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untanglingwebs
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The problem with the plan is no oe seems to know how to implement the plan. former DPW Director Kay Muhammed knew the issues and told the RTAB board she was working on a trash bid for over a year. Meanwhile the contract expired and she fully expected an automatic contract renewal. She told the RTAB board she was just back to work when she was told the contract with Republic would not be extended for a year and her time for her bid process was over. What happened in the department when she was on sick leave for nearly 5 months.
She objected to the contract process and retired. She then proceeded to criticize three departments including DPW and Community Planning and Development. In reality, maybe the 5 year plan is too broad and difficult to implement.
The document posted on line by Woodson to discredit competitors had a section called "intangibles". WTF is an intangible in a trash contract?
If you want to have a company make trucks and dumpsters available for trash cleanups, spell it out and define your terms and conditions. Or is his a way to steer a contract? |
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Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:54 am |
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untanglingwebs
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When the City had their own trucks, this work was done by volunteers and vry few employees. When Williamson put out dumpsters, he was often overwhelmed by the volume of usage and the council complained.
It is easy for these planners to come up with grand ideas, but obviously the city has trouble implementing these plans.
Often CDBG funds were used to help with blight removal. That was before it was used to demolish downtown buildings. |
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Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:57 am |
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untanglingwebs
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Flint adopts new model to take on $108 million ...
www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/03/flint</...
Mar 12, 2015 · The plan -- titled Beyond Blight: City of Flint Blight ... It would cost $107,748,130 to completely clean up Flint's ongoing blight problem in five years, ... |
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Mon Aug 15, 2016 11:00 am |
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untanglingwebs
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Flint adopts new model to take on $108 million blight problem
Blake Thorne | bthorne1@mlive.com By Blake Thorne | bthorne1@mlive.com
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on March 13, 2015 at 5:56 PM
FLINT, MI -- It would cost $107,748,130 to completely clean up Flint's ongoing blight problem in five years, according to a new blight-elimination approach adopted by the Flint City Planning Commission recently.
The plan -- titled Beyond Blight: City of Flint Blight Elimination Framework -- was adopted by the commission at its February meeting and includes a "data-driven approach that brings increased transparency and clarity" to fixing the blight problem, according to the city.
"Flint is a city in transition and we have been struggling with blight for many years, but now we have a plan to eradicate blight in every neighborhood," said Mayor Dayne Walling in a news release. "By being strategic with all of our collective resources, we are going to win the war against blight." In all, 19,842 properties in Flint are in need of blight elimination, including commercial buildings, residential structures and vacant lots, representing more than one-third of all properties in the city.
Megan Hunter, director of planning for the city, said she was surprised by the value of anti-blight work done by volunteers and the potential for even more in the future.
"Volunteers made a serious dent in blight," such as mowing grass on abandoned lots, Hunter said. "I was really impressed with how much community support can make a difference.
"If every homeowner mowed the property next door, it would reduce the (cost of blight elimination) by $7 million," she said. "It shows the power of volunteers."
The plan also calculates the current funding shortfall to address blight at $98,255,850.
The city and the Genesee County Land Bank Authority are already taking steps to implement the new plan, including securing grant funds and planting clover on 1,200 vacant lots to save on mowing costs.
"The Blight Elimination Framework follows on the heels of the Imagine Flint Master Plan, recipient of the Michigan Association of Planning Excellence in Community Engagement Award," said Mark Linton, executive director of the White House Council on Strong Cities, Strong Communities, in a release. "This Framework has been commended for its thoughtful use of data and new strategies for blight elimination. As the federal government continues to work with the City of Flint through the Strong Cities, Strong Communities initiative (SC2), the Blight Elimination Framework provides a road map that helps us all work together toward a common goal."
"In Flint, community groups and neighbors come together to play a major role in eliminating blight from our neighborhoods, and this Framework quantifies that for the first time," said Clarence Campbell, vice president of Flint Neighborhoods United, in a release. The organization represents neighborhood associations and block clubs. "The level of volunteerism and the love that we as a community have for our city is what I believe to be critical to moving Flint beyond blight."
wereintroubl
Mar 14, 2015
With all of these blight removal programs in Flint and elsewhere, the questions remains: "What's next?" There is no economic development programs of any note on the state and local level.
Holmes Lion
Mar 13, 2015
Where does the money, the 108 million come from? |
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Mon Aug 15, 2016 11:05 am |
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