Comments on: Mesa offers severance package to city staff

By: majordad

majordad — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:01:51 +0000

Haven’t seen the badges yet……how about the “black and white” paint jobs? Don’t worry folks, the Waterpark will save us. “Hey, trust me!” Of course, the new softball fields Brady promised the west side just went up in smoke. Ask Chris “Hey, trust me!” Brady about that one. Good thing he hasn’t managed to sell off the old ones…..or has he? Since Riverview Golf course is falling apart,I don’t go over there anymore, certainly not to shop at that so called mall.

By: HISKOLEDUKATD

HISKOLEDUKATD — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:02:32 +0000

WAIT A DOG-GONE MINUTE…HOW CAN MESA BE GOING BANKRUPT/ POLICE CHIEF GEORGE GASCON JUST SPENT $200,000.00 ON NICE NEW “L.AP.D. STYLE” BADGES FOR EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND KANINE IN THE FORCE. WHAT WAS SO WRONG WITH THE OLD BADGES???…DOES THIS MEAN THAT THE MESA POLICE OFFICERS WILL DO A BETTER JOB BECAUSE THEY HAVE NICE NEW BADGES. WILL MESA’S “LEGAL” CITIZENS SLEEP BETTER AT NIGHT KNOWING THAT THEIR POLICE FORCE IS ALL DECKED-OUT WITH THESE “SPIFFY” NEW, “JACK WEBB” STILL BADGES ????….HELLO, MAYOR SCOTT SMITH …..HELLO, MESA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS….CAN ANY ONE IS MESA CITY MANAGEMENT TELL A CONCERNED “LEGAL” CITIZEN WHY THE MESA POLICE NEEDED THESE “STINKING BADGES” ??????….HELLO, ANY ONE THERE AT CITY HALL ?????…HELLO….HELLO.

By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:59:26 +0000

I worked in the City Managers officer when Brady came here and there aren’t more people today than there was then. In fact, by not replacing the Assistant City Manager when she retired this year, you saved almost $200K right there.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:05:39 +0000

Maricopa County is facing a $50M shortfall of their own. Bye bye sweeps that waste money and hello ever more increasing response times.

By: Bystander

Bystander — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:31:33 +0000

This is a devastating situation for not only the City of Mesa, but also the economy as a whole. The unemployment rate nationally is around 6.7%. I am sympathetic about the situation, that the city of Mesa is facing . But the City council, attempted to rectify the short fall with a request for a property tax a year of so ago. Nevertheless, the residents of Mesa voted it down. Well now you see the results, the residents have no one to blame but their own short sidedness. With that stated, the city council also has to take some of the heat for the stand on the issues, of only a sale tax to sustain the city. It was explained to me by a former council member that the city of Mesa had been using the retail sales tax for years as a tax base and it would continue to be using it into the future.

There is the use of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement service, if the city can no longer provide effective police protection. sigh !

Well here your sign! Changes must be made.

By: cityhallwatcher

cityhallwatcher — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:00:07 +0000

Well i wish they would do the same in Scottsdale, dump the over paid execs, trim the fat form Planning and Development, Fire Kroy Ekblaw, Neal Shearer and Mike Clack, David Ellison, and all the other do notings.

By: I told U So

I told U So — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:15:36 +0000

That’s what Mesa gets for not accepting the Cardinal Stadium plan when they had the chance in ‘02 or ‘03… Idiots… Look at what Glendale is doing, they’ve got all kinds of stuff built around the stadium now and making bank!!!!

By: Good Riddance

Good Riddance — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:53:09 +0000

You beat me to it: Chris Brady–first one out the door.

Take along fellow co-conspirators Brian Raines and Scott Rigby with you.

By: Sweetdoggie, AZ

Sweetdoggie, AZ — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:50:12 +0000

They are talking about laying off 40 full time library employees–out of a total staff for all three branches of 117. This will mean the closure of Dobson and Red Mountain branches. It takes a lot of people to make the library function, but Mesa has shown over and over that they don’t care about libraries by refusing to support a property tax. Well, here’s the payback, folks. You lose your libraries and look like complete ignoramuses to the outside world, not to mention the detriment of the community at large. Plus, you keep voting for bonds as if those don’t have to be repaid with interest. Idiots.

By: HISKOLEDUKATD

HISKOLEDUKATD — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:08:22 +0000

START WITH MESA’S $200,000.00 A YEAR “MONEY PITS” = CITY ADMINISTRATOR CHRIS BRADY & MESA POLICE CHIEF GEORGE GASCON. ONE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT HE IS DOING AND THE OTHER DOESN’T WANT TO DO ANYTHING.