And one to grow on...
This spanking comes courtest of today's Times' opinion page.
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Unnecessary election
Mayor Irma Anderson's opinion piece published Aug. 19 was intended to drum up support for her ballot initiative which suggests that tying up an additional 5 percent of the general fund for police, mostly, and some for anti-violence programs, will make Richmond safer.
The police department is finding it difficult to recruit, hire and train all the officers that are authorized in the present budget. Mayor Anderson claims her plan will not take critical funding away from other city services but she admits it will take $6.5 million in the first year alone, and that has to come from somewhere.
Why tie up funds for the police over and above what they are able to spend when the City Council never refuses requests from the police chief? It would only be justified if we had a City Council that was anti-public safety, and that is not the case. A special election will be very costly and unnecessary.
Also, Mayor Anderson claimed she had to resurrect the Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program because it had been "abandoned by the previous administration." That is not true. I had a successful Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program every year of my administration.
Rosemary M. Corbin
Richmond
Corbin is the former mayor of Richmond.
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Unnecessary election
Mayor Irma Anderson's opinion piece published Aug. 19 was intended to drum up support for her ballot initiative which suggests that tying up an additional 5 percent of the general fund for police, mostly, and some for anti-violence programs, will make Richmond safer.
The police department is finding it difficult to recruit, hire and train all the officers that are authorized in the present budget. Mayor Anderson claims her plan will not take critical funding away from other city services but she admits it will take $6.5 million in the first year alone, and that has to come from somewhere.
Why tie up funds for the police over and above what they are able to spend when the City Council never refuses requests from the police chief? It would only be justified if we had a City Council that was anti-public safety, and that is not the case. A special election will be very costly and unnecessary.
Also, Mayor Anderson claimed she had to resurrect the Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program because it had been "abandoned by the previous administration." That is not true. I had a successful Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program every year of my administration.
Rosemary M. Corbin
Richmond
Corbin is the former mayor of Richmond.
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posted by Plunda Claus @ 3:00 PM
4 Comments:
At August 29, 2006 5:51 AM,
Anonymous said…
I smell bacon again!
At August 29, 2006 7:07 AM,
Anonymous said…
ok ok somebody get the ropes irma is on the loose again
At August 29, 2006 6:19 PM,
Anonymous said…
Lookit, my Irma can do no wrong!
It's those damn BAPAC and LEG fools that act as here consultants and advisors that are steering her wrong and getting her into trouble!
Irma loves Richmond. She believes in the people of Richmond! My Irma can do no wrong! Tell them that I am correct, right Irma?
At August 30, 2006 9:10 AM,
Anonymous said…
With this letter, Corbin reiterates a core falsehood in Anderson's proposal: that RPD has to go begging with hat in hand for funding to get more personnel.
"Who isn't in favor of hiring more police officers?" is what Irma's asking, and obviously the answer is, "Not me!" But the money has been budgeted and the process is underway. Unfortunately, she's trying to fool Richmond into thinking that the process can happen overnight and throwing more money at it will get it to happen.
"Safe Streets Now" is a bait & switch, nothing more!
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