Just the way I was thinking about it........
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Originally Posted by
getalife123
The biggest problem with nepotism is it continues the same thought process as before. If the thought process is flawed there will never be any change. Do you really think that just a handful of families have all the answers to the problems facing this city? I think not. That is the precise system that we currently live with now. The fact is that Jack and Mary usually don't meet at work in Lackawanna. The way it works here is that Jack is related to somebody, gets a job and then gets one for his wife Mary, and Mary's sister gets a job then their 14 kids get a job its called being politically connected. So, maybe we have all of ten extended families running this city. All of them thinking the same, they primary goal is to protect their jobs and not what is best for the city. Most private sector businesses completely frown upon the fraternization of employees.
You hit on "it" getalife...........Lackawanna is broken and someone conscientiously did "it". Some people accept Lackawanna for what it is and others of us can not because we want "it" better for OUR kids than we have "IT"!
I watched the "machine" ALL day on election day, their cell phones were glued to their ears, desperately calling in their markers. I found it comical, but sad.
We might as well change our name to Hazzaranna......." Jefferson Davis "J.D." Hogg, better known as "Boss" Hogg, is a fictional character featured in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard. He was the greedy, unethical commissioner of Hazzard County. A stereotypical villainous glutton, Boss Hogg always wore an all-white suit with a white cowboy hat and regularly smoked cigars."
Not name calling, just tired of the greed in Lackawanna, NY that has destroyed what once had clean, safe neighborhoods and a vibrant business community. All because patronage was more important to them than the betterment of OUR City and the general welfare of the people who live in it.
Even the Federal Gov. has a LAW on the books against nepotism, because they know nepotism breeds incompetence.
I have no hard feelings......I will respect the new administration as our leaders now, because I trust God's path for Lackawanna. I just hope they will implement the "Transparent Government" they told us they will, from the get-go, as they go about filling all of their campaign promises.
Call the Bflo News 849-4444 and ask for a story on pros and cons of residency........
I believe the word is, PRIDE.......when they got rid of all the schools in the First Ward, pride flew out as soon as the wrecking ball hit. Do you believe the deals that went down at that time???---A lot of it had to do with busing too. Sad. I heard that when the crane went to hit the Beth Park school , that the school was built so strong--that it broke the wrecking ball thing.
Vision.....lack of vision has done as much damage as the wrecking ball in Lackawanna. Lots and lots of good buildings torn down that could have been salvaged. The decision makers made a white elephant of Lincoln Junior High, it is a million to take out the asbestos they say and a mil to demo. The decision makers who caused the demise and decay of Lincoln should be held accountable; go talk to the good people who live in back or front of the elephant. I feel so bad for them and wish that someone had the vision to sell it for Senior--Special needs apts. when it first went down, it is a perfect location.
Lack of vision again, Lord knows we tried before Martin Rd was built but the prejudiced people did not want their kids over here. Lack of City-wide pride has a lot to do with how the kids feel about themselves. Now we have the carcass of Lincoln Annex, and neighborhoods lacking the grand integrity that should have been planned for.
I just emailed Jay Tokasz our Buffalo News reporter requesting an article on the residency pros and cons.
Buffalo has one for a reason...it would be interesting to analyze all the facts on it ....see what our neighboring School Districts policies are.
Do you think the LSD-BOE will let us vote on the residency policy when we vote for the Budget in May?:eagerness: