malisam

Well who did not see that coming? Thick as thieves.

"Gotta protect their own". It appears that most of the mayor's major contributors share the same middle name, "abatement". What amazes me the most, is anti-recall supporters citing that Akron would face some type of implosion if 'The Don' is recalled. That's frightening. What if, God forbid, our mayor passed away? Would Akron face certain self-destruction? I think not. My issue is that when ANY elected official places more importance on themselves than the whole of their people, it's time for them to leave. Just a fraction of those tax abatements could repair all sidewalks that have become Extreme skateboard ramps.

County Demorats sticking together. It's time for "The Don" to go bye bye. We have had enough of him and his BS.

Recall the mayor Akron!!!

KaraokeChris,
First off, if you do not like your sidewalks, there is a quick fix for that. Call the city, get a petition, get your neighbors to sign it, and pay your asessments.... problem solved.

Also, there is a major difference between a mayor dying in office, and being recalled. A recall sends a negative public image of the city to future business interests, but then again you do not like to attract business so that does not matter (at least not through financial incentives, but maybe a nice fruit basket would work for you).

Malisam,
I agree, County Council siding with the mayor..... hold on, say it isn't so... ha ha ha.

Less than a week, and this waste of time and resources will be over. yippy skippy.

VOTE FOR THE RECALL ON JUNE 23RD

County Council: Plusquellic's our Man! The Majority of Akron also said Plusquellic's our man! Vote AGAINST THE RECALL.

 whocares

Another thing for Karaokechris, It is the homeowners and businessowners responsibility to maintain the walk in front of their property. Call the Engineering Department like the rest of the people do and just get your sidewalk replaced... homeowners do have to pay for about half the cost if the city replaces it. 7 days and we will see who the majority want as their mayor and hopefully the pro-recallers tuck their tails between their legs and go back into hiding.

 historybuff

I can see the meeting now, with one accord as they all nodded their heads in affirmation. Don later cleared his throat and they all applauded.

 Wayne In Akron

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Crossland... doesn't think it makes sense to start with someone new in the Akron mayor's office.
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Stunning.

Imagine an entrenched politician not wanting to work with "someone new".

Imagine the embarrassment that could come to these guys when the skeletons come out of the closet after a change in leadership in Akron's City Hall.

Wayne - Don't bring up embarrassment. What the Recall group is doing is an embarrassment to all the Akron Citizens! Taking the majority of Akron's vote in a proper election and flushing it down the toilet because some shmuck found a loophole.

 misstia

what is the deal with always promoting petitions to get a street or sidewalk fixed? do you work in that city department?

how about don runs for COUNTY council?

so whocares, the sidewalk is my responsiblity? I guess I can just go out there and start hacking it up right? Or do I have to pay the inflated prices to have the city come and do it with their workers that are overpaid?

So is that how this recall got started? Sidewalks? Get out a vote on June 23rd, against the recall!!

 misstia

the recall did not get started over sidewalks!

And all the other politicians are only worried about the "voters" cutting down the ring if said politicians do something they don't like! What'sa matta, boyz? Don't like the idea that you just might not be able to hang around through the next election?

still doesnt change the way im voting.

misstia,
Regarding petitions, that would be like me asking if you work in the records department because you have such an extensive collection of them. I do not work in the city's petition department (if they have such a thing), or the building department, or the AMHA, nor do I work downtown.

I know about the petitions, because...wait for it..... I know that when my street looked like a DMZ, we asked when it would get done. They said it was not on the list to get done soon, BUT if WE get a petition we could get it done sooner. Well, we did that and it got paved at the end of the year. Imagine that... citizens working WITH the city, not against it.

 whocares

Yes alex, the sidewalk IS your responsibility... to maintain. You can personally pay a contractor to replace. May be cheaper, but it's all at once. Go through the city and I believe you can spread the cost over 10 years... Yes, a little off the topic thanks to KaraokeChris. About 180 hours, and this waste of time will actually be proven to be waste of time.

 misstia

how do you know if have a record collection?

i don't have that many records, but i AM working on collecting 8-tracks...next i want to find a reel-to-reel player....

@misstia-Don't forget about those missing 17 minutes.

 Wayne In Akron

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@F.Parker who posted:

What the Recall group is doing is an embarrassment to all the Akron Citizens!
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You might be embarrassed, but I am an Akron Citizen and I AM PROUD of my fellow citizens who are following the guidelines of the Akron City Charter and are using the power of the voter (not the outside influence peddlers and cash cows) to bring this matter to the ballot box next Tuesday.

misstia,

HA HA HA, that made me laugh, thanks I need to be reminded that slapstick is still funny sometimes.

If you want 8-tracks, hit the Hartville flea-market, there is sometimes a guy there with them.

 misstia

yeah, couldn't help that there akroncitizen! i've gotten some 8-tracks at hartville...the former akron flea market which moved to canton has a few booths that have them...and a few years ago i went to a flea market in dover and they had the most 8-tracks of any place outside of a record store in the 1970s, they had reel to reels too...

missitia, could we get back on topic please? 8-tracks, etc have nothing to do with this most serious subject. I'm tired of all this recall drivel. VOTE AGAINST THE RECALL!

Wayne - That is laughable! Using the power of the voter!!! What you're doing is taking the power away from the voter! The majority of Akron voted the Mayor in a short time ago!

 misstia

you are correct, this is a most serious matter-vote FOR the recall! if the summit county council love don so much, then don should join them!

 malisam

FirestoneParker you are incorrect in your assumption that the majority of Akron voted the mayor in the last time. The majority of democrates that voted in the primary wanted the mayor and the Republicans just had to go with that answer because that was all they had to choose from in November because of our system that requires you have to switch parties to vote in the primaries. I know your next argument is that this is the way the system is set up. The recall system is the same way and so in essence they are just following our charter just as those Republicans had to follow the charter almost two years ago. All you people are forgetting a simple but true fact. The Republicans were not represented fairly in the past elections and they will be coming out to vote on the recall. Has the mayor pandered at all to the Republicans in the last 20 years? Hmmm it might just get interesting.

Malisam,
Are you implying that the efforts of those in C.A.N. are motivated by a hidden agenda propogated by the Summit GOP? Are Warner, Miss Tia and the other members just secretly aligned with Alex Arshinkoff in some masterful conspiracy to finally be able to run a republican candidate? Seriously?????? I mean, you are kidding right!!!!!

Anyways, If a republican was that upset with the way our city was being run, they would have changed parties during the primary. This would have had little to no effect on the republican primary, since those candidates (federal) were chosen before they got here, and then they could have voted for Joe Finley. Give me a break on the politcal spin. This is more of an excercise in personal gratification, than some more complex "grass-knoll" conspiracy.

I do not agree that the use of resources for a recall is a good thing, but it is OUR RIGHT as citizens to do it, and we are doing it. Democracy prevails, even if common sense isn't so common.

Malisam - Really? Republicans were not represented fairly! Thats just ridiculous! I would go further but it looks like akroncitizen has handled that matter. What is the stance of the team recall these day's? Considering a lot of your talking points have been proven wrong by actual facts put forth by experts.

VOTE FOR THE RECALL ON JUNE 23RD, IT IS YOUR RIGHT!

 misstia

what talking points have been proven wrong?

Akron has been blessed to have a man of quality and leadership as Mayor. Akron would not be where it is today without this man's intuitive abilities. A lot of what I've seen regarding comments for the recall all seem to be sour grapes. People who didn't get their way and are forcing their poor judgment on everyone else. Don't we have enough of that going on in the world today? The time to have ousted the Mayor was in NOV during the election. There weren't any shining candidates running against him then and there's no one who can fill this man's shoes now. Try communicating instead of just harping on past issues that didn't go your way.

Am I the only one who gets nauseous every time there's an article telling of all the little followers marching down and supporting their leader? All I can think of is Willie Wonka and a bunch of cloned Oompa Loompas marching down the street to the polls! "We will hire more police!We will create more jobs! We just forgot to tell you until the recall started!" I was on the fence before but now I'm definately voting for the recall. What a phony BS'r this mayor is! Misstia, Warner, Patty, thanks for all your hard work in bringing all the issues to light!