Comments on: City Commissioners Address Ben Pingree & Charter Review

By: NE Moderate

NE Moderate — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 12:41:47 +0000

If this charter review commission creates a stronger Mayor, that mayor will be Jeremy Matlow. Could be good could be not, but that is who would win. Progressive Democrats would also win at least 4 if not 5 city districts out of 7.

Personally I think Northeast has better representation now than it would districted, but it’s all up to John Dailey now who has long been salivating to tinker with Charter.

By: Chris Antley

Chris Antley — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 02:54:24 +0000

You guys do good work- and look like amateurs when you can’t even spell Dailey’s name correctly.

Seriously?

By: David T. Hawkins

David T. Hawkins — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:06:09 +0000

@ Frank= I believe Matlow was against raising the Property Tax to get the $8 MILLION for the CSC. Our Property Tax was raised to give the CSC that Money so they can waste it.

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 12:49:05 +0000

Whistleblower Rick: Matlow was not against the CSC. He said that the $$$ was already available without a tax having to be levied.

By: Whistleblower Rick

Whistleblower Rick — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 02:05:49 +0000

Preston, Matlow was also against the Children Services Tax. I read into it he is a business owner that doesn’t support tax increases.

By: Deep Six

Deep Six — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 21:13:47 +0000

“Daily then suggested Matlow make a motion to direct the City Manager from taking any action without direction of the board until the next City Commission meeting. The motion passed unanimously.”

In other words, “Gentleman we have to save our phony baloney jobs… harumph harumph.”
William J Le Petomane

By: Nicholas Weed

Nicholas Weed — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 20:43:20 +0000

I agree, Matlow emerges as a leader. Bodes well for Porter, but not for Curtis.

By: Edward Lyle

Edward Lyle — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 20:36:43 +0000

Preston’s post is 100% dead-nuts-on. Since when has any progressive Marxicrat voted against confiscating more tax dollars? There are two reasons these two are voting against it:

1. There’s already the votes to pass it, so, it allows them to pretend to be tax dollar conscience and lure in unsuspecting independents and fiscally-conservative-leaning voters.

2. It surreptitiously tosses a bone to their fellow LEO-hating minions.

So they’ll both vote no… with a wink.

By: Preston Scott

Preston Scott — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 20:03:53 +0000

Commissioner Matlow is generally wrong about issues. While the tax hike is indefensible, Matlow’s reasons (and his BFF on the Commission Porter’s) is to deny needed funding to TPD. It would be a mistake to read anything else into it.

By: Edward Lyle

Edward Lyle — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 14:58:48 +0000

Clarification is needed on whether this is simply a Charter Review Commission or a “Citizens” Charter Review Commission. There’s an important distinction between the two.