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Thursday, March 22, 2007

Wanted: Wireless Neighborhoods

Cincinnati City Councilman Chris Monzel's on a tear against tangles of wires left hanging from poles throughout the city. He says they contribute to blight in neighborhoods.

So his staff has made up a Wanted poster for circulation to residents, urging them to report all bunches of wires to his office.

"Nothing erodes a neighborhood's quality of life like blight," the poster says. "While it can take on many forms, leaving it in place contributes to the 'broken window' theory and sends a message that no one cares about the community."

Here's the poster:

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at 2:55 PM, March 23, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am so glad Monzel took the lead on this. These things have been bothering me for so long. I have called Time Warner many times and never got any response. I saw the crews out in Price Hill last weekend after the story ran in the paper. Monzel's office always seems to get things done and I for one appreciate it.

 
at 3:28 PM, March 23, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Looks like Brad Beckett has finally admitted that his boss is incapable of dealing with the important issues facing our city, so he has made one up for him.

While Leslie Ghiz deals with the important issues such as public safety, Mr. Ice Cream Truck scores cheap publicity points on a total non-issue.

Usually the Whistleblower would ridicule this meaningless drivel, but Beckett is one of his biggest snitches so his boy Monzel gets a free pass.

 
at 3:57 PM, March 23, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Maybe then Scott & Matt from Leslie Ghiz's office would like to contact Time Warner and ask them to recreate the messes that Time Warner has been cleaning up in Price Hill due to the pressure put on them from Monzel. I am sure that the good people of Price Hill and Camp Washington who have been struggling to get these done (before Monzel got involved) appreciate Ms. Ghiz's supporters calling their quality of life issues "meaningless drivel".

 
at 5:20 PM, March 23, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dangling wires are hardly a burning issue facing our city.

Anyhow, shouldn't Beckett and the other City Hall staff members have more to do than fighting each other on blogs?

 
at 7:48 PM, March 23, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Actually, according to the properties of the PDF file, the author was Councilman Monzel himself.

Maybe Ghiz, Monzel, and their respective supporters could try a novel idea like cooperating so there isn't such a laughably low number of Republicans on Cincinnati City Council.

 
at 8:46 PM, March 23, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

so true about not being a burning issue for the city. But, Monzel should be applauded for his efforts to clean up the junk in our neighborhoods. He sends a girl to our council meeting every month that helps us get things done.

 
at 8:48 AM, March 26, 2007 Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh Thank God! Monzel has a new obsession -- wires. I pray he will remain distracted by these abominable coils for several years and leave us Ice Cream Men alone.

 
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