Comments on Advance Indiana™: Making Sense Of Ballard's Plan For Parks

Don't "you people" know there is a CONSTITUTIONAL ...

2008-08-18T16:40:00.000-05:00

Don't "you people" know there is a CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT to have a park on your block?

Where have you BEEN?

We need to sell those parks, but I don't think we ...

2008-08-18T15:43:00.000-05:00

We need to sell those parks, but I don't think we need a realtor and to pay realtor commissions to do it. We need a big old "FOR SALE BY OWNER" sale of public real estate on the city's website and have the sale publicized heavily through all the media.

Perhaps professionals would volunteer their services for the paperwork end. I really would like to see more volunteerism and citizenship in Indianapolis.

i must admit, i miss bart.

2008-08-18T14:40:00.000-05:00

i must admit, i miss bart.

does anyone actually use those tiny parks? Every ...

2008-08-18T11:41:00.000-05:00

does anyone actually use those tiny parks? Every time I drive by one of them I hardly ever see them being used by anyone.

It seems more sensible to me to get rid of them somehow and concentrate on building parks that are big enough to have multi-uses and are then actually used by people.

And there is nothing wrong with developent per se. It drives teh economy, creates jobs, fosters growth, and is a large part of the economic engine that increases our standard of living.

I have not seen much from Ballard in terms of reac...

2008-08-18T10:39:00.000-05:00

I have not seen much from Ballard in terms of reaching out to independent voices in the city (same ones that helped him get elected) to ask us what we think of all this.

I can think of a few dozen people who are not looking for jobs, deals, or contracts from the city who are very concerned about things we see happening and who is profiting from the people's tax dollars and our assets.

Me, too. AI has me sold.

2008-08-18T07:21:00.000-05:00

Me, too. AI has me sold.

So far I don't see any difference between Bart and...

2008-08-18T04:53:00.000-05:00

So far I don't see any difference between Bart and Ballard. And I say this as the #1 hater of Bart on the face of the earth.

Ballard appears to be a naif...all hat and no cattle.

The future of Indy depends on public safety and look how that's going.

The honeymoon is OVER.

I definitely believe there is this sense amongst t...

2008-08-18T01:33:00.000-05:00

I definitely believe there is this sense amongst those that pay attention, regardless of party affiliation, that Mayor Ballard has been besieged from all sides by those seeking influence and special consideration for themselves (or their clients).

I have to think it is extremely difficult in that situation, especially when you are so dependent on having to delegate things (managing a big city is a lot to do) so many.

I believe Ballard is a good man who wishes to do the right things, I am extremely pleased that he has indicated the city's actual spending will go down year-over-year from last.

Unfortunately, I agree that at least one (or a couple) more independent voices need to be involved to lend an unbiased, not wanting anything from the government, opinion.

AI, rarely do I say this, but I agree with most of...

2008-08-17T22:03:00.000-05:00

AI, rarely do I say this, but I agree with most of your post.