when there are several things on the table that he has not followed through . Once again, a great example of My Man Mike telling us what we wanted to hear and then getting nothing done. He talks to hear himself talk. I think the term"Mayors Listening Session" is a joke!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-56654215617771064502011-03-26T09:04:08.583-05:002011-03-26T09:04:08.583-05:00"we believe strongly that we can get that acc..."we believe strongly that we can get that accomplished pretty quickly and we need to."<br /><br />Mayor talks a good game but where's the follow through. Seems to only work when it's for his game only.TiredOfTheMayorsSpinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061872101082544823.post-20123055977505333272011-03-25T23:26:26.462-05:002011-03-25T23:26:26.462-05:00It's now $35 million, the Feds are in a "...It's now $35 million, the Feds are in a "if you haven't spent it by now we are going to take it back" mode. We've been told there's an environmental study being done, but not much else. Why aren't we locking down & buying the new switchyard property? Why aren't we working through the ownership issues (Ellis & Eastern RR has first right of refusal on the track property downtown)since the Federal money is contingent on the City owning that land at the end of the removal project? We already have a glaring shortage of rail served industrial property (see TJN debate) so why isn't the SE Development Foundation all over this? <br /><br />Also, it's worth noting that the Construction Manager (Mortenson) we've hired for the Events Center specializes in moving complex railroad relocation issues forward, they're probably the best in the business in this regard, why aren't we considering engaging them to handle this project in unison with the Events Center like Lincoln, NE is doing? <br /><br />The $35 million probably won't cover the whole tab, but for the love of Pete let's get it started before we lose it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com