HISTORY LESSONS. HISTORY LESSONS. HISTORY LESSONS.

OUR PARK SYSTEM.  THE NEW ALBANY-FLOYD COUNTY

PARKS SYSTEM.


WHOEVER POSTED THE LINK TO LETTY'S LETTER IN THE

TRIBUNE WE APPRECIATE.  WE MISSED THE TRIBUNE'S

LETTER SECTION THIS PARTICULAR DAY AND IT WAS

INTERESTING TO READ LETTY'S AND LOHMEYER'S LETTERS.


THE LETTERS SEEM TO BE HISTORICAL FODDER BETWEEN TWO

OF OUR ELDER STATES PEOPLE (STATESMEN) IN OUR

COMMUNITY,  AND  SPEAKS VOLUMES (SUBTLY) ABOUT THE

FUTURE OF OUR PARKS.


ONE LETTER HAS GREAT IDEAS AND EXAMPLES OF HOW TO MAKE

SOMETHING WONDERFUL WITH THE LITTLE BIT OF GREEN SPACE

WE HAVE LEFT.


THE OTHER LETTER INDICATES WE NEED TO SELL THE LAND IN

ORDER TO BOLSTER OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS BUDGETS.

OUR THOUGHTS ON THIS SUBJECT ARE AS FOLLOWS:  WE WANT

OUR GREEN SPACE.  WE DO  NOT WANT THIS LAND SOLD IN

ORDER TO PAY ELECTED OFFICIALS SALARIES/DEPARTMENTS.

WE WANT TO SEE SOME TYPE OF MOVEMENT TOWARDS

THE THINKING OF THE ENTIRE NATION'S WOES AND HOW 

WE ARE ALL IN TROUBLE. 


EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE THEIR OWN IDEA OF HOW TO

SOLVE THE ISSUE WHERE STATES, COUNTIES, CITIES,

TEACHERS, UNIONS, ETC., DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY. 


ONE PARTICULAR BILL WE WANT REPEALED IS THE HEALTH

CARE BILL FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.  THREE COUNCIL

MEMBERS' HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS ARE NOW

BEING PAID FOR PART TIME WORK (IF THAT).  

RIDICULOUS.  


LONG AND SHORT OF IT, WE AGREE WITH LETTY.  WE AGREE WITH

THE PARK WORKERS AND WE AGREE WITH ED CLERE'S ORIGINAL

LEGISLATION. 


WE GUESS IT WILL BE UP TO US TO WOO (SIT ON) THE POWERS

THAT BE NOT TO SELL OUR GREEN SPACE IN ORDER TO PAY

THEIR SALARIES.  WE WANT CONSOLIDATION OF BOARDS

AND DEPARTMENTS.


WE WONDER, TOO,  WHETHER OR NOT OUR LOCAL CITY AND

COUNTY EMPLOYEES UNIONIZED WATCH THE  NEWS AND

REALIZE/RECOGNIZE THE TRUE STATE OF NEW ALBANY'S

FINANCIAL REALITY.  ARE THEY WONDERING WHETHER

NEW ALBANY TAXPAYERS FUTURE WILL BE ABLE TO

SUPPORT OUR UNIONS BECAUSE OF THEIR HIGH RATE

OF PAY (I.E., THE POLICE DEPARTMENT)?


EIGHT FIVE CENTS OF EVERY TAXPAYER DOLLAR COLLECTED

GOES TOWARD THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. 

IF WE CAN'T MEET THEIR DEMANDS THROUGH CONTRACTS

WITHOUT SPENDING MORE OF THAT DOLLAR, WHO OR WHAT

GIVES?  WHY TAKE THE CHANCE OF JOB INSECURITY,

ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION?


WE NEED OUR GREEN SPACE IN ORDER TO HELP ATTRACT

NEW BUSINESSES AND MAKE ALL OF US HAPPY.


YES.  WE'LL STAND WITH LETTY ON HER SIDE OF THE FENCE. 

WE THINK HER SIDE OF THE FENCE IS GREENER, BRIGHTER

AND WILL LAST LONGER.


IT IS SIMPLY BUSINESS AS USUAL IN NEW ALBANY AND REQUIRES

OUTSIDE INTERVENTION (AND ATTENTION) IN ORDER TO TRY

AND SAVE OUR PARKS.  THANK YOU LETTY.