tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post7517783709195642951..comments2023-09-23T08:26:38.233-07:00Comments on Port Angeles Unearthed: Saying What You Mean Means Meaning What You SayCrypt Kickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560627730845451894noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-29899857171004273312015-01-11T17:49:03.334-08:002015-01-11T17:49:03.334-08:00There is a basic premise in engineering: The more ... There is a basic premise in engineering: The more complex the design, the more likely it is to have problems. Keeping the rain OUT of the sewer was the simply solution to CSO. But, can't pay lots of cronies doing that, so we have the residents committed to hundreds of thousands of dollars every year in basic operating costs to have millions of gallons of otherwise good ole rainwater treated full-on as sewage. Smart, that staff down at Port Angeles city hall.<br /><br /> And, remember the first millions spent at the landfill, also a Cutler project, failed only a couple years after completion, resulting in the need to spend millions more on the do-over. <br /><br /> Gotta love those smart guys down at Public Works. <br /><br /> And, have you seen what these smart guys have come up with, with the "rain garden" project? That sticks out into the streets, an accident just waiting to happen. THAT is just down the street from where the CURRENT Public Works head now lives!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-20265265224308851122015-01-11T09:12:49.437-08:002015-01-11T09:12:49.437-08:00If Sissi is going to run for anything, I've he...If Sissi is going to run for anything, I've heard it's for the EXIT. Friends tell me that she plans to join Max in getting the hell out of here when she's through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-36094573100863186852015-01-11T09:11:30.011-08:002015-01-11T09:11:30.011-08:00The bluff stabilization will cost way more than $1...The bluff stabilization will cost way more than $15 million. I wouldn't be surprised if the CSO/Turd Tank fiasco also exceeded $50 million. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-15720700963378744522015-01-11T09:10:38.681-08:002015-01-11T09:10:38.681-08:00Anonymous 8:49 PM...Are you including the local De...Anonymous 8:49 PM...Are you including the local Democratic Party in your assessment? They too seem well versed in being duplicitous, unfortunately. I wish we had more/better third party choices locally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-16588720937757069992015-01-11T08:20:05.809-08:002015-01-11T08:20:05.809-08:00We need a city council that can feel our pain. CO...We need a city council that can feel our pain. COPA is the biggest influence on spending in the area. They cannot say no to these outlandish proposals that "staff" put in front of them. Three seats are up for grabs this November, Kidd, Bruch and Danny boy. With 2 or 3 progressive voices we can put a stop to this madness. If Sissi is going to run again she needs to let folks know lest they come after her seat too. Everyone register to vote now so we can make a stand against more and more financial burden placed on a dwindling number of taxpayers. Never, in recent history, has the voice of the people been more necessary and vital to the continued health of our economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-64406027726915834852015-01-10T21:32:41.639-08:002015-01-10T21:32:41.639-08:00You forgot $20 million for OMC's new building....You forgot $20 million for OMC's new building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-84040639959385991822015-01-10T20:55:14.075-08:002015-01-10T20:55:14.075-08:00Roger Fight sent out the invitation to this meetin...Roger Fight sent out the invitation to this meeting. Roger Fight is a clueless, spineless...person who hardly inspires confidence in the outcome. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-18606397754402588702015-01-10T20:49:51.967-08:002015-01-10T20:49:51.967-08:00talk is not action. We must keep repeating this. ...talk is not action. We must keep repeating this. This town is very well versed in saying one thing, doing another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-81794183157733042882015-01-10T20:48:48.422-08:002015-01-10T20:48:48.422-08:00Yes, and that is why we get no new high school, no...Yes, and that is why we get no new high school, no civic field repairs, and nothing else. JUST SAY NO to bonds. Sorry, folks, we're hocked up to our eyeballs, and the city is insolvent. We need to quit robbing peter to pay paul, and that is what the grant chasing is all about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-69144370524684969292015-01-10T18:36:17.884-08:002015-01-10T18:36:17.884-08:00Don't forget to add the $100 million for the s... Don't forget to add the $100 million for the school levy. Same small group of people have to pay for that, too.<br /><br /> And, how many actual tax payers ARE there in Port Angeles? Out of the 18,000 residents, there are around 7,000 residences. How many are kids? How many are on unemployment or welfare? <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-22783215160477604382015-01-10T14:51:14.398-08:002015-01-10T14:51:14.398-08:00Gateway: $15 Million
HarborWorks: $5 million
Pocke...Gateway: $15 Million<br />HarborWorks: $5 million<br />Pocket Beaches downtown $1 million<br />Rain Gardens west side $1 million<br />CSO project: $50 million<br />Business Incubation Project: $8 million<br />New PUD Building: $30 million<br />Carlsborg Sewer Project $50 million<br />Bluff Stabilization: $15 million<br />These are the projects already completed or on the books to be completed.<br />Divide this by the number of jobs in the county and we're in a heap of cutler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-91567182460887709632015-01-10T12:44:02.172-08:002015-01-10T12:44:02.172-08:00Anon 9:18 AM...I think the point is that, on one h...Anon 9:18 AM...I think the point is that, on one hand they say they're proposing changes, but, on the other hand, they don't seem to want to make it easy (like posting it online) for people to know what those proposed changes might be. Telling people to "come to the meeting," without telling anything about the content of that meeting is, at best, poor PR, and at worst, deceptive. <br /><br />One of the last changes that I know of that the Democrats here passed, allowed them to endorse candidates that aren't Democrats. That was during the last Chapman race. We all know how that turned out, and now we have to live with those results. <br /><br />Trust is at an all-time low, okay? Please understand that, if nothing else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-78265961533113222632015-01-10T12:26:51.101-08:002015-01-10T12:26:51.101-08:00After all the dirty dealings done by the Steve Tha...After all the dirty dealings done by the Steve Tharinger/Matthew Randazzo/Jack Slowriver crowd, they could use some housecleaning. <br /><br />Trouble is, after all the dirty dealings, it's hard to have any faith in this local branch of the Democratic Party, Tharinger is still in office. Randazzo was rewarded for his hitman work by being given a cushy state job. So what has really changed? <br /><br />Well, other than that we now have THREE Republican County Commissioners - thanks to the abovementioned Democrats, who helped keep Mike Chapman in there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-83814021845664681702015-01-10T10:00:08.509-08:002015-01-10T10:00:08.509-08:00As we face another $120 million in taxes, to be ad... As we face another $120 million in taxes, to be added to the already high tax burden the local population of 18,000, I wonder if there are any limits to how much in taxes we are expected to pay? <br /><br /> I'm sure the new school buildings will be very nice (even though no specific designs even exists yet. They'll get to actual particulars once they pass the levy). Of course our children deserve the very best education we can provide for them. I'm sure Cutler's Turd Tank was refurbished in a way we would all be proud of. That million dollar walking bridge they built at the Tank o Crap is a beauty. Those artificial beaches built downtown next to the log yards will become the West Coast Coney Island Nathan envisions. <br /><br /> But at some point, there are limits to everything. Sure, we all would love to see that Rolls parked out front, but most of us know we don't have the money for it. So, we don't go and buy it. Unlike City Hall.<br /><br /> Have we forgotten the City's finance guy who told us only a few months ago that the City had reached it's taxing limits? I guess it is different when the voters approve a tax levy, as opposed to the City imposed tax increases.<br /><br /> Priorities. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-86799358125372930452015-01-10T09:18:58.382-08:002015-01-10T09:18:58.382-08:00You're invited to attend the reorganization me...You're invited to attend the reorganization meeting. Course you couldn't hide behind your keyboard then hunh? Maybe you should get out more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-384951787076516712015-01-10T07:30:13.635-08:002015-01-10T07:30:13.635-08:00So I see that the supposedly GAY SEX-friendly Demo...So I see that the supposedly GAY SEX-friendly Democrats in PORT ANGELES have announced (via Port O Call) that they are going to be "reorganizing" themselves, with new rules and guidelines proposed. They include links to several things, but NOT to the proposed changes themselves. Which does make it seem like they're trying to obscure something...I smell a rat...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-35007756422699834292015-01-09T15:50:39.490-08:002015-01-09T15:50:39.490-08:00No, sweetie, "gay" is a term that refers...No, sweetie, "gay" is a term that refers to a male homosexual person (i.e. boys and boys). It means hot Port Angeles GAY (man-to-man) sex, and that's it. Doesn't mean homosexual women. Lesbian's are lesbian (i.e. girls and girls). Now, both are HOMOSEXUAL, but both are not "gay". <br /><br />It's like saying Apples are Oranges, because both of them are FRUIT. Okay? So, get the terms straight, so you won't be accused of being a homophobe, basher or ignorant. Got it? <br /><br />Lets review:<br /><br />Gay is gender specific, it means homosexual MEN. <br />Lesbian is gender specific, it means homosexual WOMEN. <br /><br />That's why it's the LGBT movement is called that (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans-sexual). <br /><br />Not to blow off the top of your head, but lets further clarify: Transgender people may be straight, lesbian, gay, or bisexual. It all depends on how THE INDIVIDUAL identifies.<br /><br />vive la différence!!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-14187272222779164262015-01-09T15:24:47.554-08:002015-01-09T15:24:47.554-08:00Lesbians still count as GAY SEX PORT ANGELES. At l...Lesbians still count as GAY SEX PORT ANGELES. At least the lesbians around here are more likely to be out, as opposed to the closet-case menfolk. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-45669102133155115012015-01-09T12:00:01.704-08:002015-01-09T12:00:01.704-08:00Yes. Voted in every election. Why?Yes. Voted in every election. Why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-69210710893174972242015-01-09T11:59:42.503-08:002015-01-09T11:59:42.503-08:00DOH! Made me look. Joke is on me.DOH! Made me look. Joke is on me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-35610459412826420622015-01-09T09:19:48.391-08:002015-01-09T09:19:48.391-08:00Homophobes in Port Angeles? I'm shocked, just ...Homophobes in Port Angeles? I'm shocked, just shocked!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-77805118921927313292015-01-09T06:27:26.774-08:002015-01-09T06:27:26.774-08:00I see that GAY PORT ANGELES made it onto the front...I see that GAY PORT ANGELES made it onto the front page of the PDN today. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-62451297338431050392015-01-08T15:42:45.788-08:002015-01-08T15:42:45.788-08:00Did you vote last city election?Did you vote last city election?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-20908532808797179272015-01-08T15:41:39.206-08:002015-01-08T15:41:39.206-08:00No Kidding, Digilio must go...No Kidding, Digilio must go...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071606563611538039.post-72928206697085294702015-01-08T15:40:00.056-08:002015-01-08T15:40:00.056-08:00"Seems" you're right."Seems" you're right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com