JR: Should taxpayer money be used to fund murals over potholes? - (My Apr 23, 2014 comment at ToledoTalk.com) "Stop stealing from the Capital Improvements Fund to pay for folly. Fix the infrastructure, hire the necessary cops and firefighters." But Toledo city government transfers money from the "capital-improv... more>> 12 min read
- Nov 10, 2017 - #toledo #politics #art #activism

JR: Toledo talk comment - jun 12, 2017 - c - City of Toledo 2017 Approved Budget - March 2017 2017 Approved Operating Budget Book - pdf file 2017 Approved Operating Budget Detail - pdf file General Fund Revenue and Other Sources Fines and Forfeitures Fines and forfeitures revenue include... more>> 4 min read
- Jun 12, 2017

JR: Tt post may 30, 2017 - The opinion from the MSN article: The prevalence of violent crime in Toledo may be partially attributable to an inadequately staffed police force. I don't know about now in 2017, but in 2015, Toledo had more police officers per X-number of resi... more>> 7 min read
- May 30, 2017

JR: Toledo government transferring CIP money to the General Fund - #toledo #politics #moronism capital improvements plan general fund police fire The city has shifted millions since 2010 from the capital budget to the general fund to keep it in the black and to fund the salaries of police and fire personnel t... more>> 2 min read
- May 30, 2017 - #toledo #politics #moronism

JR: Tt post nov 10, 2016 - Nov 10, 2016 - Toledo Blade - Hicks-Hudson promises balanced 17 budget plan - "Mayor declines to share details" The mayor said the city would use the upcoming results of an outcome-based budgeting, which is supposed to determine the costs for each... more>> 1 min read
- Nov 10, 2016 - #toledo #politics

JR: Tt post mar 22 2016 c - How is Toledo always so broke? Mar 22, 2016 Blade story [The mayor] would offer no hint as to how the [financial] shortfall would be resolved but promised there would no city employee layoffs. Mar 11, 2016 Blade story Councilman [Waniewski... more>> 5 min read
- Mar 22, 2016 - #ccc

JR: Toledo - 1970 vs 2016 - 2007 TT post: March 2007 Blade story From 1970 to 2005, Toledo's population dropped 21 percent, from 383,818 to 301,285. Police and fire staffing dropped during that time, but not as much. Police manpower declined 6 percent, from 730 uniformed... more>> 8 min read
- Mar 13, 2016 - #toledo #politics #history #ccc

JR: 2015 toledo mayoral candidates have ideas to fix toledo's roads - Jun 16, 2015 - Toledo Blade - Likely mayoral hopefuls roll out ideas to fix roads - "Stop raiding capital improvements, some say; tax raise called last resort" For politicians, "last resort" means implementing first, as soon as possible, even if ... more>> 9 min read
- Jun 16, 2015 - #toledo #politics

JR: Toledo is located in Pothole Alley - Toledo Blade - Mar 2, 2014 - Winter brings more headaches in Pothole Alley - "Rapid freeze-thaws wreak havoc on crumbling city infrastructure" Pothole Alley refers to a band of midlatitude cities across Americas heartland that are more vulnerable... more>> 2 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #toledo #weather #blog_jr