http://am1050.com/2011/gamble-announces-campaign-platform/ Wed, 22 May 2013 19:56:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://am1050.com/2011/gamble-announces-campaign-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-219 TGamble Fri, 04 Mar 2011 03:56:09 +0000 http://am1050.com/?p=10614#comment-219 CommonCents - You make many good points. I agree with several of them. You are welcome to contact me directly at GambleforMayor@gmail.com CommonCents – You make many good points. I agree with several of them. You are welcome to contact me directly at GambleforMayor@gmail.com

]]> http://am1050.com/2011/gamble-announces-campaign-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-218 CommonCents Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:15:30 +0000 http://am1050.com/?p=10614#comment-218 Mr Gamble, good luck in the election. If you win, in your State of the City address, you might want to mention the County's unemployment rate (which has went up while Indiana's unemployment rate declined) and what you are doing about it. You might also want to find out when the garbage cans we taxpayers pay for each month have been "paid in full" via our elevated garbage rates and when we can get a decrease in our monthly garbage rates once the cans have been paid for. Also, please have the garbage collector pick up garbage on Michigan St. on ONE day during the week rather than THREE different days. Garbage cans line Plymouth's main road every day of the week and it's an eyesore. You might also encourage the high school to have its students to attend some of the City Council meetings to learn how government works. When I was in school it was called "Government Class". I don't know what they call it now. But who will run our City down the road if our kids don't understand or get involved in the process. You might also open up the City Council meetings for discussion with residents rather than continually warning those in attendance "TOPICS ARE LIMITED ONLY TO AGENDA ITEMS". This restricts discussion and the free flow of ideas. It might also be why typically none of the city's residents ever attend the meetings. We also don't need a full-time city attorney. What does that guy do all day anyway? Can't the mayor write (or re-write) an ordinance? We also don't need two MORE Council members because the City's population is a few people over 10,000 now. The City changes ordinances all the time, why not on this? Can we afford to hire two more members? Taxpayers are also tired of the special treatment friends and family members of those in the administration or on the Council get. How about a vagrant and/or pan-handling ordinance to finally deal with these problems once and for all. No more tax abatements to relocate a business ONE block with NO promise of additional jobs and leaving yet another building vacant in the city. Tax abatements should only be granted to attract new business or create new jobs. These are just a few things to consider. It isn't rocket science. Listen to the taxpayers and use a little fairness and common sense and you just might win! So good luck! Mr Gamble, good luck in the election. If you win, in your State of the City address, you might want to mention the County’s unemployment rate (which has went up while Indiana’s unemployment rate declined) and what you are doing about it. You might also want to find out when the garbage cans we taxpayers pay for each month have been “paid in full” via our elevated garbage rates and when we can get a decrease in our monthly garbage rates once the cans have been paid for. Also, please have the garbage collector pick up garbage on Michigan St. on ONE day during the week rather than THREE different days. Garbage cans line Plymouth’s main road every day of the week and it’s an eyesore. You might also encourage the high school to have its students to attend some of the City Council meetings to learn how government works. When I was in school it was called “Government Class”. I don’t know what they call it now. But who will run our City down the road if our kids don’t understand or get involved in the process. You might also open up the City Council meetings for discussion with residents rather than continually warning those in attendance “TOPICS ARE LIMITED ONLY TO AGENDA ITEMS”. This restricts discussion and the free flow of ideas. It might also be why typically none of the city’s residents ever attend the meetings. We also don’t need a full-time city attorney. What does that guy do all day anyway? Can’t the mayor write (or re-write) an ordinance? We also don’t need two MORE Council members because the City’s population is a few people over 10,000 now. The City changes ordinances all the time, why not on this? Can we afford to hire two more members? Taxpayers are also tired of the special treatment friends and family members of those in the administration or on the Council get. How about a vagrant and/or pan-handling ordinance to finally deal with these problems once and for all. No more tax abatements to relocate a business ONE block with NO promise of additional jobs and leaving yet another building vacant in the city. Tax abatements should only be granted to attract new business or create new jobs. These are just a few things to consider. It isn’t rocket science. Listen to the taxpayers and use a little fairness and common sense and you just might win! So good luck!

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