I want to apologize for not posting on my blog in a long
time. As some of you may have heard I
had an operation on my neck and it was extremely painful. The recovery was such that I really didn’t
want to do much except try and heal. We
did have an election during my convalescence, and I was very pleased with the
Republicans taking the Senate in a mandate from the American people. It will certainly be an interesting new year.
On the city side of the fence, the apartments on Lamar seem
to be coming down at a moderate pace.
The asbestos abatement makes going a little slow. And the agreement with Mr. Kembel had to be
redone. The reason for this rewrite is
that the County cannot accomplish the writing of a 380 agreement. They simply don’t have the personnel in the
office. Therefore, the city had to redo the 380 agreement into three
abatements of ten year durations. That
was the real reason for the rewrite. All
the financials remain the same, however some of the durations were extended to
ensure success.
On another subject, Jay Doegey is leaving the city as City
Attorney, at the end of this month. We
are currently interviewing replacements for him. Jay has been here for over 26 years and felt
now was a good time to take retirement.
I certainly have enjoyed working with Jay and wish him well as he
follows his personal pursuits. We will
interview three more applicants on Tuesday.
