tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911830315140428673.post6647485732049966865..comments2024-03-14T21:27:48.439-04:00Comments on Plaintalker II: Take a Look at PW&UDBernicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17728257853330372835noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911830315140428673.post-11679624866004954602011-11-07T10:11:27.930-05:002011-11-07T10:11:27.930-05:00Have you saw the lonely shade trees on Somerset St...Have you saw the lonely shade trees on Somerset St and Madison Ave? Gateway to the Queen City !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911830315140428673.post-70504837669222025402011-11-07T07:14:45.141-05:002011-11-07T07:14:45.141-05:00There are signs for NO Parking on tuesday 4am to n...There are signs for NO Parking on tuesday 4am to noon on some streets that are 1. NOT enforced 2. Faded 3. No sweeping trucks clean the street anyway. And what is that broken orange cone in the sidewalk opposite Dunkin Donuts downtown? A tripping hazard to remend you of town in general ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911830315140428673.post-3151135965942504242011-11-06T12:59:15.250-05:002011-11-06T12:59:15.250-05:00Recreation will continue to be a main focus as lon...Recreation will continue to be a main focus as long as the mayor supports the superintendent who does not fulfill his duties serving the whole community of Plainfield. Who sends his puppet to the mike at every council meeting to berate QCBL for not playing with them. They forced their way into existence, let them find a way for their kids to play without intimidating a league that has been contiuously sabotaged by recreation since duplicating the program. We will see if Mr. Jackson will not have his hands tied and be directed to leave wynn alone as the previous directors. This will truly show whether he can be free to do the right thing or will his appointment be short lived also.<br />Time will tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911830315140428673.post-72553765664152221792011-11-06T10:25:05.992-05:002011-11-06T10:25:05.992-05:00One of my main gripes with the city is the hodge-p...One of my main gripes with the city is the hodge-podge of services the city government is involved with and the limitations on focus and direction that accrue by virtue of the 3-headed dumping ground (AF&HHS, Public Safety, and PW&UD)bequeathed us by our charter.<br /><br />Social Services, including Seniors and Recreation, would be better managed and reach more individuals if they were combined under the umbrella of an independent community-based non-profit. There is no reason these services should be top-down rather than bottom-up.<br /><br />The same can be said for Public Works and Urban Developement. Merge PMUA with Public Works, where it belongs, instead of leaving it as a bureaucratic albatross, a step or two removed from accountability. Keep it apart from Urban Development, and form an economic development commission that would mesh public and private initiatives.<br /><br />Plainfield needs more players and more transparency. We need results that will never come with the current structure of city government. Benign neglect will sink us.Alan Goldsteinnoreply@blogger.com