Monday, December 20, 2010

Widmer - "Search For a Connected Earlier Blog"

You should find this feature on the upper right side of all my 1550 blogs I've written. For example to see what I've previously written about combining election commissions, just type in "combining election commissions" and you will be given a lead to these articles.

Many of the blogs I've written such as blogs about the new BelWood Nursing Home and of the Peoria Riverfront Museum are easily found.

I will be doing less blogging over the holidays so you may wish to look up some of my older facts that inspired me to make me research and write my blogs, interspersed with opinions, published for all to read.

Few bloggers are original. We try to gather the facts that are factual and pass this information along, often with our own comments to the reader. Much of what I blog on will not be found in the local media as they usually put a twist on the local news to fit their beliefs and not offend their advertisers.

I have been retired for 18 years. Most of my older friends are dead or in nursing homes. If what I write offend some people, they should be honest with themselves and look hard in the mirror.

I do not "run" with the elite who often have special interest agendas. I'm not often influenced by special interest groups but have long had a true interest in the direction this community is heading. I feel studied facts show that all the non-tax paying enhancements we have added or in the process of adding to this community will have little value if any at all, in influencing more people to live in Peoria City and County.

Higher taxes will influence people to move out, if they can sell there homes at a decent price, our local public school system has caused hundreds to leave the District, a growing number of unemployed black youth ( an alleged 44% nationally)cause a reasonable amount of concern to home owners combined with what appears to be a rising number of drug related homicides.

Safety doesn't appear to have improved with a council more interested in funding libraries and museums than public safety. In the meantime most school age druggies can tell anyone seeking drugs where to buy them and within minutes.

To attract new business both the city and county continue to lend money to upstart new businesses, businesses often in competition with the same type of already existing businesses who did not seek taxpayer backed loans. No one on the city or county boards are qualified to be loan officers yet they continue to lend taxpayer dollars to businesses approved by local banks with the kicker being that if the business goes bad, the bank gets their investment back as witness the defunct Firefly while the county is third in line gets little or nothing of the taxpayer money they invested with a strong belief that lending money to businesses is "part of their duties".

Next board meeting the county Board will approve an $150,000 loan, 3rd position to a furniture company who will compete against established local furniture dealers, many struggling or already forced out of business.

After recently losing large sums on FireFly, Globe Mfg, In-Play and Riverstation, the City and County is anxious to lend more low interest money replacing venture and private capital.

Being loose with OPM (other peoples money) has put this country in the sorry state it really is in.

Merry Christmas

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