tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post7045252148391136073..comments2024-02-07T02:14:50.146-08:00Comments on Dogwalk Musings: The Escalation Of ArroganceMari Meehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09322012728807169863noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-84481496868341310962008-01-21T10:33:00.000-08:002008-01-21T10:33:00.000-08:00For many years in Coeur d'Alene no one questioned ...For many years in Coeur d'Alene no one questioned who did what and how it was done in city government. That resulted in a Mayor and City Council who could and sometimes did act impulsively without considering adverse consequences. If someone dared question those in authority, their employer got a visit or a call from a not-so-friendly council member. Problem solved - dissent squelched. That still goes on, but it's less and less effective. City employees must be careful, because the culture of intimidation and retaliation still exists at Coeur d'Alene City Hall. But some of the honest city employees realize that to allow the culture to continue will be counterproductive to the long-term credibility and viability of the city administration. Mary Souza's newsletter is a good effort to provide additional information, not the end-all and be-all, but additional information the city thoughtfully chooses not to burden us with. She has alluded to a webpage as well. The city administration will be apoplectic, but free speech and the right to petition for redress of grievances is something even the city must accept. Interfering with either right is a violation of a constitutionally protected civil right.Bill McCroryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12569402121715690040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-39870042672884997782008-01-18T12:37:00.000-08:002008-01-18T12:37:00.000-08:00Then they wonder why we are cynical and don't trus...Then they wonder why we are cynical and don't trust them...and horrified because we question their actions...<BR/>When things don't look right, they usually aren'tWord Tosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519547102435672497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14192095.post-17360234912286704302008-01-17T15:06:00.000-08:002008-01-17T15:06:00.000-08:00Good post Mari, but I don't understand the signifi...Good post Mari, but I don't understand the significance of the Huetter maze. Is Neighborhoods, Inc muscling in or another developer in line to profit before the newly elected could be seated?<BR/><BR/>It takes time to terraform a conscientious citizen into a lock-step 'yes commrad' that can be trusted with the rubber stamp. Way too much money is at stake. <BR/><BR/>The sooner the general public understands gentrification and the Sun Valley model LCDC 7 Jobs Plus is following, the better the odds the mess can be remediated. If not accomplished soon, those families who make less than $25,000 annually will risk dispossession. Retired seniors living on SS fixed income will be the next BellwetherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com