tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post3537658513551064924..comments2023-10-17T05:44:23.781-04:00Comments on COAST - Fighting for the taxpayers, not working against them!: Petitions Submitted to City CouncilCOASThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16200778324645740094noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-67176894863969936562009-08-05T16:29:12.268-04:002009-08-05T16:29:12.268-04:00"Sure, the economy is generally burnt toast r..."Sure, the economy is generally burnt toast right now – but history tells us that some of the most important companies, inventions and decisions were made during great economic strife. The Cincinnati streetcar should join that list. If Cincinnati and its voters turn their backs in November on a streetcar and rail system this time, we once again will be cutting ourselves out of significant The 52https://www.blogger.com/profile/12904465556837777668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-72597529121588561772009-08-05T15:02:33.023-04:002009-08-05T15:02:33.023-04:00That comment is just as inappropriate as the one b...That comment is just as inappropriate as the one by COAST. The big difference is that that was a comment made by an individual and this was a comment made by a political organization. Comments like that show that COAST is driven by emotion rather than fact. Driven by personal benefits rather than what benefits this great city. The streetcar benefits all Cincinnatians regardless of race or The 52https://www.blogger.com/profile/12904465556837777668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-5604044218775866202009-08-05T13:08:20.455-04:002009-08-05T13:08:20.455-04:00Cincinnatian for Progress, one of your supporters ...Cincinnatian for Progress, one of your supporters was referring to Christopher Smitherman as "boy" in the comments section of an Enquirer article. Is that what you consider tolerant and forward-thinking? Would it be ok to refer to the black man who is co-leading your group as "boy"?End Racismnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-39496138978528197172009-08-05T09:50:38.532-04:002009-08-05T09:50:38.532-04:00YEAH for the anti-progress amendment!
Lets keep Ci...YEAH for the anti-progress amendment!<br />Lets keep Cincinnati 20 years behind the times.5chw4r7zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635910297238841220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-7384415592982587882009-08-05T08:41:46.920-04:002009-08-05T08:41:46.920-04:00I am sure the support in Findlay area was just ama...I am sure the support in Findlay area was just amazing. Especially when your signature gatherers were holding a sign saying it was the Streetcar Petition, and people were signing thinking it was in support of the streetcar. Or what about the woman who was gathering signatures at Pride thinking she was helping out in support of the proposed streetcar system. You'll even deceive people who CarlJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-72233562051222016772009-08-04T14:44:16.164-04:002009-08-04T14:44:16.164-04:00Oh and nice left-handed at the LGBT community COAS...Oh and nice left-handed at the LGBT community COAST! <br /><br />"We had no luck recruiting LGBT leaders to "come out" in support of our cause, but community members were some of the most knowledgeable and budget-savvy voters we encountered." <br /><br />Bravo for your "fabulous" outreach efforts!The 52https://www.blogger.com/profile/12904465556837777668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-14324400366692318132009-08-04T14:09:34.367-04:002009-08-04T14:09:34.367-04:00On behalf of COAST -
You're welcome Cincinnat...On behalf of COAST - <br />You're welcome Cincinnati4Progress!Bris Chortznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-74841499487800996592009-08-04T11:30:28.990-04:002009-08-04T11:30:28.990-04:00Thanks COAST for all your hard work! There are som...Thanks COAST for all your hard work! There are some rumblings that the city may put a traffic light up on Clifton at Clifton Court. I DEMAND a vote on this wasteful spending! <br /><br />I was at Ault Park yesterday and I am really displeased at the height of the cut of the grass. I DEMAND a vote that would mandate city workers cut the grass at a height of 1.5 inches!<br /><br />Thank you The 52https://www.blogger.com/profile/12904465556837777668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-41084961179318768502009-08-04T01:00:10.798-04:002009-08-04T01:00:10.798-04:00I'm glad this trolly boondoggle is getting sho...I'm glad this trolly boondoggle is getting shot down. Now we can spend our city funds on useful investments like the Kennedy Connector and perpetual widening of I-75 and I-71. Maybe we can finally spend our capital dollars on programs like Mr. Smitherman's bed bug eradication proposal.Wad Brenstruphttp://beefalo.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-11608017404778399322009-08-03T23:08:42.482-04:002009-08-03T23:08:42.482-04:00"Since when is applying 100 year old technolo...<i>"Since when is applying 100 year old technology to solve a problem that doesn't exist progress?"</i><br /><br />- Whether you are for or against the streetcar, I would look into the proposed system, it's NOT 100 year old technology. The proposed system would utilize a modern, light rail technology.<br /><br /><i>"Are we city taxpayers concerned that the Bortz family CAASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985294408896844277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-4128583508137177312009-08-03T23:02:34.100-04:002009-08-03T23:02:34.100-04:00The anti-streetcar fools just don't understand...The anti-streetcar fools just don't understand that it's "progress" to spend $200 million for 7 miles of 19th Century technology rail. People do not deserve the right to vote on this issue.YP Snobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-66392577664317240282009-08-03T22:46:37.409-04:002009-08-03T22:46:37.409-04:00Streetcar advocacy is the #1 cause of smug in the ...Streetcar advocacy is the #1 cause of smug in the City of Cincinnati. Expect daily smug alerts throughout the rest of the summer and fall as pro-boondoggle forces blanket the area in a thick, noxious layer of smug. The government bureaucrats in the City Economic Development Department, genius City Councilpersons, and the pointy headed professors at UC have joined with YP snobs to create a smug Bris Chortznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-84435139908555976612009-08-03T22:28:25.474-04:002009-08-03T22:28:25.474-04:00Since when is applying 100 year old technology to ...Since when is applying 100 year old technology to solve a problem that doesn't exist progress? And since when is demanding that the voters have a say in how the government spends their money ignorance? <br />What problem does this trolley boondoggle solve for the public? Are we city taxpayers concerned that the Bortz family property holdings are not properly overinflated by the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-60105071979287867632009-08-03T21:42:27.241-04:002009-08-03T21:42:27.241-04:00THANK YOU COAST!!!!!THANK YOU COAST!!!!!College Hill Sandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-449921200096056752009-08-03T20:19:55.902-04:002009-08-03T20:19:55.902-04:00It's just a shame COAST has to try and masquer...It's just a shame COAST has to try and masquerade this as a "demand for a vote" while they sit idly by as tax dollars are wasted on other projects. <br /><br />In reality, the voters will never get a say. With a California-style voting initiative such as this, project planners won't even consider Cincinnati for rail projects. Who wants to sit around and wait for Cincinnati to CAASThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985294408896844277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-721799301702528076.post-28022401491857499442009-08-03T18:58:33.293-04:002009-08-03T18:58:33.293-04:00Ignorance: 1
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