The Cincinnati edition of Metromix was not included, but how much longer will the publication last or in what form could it continue? Last week Gannett, parent company of the Enquirer, announced that it was closing seven Metromix outlets. That starts with voting and it starts with holding the Democratic Party's feet to the fire, something they need a the moment. We need to get the anti-Urban Republicans to start governing for everyone in the State, not just the Suburbanites. The phase 2 portion, the connector to the Uptown area, still needs funding, so more work is still ahead and this should be from the State of Ohio. We should see ground breaking by 1st quarter 2012 and the streetcars running in 2013.
I am not going to shed a tear if Tom Luken and COAST feel the sting a bit more. This grant also adds a little more salt to wounds of Streetcar foes who suffered big at the ballot box last month. Not having the funding for the Banks was a setback that was going to require help and the Federal Government has come through for the people of Cincinnati and the entire region. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to City Hall. The $10.9 Million grant was announced yesterday with a visit from U.S. The Federal Government has come through again and has awarded another grant to fund the Streetcar to allow it to reach the Banks project, near Great American Ball Park. Why is this letter written with Miller and Brinkman as the complainants and not Smitherman? Where's Chris Smitherman's name on the letter? He is obviously, based on his original grandstanding incident, in cahoots with this cabal, but why the lack of his name? Is there a misrepresentation here? Is there a conflict? Is there any possible dereliction of duty as a Member of City Council? Should this be investigated by the authorites? Side Note: Originally Smitherman stated he was going to be the having Finney send the letter if Council didn't cave to his threats. They can dislike the rules of Council and they can voice their dislike, but unless they get a majority of votes, they have to learn to deal with losing. I am far from a legal scholar, but any educated person who understands the core basis of Representative Democracy and Divided Government understands that Finney has no case. Section 2 of Article III of the City Charter state "The Mayor shall preside over all meetings of the council, but shall not have a vote on the council." Section 5a of Article II of the City Charter states "The Council shall organize itself and conduct its business as it deems appropriate." That's what they did with a 5-3 vote (one member was absent.) Let me quote my own blog post linked above: All Legisilative powers included giving others in the government the power to carryout the charter.
It is based on a single word "all" and as I previously blogged, the "all" clause "arguement put forth in the finney letter was fully satisfied when Council's legislative power was exercised with the passing of the rules of council. This action is the exectution of the threat issued by Council Member Chris Smitherman and nothing more than is a total waste of time. Finney stands to benefit from this if the lawsuit goes on and he can collect legal fees in a settlement or, if he gets an insane judge, an actual positive ruling. They've sent a letter to the City Solicitor as the first step in what likely will be a frivolous lawsuit that has no basis in law. "Attorney" Chris Finney, along with token "residents" of the City of Cincinnati Mark Miller and Tom Brinkman, want to waste more of the Taxpayer's money by subsidizing the "career" of Finney.
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