Posted by Extremely Pissed Thin Man on January 6, 2018, 4:22 pm, in reply to "Re: City Council"
He called the various departments, but did he call the mayor and James Amos? Maybe these two have decided this is the way to go without even bringing it to the council? Maybe these "yes man" agreed during their closed session meetings that "they know nothing". Would you be surprised by this? If you are, you are mighty naive. Dusty and rusty old fools will do anything the mayor says in order to be re-elected and keep that Alderman pay rolling in to supplement their income or their pensions.
While you were on the phone did you ask why James Amos is negotiating union contracts? Or why he's involved in that highly lucrative cell phone tower power deal? It seems he is involved in all sorts of things except bringing new economic development into the city. Paid big bucks to approve a city brochure, from home no less.
We are fools. They mayor needs to be replaced by someone with an actual vision for our city, and who surrounds themselves with competent, equally creative visionaries. As long as Hagnauer, Shipley, Fancher and a hand full of names from this town are in charge, nothing will change. The only vision they have is watching their savings accounts grow. Minimal effort, maximum financial gain, that's the name of the Granite City game.
And there is no need to launch into your rah, rah, rah Granite City administration spiel. Anyone with a remnant of a brain cell does not buy into that anymore. Only people earning their living from City Hall, GCSD #9 or the park district sing that idiotic song.