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Re: Ratepayer Alliance refiles suit against city - Bainbridge Island Review

MMA — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:35:14 -0000

A link to an article regarding Seattle City Light (the former employer of our former City Administrator) was being passed around some e-mail chains this weekend. Worth taking some time to read.

http://crosscut.com/2010/03...

Re: Injured Poulsbo man faces vehicular assault charge - Bainbridge Island Review

MMA — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:44:00 -0000

I have many friends and young relatives in this neighborhood. There's a lot of things I'd like to say about this person but for now I'll restrain myself and just say that I don't have much sympathy for him.

Re: City Manager Mark Dombroski to resign - Bainbridge Island Review

MMA — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:46:44 -0000

"I prefer red!"

Based on your posts, I'd say the time has come for you to cut back.

Re: City Manager Mark Dombroski to resign - Bainbridge Island Review

MMA — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:16:02 -0000

Loves_to_wine, you sure do!

By the way, did you not realize above that CharlieBermant ALREADY knew that admirals and ClearCutBainbridge were one in the same?

Re: Sewer rates could double or triple to pay for WWTP - Bainbridge Island Review

MMA — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:03:00 -0000

Do you all truly believe that there is nothing wrong with the way the City manages its utilities? Don't any of you take issue with the fact that the City is charging 85% of the CITY Engineer's salary to City utility ratepayers?

On another note, I'd love to hear your opinions on the City's plan to DECREASE its fees for new connections. Some of what is going on seems so backwards to me. It's almost like a double windfall for certain propery owners. The ratepayers pay for the upgrades AND the property owners/developers pay LESS to connect to the system. Has anyone considered INCREASING the connection fees to help offset the cost of the upgrades that are going to allow for increased density? It's not rocket science.

Re: Man ditches stolen car for kayak during chase - Bainbridge Island Review

MMA — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:02:40 -0000

loves_to_wine, Hunter's right. Check the blotter in the Kitsap Sun's Bainbridge Conversation Blog.

Re: City wins summary judgment in ratepayer suit - Bainbridge Island Review

MMA — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:59:28 -0000

Loves_to_wine, if they amend the ordinance and remove the language that the RA takes issue with, I would think that the RA would be more open to dismissing their lawsuit. It's really pretty simple.

Re: City wins summary judgment in ratepayer suit - Bainbridge Island Review

MMA — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:55:57 -0000

loves_to_wine, maybe you can answer this for me. If the City truly intends to use 100% of the bond funds for the WWTP, then how does the inability to issue bonds for that project slow down/halt the progress of Winslow Way?

Maybe you could answer this as well. If the ratepayers main objection to the issuance of bonds was the fact that the ordinance authorizing those bonds said that they would be paid for with money from the "waterworks", and the City intends to only use sewer revenues funds to pay them back, then why didn't the City just avoid the time and costs of a SJ motion and just amend the Ordinance?

If the other objection is that they didn't get a recommendation from the UAC, then why not hussle that along and get their recommendation? They don't have to follow, they're just supposed to have it.

I think COBI got lucky on this one.

Re: Change of government bill passes first hurdle in Olympia - Bainbridge Island Review

MMA — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:55:20 -0000

This is exactly why I don't support a change in government, whether it's the current mayor as manager or someone else who can act as a puppet for the "gang of four".

Let's not change the government, let's just vote in a new mayor -- and then go task getting rid of the "gang of four"