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Community Blogs
Jefferson Davis is a longtime resident of Menomonee Falls. He is the proud parent of two wonderful boys. He enjoys singing, volunteering, reading, gardening, politics, antiques, history, guitar, violin, piano, officiating, helping neighbors and yard work. He served as Village President of Menomonee Falls from 2003-05. He is a member of Northbrook Church and serves on the Advisory Council for the Salvation Army Rehabilitation Center. He is an independent registered representative practicing in the areas of insurance, investments and retirement.
McDonald's Defenders Respond, While VP's Rechlicz/Newman Support Higher Taxes, Health Care and Water Bills
The Vanguard has been off for a few weeks enjoying the summer months and all of the activities that go with it.
The following issues will be touched on with this post:
- Follow up to Trustee McDonald's citations
- Nearly $1.5 million over taxation of taxpayers for 2008 Village Budget
- Taxpayers have to pay 15% increase in health care premiums for Village in 2009
- Water bills to increase 36% for taxpayers because of Milwaukee Agreement with Village Board
Trustee McDonald Defenders Respond to His Citations From Police and Questionable Behavior
The Vanguard has learned that a number of responses were made to the July 2nd posting regarding Trustee McDonald's hiding from police in a storage closet at a Menomonee Falls establishment after hours (past 2:00 A.M.) earlier this summer that ultimately lead to Trustee McDonald receiving 2 citations from the Menomonee Falls Police Department for obstructing an officer and being in a bar after hours (http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/blogs/communityblogs/49603077.html).
The Vanguard welcomes comments to its postings, but doesn't make it a practice to read them.
Readers have contacted The Vanguard to share their concerns about some of the comments that were made that seemed to focus more on people, personalities and politics for the defenders of the status quo rather than doing the right thing about the behavior and policy decisions of the local elected officials on the Village Board that adversely affect the community in very negative ways that repeatedly go uncovered and unreported on by the 4 local newspapers for some inexplainable reason(s).
The Vanguard doesn't concern itself with these types of comments because in the words of Ronald Reagan:
"There is no limit to what a man can do or how far he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit."
Simply insert the word "community" for "man" in Reagan's quote and Menomonee Falls would be much better served if individuals on the Village Board would focus on "doing the right thing" for Menomonee Falls instead of the repeated pattern of behavior that has existed for over 20 years that benefit select individuals on the Board and their handful of favored non-profit organizations at the expense of the rest of the 33,000 citizens of the community.
The Vanguard chooses to follow the principles of those like Ronald Reagan to make it about doing the right thing for the betterment and advancement of Menomonee Falls without concern for credit instead of those in Menomonee Falls who seem to use the principles of 60's radical community organizer, Saul Alinsky, who in his book, "Rules for Radicals", wrote in his Tactics Section some of the following rules to attack politicians or those who don't agree with them or won't give their organizations what they want:
- Fifth Rule...Ridicule is man's most potent weapon.
- Thirteenth Rule...Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.
These tactics may make good headlines in the local papers, are good for a few laughs and take the attention and focus off of what is really going on with local leaders and their questionable policy decisions and behavior, but they don't help a community. Quite the contrary, these tactics deeply hurt a community. Menomonee Falls has experienced enough of this in the past while these tactics were being used while at the same time many questionable policy decisions were being made by the Village Board to benefit them and their circle of close friends.
The young person who reported Trustee McDonald's compromised state to the police to protect the rest of the community before the Trustee may have hurt someone with his vehicle that ill fated early morning hour of 3:00 A.M. on May 29, 2009, responded to The Vanguard's posting with the following email:
Mr. Davis...
I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for all the information shared in your latest blog. It was very insightful as to what is going on in Menomonee Falls. I actually wanted to come over and thank you myself, but I've recently moved out of my parents' house and am no longer in the neighborhood. But I want you to know that the article is greatly appreciated in more ways than one. Happy 4th!
The Vanguard invites comments from the defenders of the political status quo regarding illegal/inappropriate behavior of elected officials in Menomonee Falls if the community is better off when the right thing is done for the betterment of all citizens with good policy decisions or when the following things occur that benefit only those on the Village Board and their pet non-profit organizations?
- Is it good public policy by the Village Board to ask the taxpayers to forfeit their hard earned $5 million for unused sick leave cash payouts to Village Retirees? (August 20, 2008 http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/blogs/archive/?blogID=43791447&archive=y&startDate=08-01-2008&endDate=08-31-2008)
- Is it good public policy by the Village Board to reward their friends at Falls Cable Access by looking the other way when so many IRS and State Law violations were committed by Falls Cable Access at the taxpayer's expense and then reward them with a nearly $1 million, 10-year, no bid contract? (August 1, 2008 http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/blogs/archive/?blogID=43791447&archive=y&startDate=08-01-2008&endDate=08-31-2008 and April 25, 2009 http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/blogs/archive/?blogID=43791447&archive=y&startDate=04-01-2009&endDate=04-30-2009 and December 1, 2008 http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/blogs/archive/?blogID=43791447&archive=y&startDate=12-01-2008&endDate=12-31-2008 and December 20, 2008 http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/blogs/archive/?blogID=43791447&archive=y&startDate=12-01-2008&endDate=12-31-2008)
- Is it good public policy by the Village Board to allow so many election related mistakes by the Clerk's Office that have possibly compromised the electoral process in the Falls for years? (July 2, 2008 http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/blogs/archive/?blogID=43791447&archive=y&startDate=07-01-2008&endDate=07-31-2008 and Sept. 5, 2008 http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/blogs/archive/?blogID=43791447&archive=y&startDate=09-01-2008&endDate=09-30-2008 and October 15, 2008 http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/blogs/archive/?blogID=43791447&archive=y&startDate=10-01-2008&endDate=10-31-2008)
- Is it good public policy by the Village Board to allow double dipping contracts to Village Employees that gave the former Village Manager the opportunity to become a millionaire in retirement at the taxpayer's expense? (Sept. 14, 2008 http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/blogs/archive/?blogID=43791447&archive=y&startDate=09-01-2008&endDate=09-30-2008)
- Is it good public policy by the Village Board to vote to have taxpayers subsidize Falls Fest each year while some of the Village Board Members are Directors of Falls Fest? (July 24, 2008 http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/blogs/archive/?blogID=43791447&archive=y&startDate=07-01-2008&endDate=07-31-2008)
- Is it good public policy to have the Village Board support $100 million payouts to MMSD and Milwaukee Water when other options and alternatives are available at a much lower cost to consumers in the Falls? (http://www.jefferson-davis.info/content/view/62/2/)
- Is it good public policy for Village Board Members to apparently extort, shake down, accept contributions from, finagle real estate deals with, barter for services, refer business to or require businesses to give cash in exchange for votes? (March 30, 2009 http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/blogs/archive/?blogID=43791447&archive=y&startDate=03-01-2009&endDate=03-31-2009 and January 9, 2009 http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/blogs/archive/?blogID=43791447&archive=y&startDate=01-01-2009&endDate=01-31-2009)
- Is it good public policy to have the Village Board be dishonest with the landfill negotiations, $42 million debt service for new facilities, no Village Revenues from methane gas sales and the "new garbage tax" on top of property taxes? (December 8, 2008 http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/blogs/archive/?blogID=43791447&archive=y&startDate=12-01-2008&endDate=12-31-2008 and December 20, 2008 http://www.menomoneefallsnow.com/blogs/archive/?blogID=43791447&archive=y&startDate=12-01-2008&endDate=12-31-2008)
As a community with varying opinions, let's have an open and honest discussion about the issues and what is right for Menomonee Falls.
Let's set aside the people, personalities and politics because that will help Menomonee Falls as a community win instead of losing like it has so many times in the past and will in the future if the citizens don't stand up for what is right, legal, ethical, honest and transparent.
The Vanguard welcomes comments from readers. Please share what your opinions are on the 8 questions proposed above.
Taxpayers Forfeit Nearly $1.5 Million in 2008 in Surpluses
In an uncovered story, The Vanguard finally received a memo from the Village that shows a nearly $1.5 million surplus for 2008 General Fund Operating Results on a budget of about $30 million or about a 5% surplus.
Surpluses are usually the result of unexpected revenues or lower than expected expenditures or a combination of both.
The Village Board Policy has always shown the appearance of returning annual surpluses to the General Fund Surplus Account in the past.
For some reason this year, the Village Board will be spending the entire 2008 Surplus on various Village Projects and Loan Funds rather than putting the surplus in the General Fund Surplus Account or reducing debt or using it for tax relief in 2010.
The Vanguard remembers the hue n cry from Trustees McDonald, Steliga and Jeskewitz in the early 2000's that all annual surplus account funds had to be returned to the General Fund Surplus Account instead of being used for tax relief because using the surplus account funds could possibly lower the Village's Bond Rating and those excess funds had to be set aside for emergencies which turned out to be completely false.
Moody's never lowered the bond ratings for the Village and Village Staff budgeted for emergencies as part of their annual budgeting process.
As a matter of fact, it was learned the Village had way too much in surplus monies according to the suggestions of the Moody's Bond Rating Agency (http://www.jefferson-davis.info/images/Documents/How-much-is-enough-paragrap.png) that were later mysteriously ignored when the Village Board changed the policy without any apparent vote (prior to 2006 http://www.jefferson-davis.info/images/Documents/Misc-Info-10-pgs09.png and after 2006 http://www.jefferson-davis.info/images/Documents/Misc-Info-10-pgs08.png).
The Village Board had a nearly $11.2 million Taxpayer Surplus Account in 2004 (http://www.jefferson-davis.info/images/Documents/Misc-Info-10-pgs03.png) which has now been reduced to $7.5 million (http://www.menomonee-falls.org/DocumentView.aspx?DID=849) for a reduction of $3.7 million or about 33%.
The Vanguard is in the process of finding out why the Fund has been reduced to level that it has and why the Village Board has changed their policy to spending down the Surplus Account when they used to protect every dollar in the Fund instead of using it for tax relief.
It is hoped that the Village Board will do a better job for 2010 and it will be interesting to see what the Operating Results are for 2009.
Health Care Premiums for Village Employees Increase 15% in 2009
In another uncovered story, The Vanguard has finally obtained the 2006-09 health care premium increases for the Village's Health Care Plan after first requesting the increases in a meeting with the new Village Manager over 2 years ago and the results are not good.
After a stellar performance by the first time ever Village Benefit Analyst from 2004-06 (http://www.jefferson-davis.info/images/Documents/Misc-Info-10-pgs10.png) that resulted in annual average increases of about 2% for three years and saved taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Benefit Analyst was unanimously fired by the Village Board in 2006 for what the former Village Manager said was for "pure political reasons".
The former Benefit Analyst provided invaluable information and developed many new initiatives that provided short and long term relief and changes to the Village's Health Care Plan which now seem to be all but gone with the new Benefit Analyst judging from the documents from the Village at a huge cost to the taxpayers.
The previous 5 year track record for the Village Board saw the premiums rise from about $1.1 million in 1999 to around $2.4 million in 2003 for average annual increases of about 18% (http://www.jefferson-davis.info/images/Documents/Misc-Info-10-pgs10.png).
Taxpayers now pay over 92% of the Village Employee Health Care Premium for most employees and should have a vested interest in how the plan works and what the costs are because it directly comes out of the taxpayer's pocket.
About 10% ($2.5-$3 million) of the annual Village Budget are directly tied to health care costs at taxpayer's expense.
Most Village Employees only pay $90.00 per month for the $1,632.25 family plan and $45.00 per month for the $595.78 single plan.
The annual health care plan increases the last 3 years are as follows:
- 2007 9.4%
- 2008 9.3%
- 2009 15%
The taxpayers would have seen a larger tax increase over the last 3 years because of the health care premium increases had it not been for the Village Board firing about 30 employees.
The Vanguard will explore some options and ideas to be considered that will save taxpayers a ton of money and maintain an excellent health care plan at the same time for Village Employees in a future posting.
It will be interesting to see what the premiums are for 2010 and whether or not the Village Board will step up and look at some alternatives for cost savings that have been available to the Village for a long time but have simply been ignored to maintain the status quo at taxpayer's expense.
Water Bills to Increase 36% With Village Board Support
In another primarily uncovered story, taxpayer's will be looking at a minimum of 36% increases (http://www.discoverhometown.com/menomonee/NewsArticle3.asp) in their water bills this year thanks to the unanimous votes of the Menomonee Falls Village Board who have repeatedly stated publicly over the last several years what a wonderful job the City of Milwaukee is doing for our community with their water agreements.
Unfortunately, taxpayers were once again sold a bill of goods in the '90's and early 2000's on the false premise that Menomonee Falls water was highly contaminated with radium and the supply was dangerously low which explained the reason why Milwaukee Water had to absolutely be purchased or else.
Those statements by Village Board Members really couldn't have been any further from the truth.
The truth of the matter, according to the latest update of the Menomonee Falls Water Supply from 2004
(http://www.jefferson-davis.info/images/file/MFWell.pdf), shows the water supply not being highly contaminated with radium and not dangerously low as the community had been lead to believe by the Village Board.
The truth of the matter is that Milwaukee Water is simply blended with Menomonee Falls Water every few days and homeowners still consume Menomonee Falls Water.
The truth of the matter is that taxpayers have paid nearly $10 million since 1999 (http://www.jefferson-davis.info/images/Documents/Misc-Info-10-pgs06.png) to the City of Milwaukee for water that may not have been needed.
The Vanguard is in the process of getting updates on Menomonee Falls Water, if they exist, to make sure the public really knows what is going instead of accepting the peddling of the message that has been recited for the last 10-15 years by the Village Board which is proving to be mostly untrue.
The answer from the Village Board is to blame the City of Milwaukee for the 36% increase because of the City is facing a pension shortfall, hire yet another consultant at taxpayer's expense to complain about the increase at the PSC Rate Increase Hearing and Trustee McDonald ordering citizens to show up at the PSC Rate Increase Hearing to complain.
Where will you be Trustee McDonald when the PSC Rate Increase Hearing is held? In a closet hiding from police somewhere or at the PSC Rate Increase Hearing yourself representing the citizens of Menomonee Falls?
The Vanguard has another idea, how about using the Village Staff that is already paid for with taxpayer's money to find a solution to use our own water and give the community an update that shows where the water quality and supplies are at?
This is just the water bills and doesn't include the sewer bills to MMSD that have totaled over $91 million since 1996-2009 (http://www.jefferson-davis.info/images/Documents/Misc.-Info3-3-pgs..png) which taxes homeowners based on the value of their homes at a tax rate of $1.28/$1,000 assessed value that now total over $4.5 million in taxes to the City of Milwaukee each year.
There are other options for waste treatment that don't include MMSD if the Falls only had a Village Board that had the courage and leadership to do the right thing instead of maintaining the status quo in fear of what might happen from the City of Milwaukee if they stop using MMSD as a wholesaler for waste treatment.
Imagine if taxpayers didn't have to pay the $90 a year garbage fee, had lower water and sewer bills, paid less for Village Employee Health Care Premiums and had a 3 year, 5% property tax reduction?
All of those extra millions could be pumped into the local economy instead of being given to the City of Milwaukee, Waste Management, United Health Care and the Village Government.
The sad thing of it is that all of this is doable with the right leadership on the Village Board and a citizenery that was informed and engaged.
Let us know what you think...
Do you like 15% health care premium increases at taxpayer's expense?
Do you want other options for health care that will lower taxes and maintain great benefits?
Do you want over taxation at $1.5 million a year?
Do you want surpluses used for tax relief to the taxpayers or Village Board spending projects ?
Do you want to continue with 36% water bill increases from the City of Milwaukee or use our own water at a much lower cost to taxpayers with great quality?
Do you want Trustee McDonald to come clean and apologize for his illegal behavior of obstructing an officer and being in a bar after hours?
Let the Village Board know what you think by contacting them at their email addresses below.....
http://menomonee-falls.org/index.aspx?nid=292
Have a great week!
Jefferson:
Your rambling unreadable sentences make for a lot of gibberish.
And, how in the heck can you invite reader comments and then claim that you never read them?
You are as goofy as ever!
Jeff;
First, I agree with Mister’s comment above. I welcome your comments, but I don’t make a habit of reading them. Davis illogic at its best!! What I believe you are really saying is that you welcome only comments from those that buy your line.
You describe the comments on your last blog as being from “defenders/enablers”. I have re-read all of those comments and find none that could reasonably be described as defending or enabling the incident that you described in that blog. I would summarize the theme of those comments as “sick and tired” of your negative, rambling, illogical blogs. Please remember that you are the one who had to plea bargain your way out of charges DIRECTLY RELATED to your so called political career. I will again quote Spiro Agnew: “…I PROMISE I WON’T DECEIVE YOU EXCEPT IN MATTERS OF THIS SORT.” You seem to embrace Spiro’s illogic and hypocrisy in your blog postings.
Get Over It Davis! Face it, you're Done. No One cares about your conspiracy theories anymore. Each entry you make reinforces your lunacy! You continue to embarass yourself and the community. Enough Already!
Here's a tip:
Save recent copies of the Journal-Sentinel.
After about three months rewrite all the stories about welfare fraud and put it in "The Vanguard"
Then claim that welfare fraud is under reported by the media.
By the way, you refer to "The Vanguard" as a group, but all of the stories seem to be written by you. Are there any others?
Mister Commenter, Jim and Falls Fan:
Get over it.
You guys are embarassing.
Do you have anything intelligent to say?
Make a comment on the issues and leave Davis out of it.
You're part of the problem in the Falls.
How can you guys defend this stuff?
Please make an intelligent comment about defending the actions of the Village Board.
If Jefferson Davis does, indeed, forego the opportunity to read the comments on his blog then that would be quite a departure from his days masquerading as "Mr. Conservative" on the Boots and Sabers blog.
The bottom line for me is - sure, Trustee McDonald's behavior should not be tolerated, but I didn't need Jefferson Davis to blog on the issue for me to know that. Frankly, anyone who draws the ire of Mr. Davis gets some unwarranted sympathy just because it's difficult to take Mr. Davis's side on anything.
Padraig-
I know Mr. Conservative from Boot and Sabers and it isn't Jefferson Davis.
As far as taking sides, how about taking the side of Menomonee Falls and cleaning up the mess of high taxes, high water bills and high health care costs that are taken directly out of your pocket by the Village Board? Or do you like having the government take more and more of your money?
I don't interpret this posting as drawing the ire of Mr. Davis. He's the only person that prints the truth. Something you apparently are afraid of and don't want to deal with while you look the other way.
Have you seen any type of this reporting in the local newspapers to any indepth degree?
Be part of the solution Padraig and not part of the problem.
Lindsey Jean - The idea that Jefferson Davis is the only source of truth in Menomonee Falls is simply not true. In fact, Mr. Davis printed his recent review of the McDonald situation after it was reported in the media.
As for high taxes and high water bills - these are hardly something any Menomonee Falls resident needs Jefferson Davis to learn - they can simply open their mail. Nor is Mr. Davis offering any great revelation about increasing health care costs - increases of 15% to 18% are quite common in the public and private sector.
As for the bit about Mr. Conservative, sorry, but I still believe it was Jefferson himself. Just as I believe all the first-name-only ward captains listed on his campaign web site were ficticious names created to trick people into believing he had broad support throughout the village (or were his supporters just afraid to share their last names for some reason). In fact, lindsey jean, given Mr. Davis's track record I would be surprised if "LJ" is just another new JD alias.
I am always happy to be a part of the solution and not part of the problem. Thing is, JD is just another problem of a different color, and not a solution.
Padraig,
It's nice to know you can actually have a conversation about the issues.
This blog is the only source that actually covers the news indepth. When was the last time you saw anything in the local papers about the issues that are covered here other than water bills and McDonald?
This blog has viable options for these costs that are killing our pocketbooks. Shouldn't the Village Board be protecting our pocketbooks and look for solutions or do you like paying higher taxes and fees? If 15%-18% percent increases are common, then why did the Village's Health Care Costs only go up, according to Village Documents on this blog, an average of 2% between 2000-06?
I know a number of the Ward Captains you refer to. You're right, they don't want their last names out there because of people like you and for fear of what might happen to them after seeing what Chris Slinker and Davis went through from the Greco/Jeskewitz Machine because those two guys uncovered a lot of this stuff.
Keep reading Padraig. You might actually learn something from this blog as I have over the last year. That's right, you apparently don't want to learn things because you want things to stay just the way they are and believe Menomonee Falls is this happy little town while your leaders continue to rob you blind.
Lindsey Jean - I am open to constructive ideas to address all of the village's most important issues. I don't believe Jefferson Davis is a good source for those ideas. We can agree to disagree about that. As for Chris Slinker and Jefferson Davis - they caused their own problems. They both lack the integrity, honesty and leadership to serve in elective office. I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree about that as well. The ward captains???? The story is absurd. They are ficticious. Maybe one or two of them, of the dozens listed, were real. There is a lot that is make-believe in the world of Jefferson Davis.
I would like to know if us taxpayers are still paying the wages of two city workers that was attached to our water bill a little while back. Mr. Davis is trying to keep our board honest, he doesn't have time to follow them around with a cancorder. Speech is still free.
To RUSSWW:
Read the sentence that you recently wrote. It makes no sense whatsoever.
Please explain "two city workers that was attached to our water bill a little while back".
What in heck are you trying to say?
Even if I correct your grammar, it still makes no sense.
Re"cancorder": He should ask for help from cable access. They have a bunch of them.
And, perhaps whatever you take will be broadcast for all to see.
Wow, I have been reading the comments but not Jeff's blog. Much more original and thought provoking (RUSSWW notwithstanding).
Gentlemen:
Mister Commenter - Do you have any ideas at all to help improve Menomonee Falls and lower costs for taxpayers or do you just hide in your Saul Alinsky clothes and take potshots at everyone who doesn't agree with you?
Padraig - Do you have DDS (Davis Derangement Syndrome) like the liberal democrats do with Fox News (FNDS) and did with George Bush (BDS)? Can you make any comments without bringing up Davis? How about making an intelligent comment about what your ideas are to make things better for Menomonee Falls?
Mister School - You must be twins with Mister Commenter judging your shallow and critical tone.
Falls Fan - Do you also suffer from DDS also? Do you have anything that you can say that might help address some of the issues presented on this blog?
Jim - If the documents linked to this posting are conspiracy theories in your mind, then why don't call Davis out and prove him wrong? Wouldn't that fit your pick your target, isolate it and freeze it tactic to avoid having to address the corruption going on in the Falls?
Come on gentlemen, can't you do better than your Saul Alinsky tactics?
Make a contribution with something intelligent that will address the issues in the Falls and get some help for your DDS condition.
Thanks Russ W for your comment. Don't let these bad boys try to intimidate you. Everyone knew what you meant with your question about high water and sewer bills.
Are two (2) city workers (ie: Public workers, workers that repair our strees and roads) wages, their pay and benifits attached to our water and sewer bill? Instead of making fun of my grammer: answer the question for sure, as bizarre as you think it is. I'm sorry that, I'm not as intelligent as you think you are.
There is still a lot of hatred out there for Mr. Davis. Maybe the hatred should be let go, also. Mr. Davis was followed with camcorder and cameras when he was president but that was so long ago. Sarcasm bites back.
Russ:
You go guy!
Free speech is alive and well!
America's founders would be proud!
Don't let these bullies get you down.
They've had their way for too long and we're suffering because of it.
Menomonee Falls is a great place to live, work and play in spite of the Saul Alinsky disciples and their tactics of intimidation and coercion.
Keep reading. It's good for the mind.
Your grammar is just fine Russ and you make more sense than the other guys who post a comment.
Russ:
You are poor speller as well.
But, why should we not pay the workers who install and maintain the pipes in our streets?
LJ: What the heck place does Saul Alinsky have in this blog anyway ?
Why should we pay the workers who install and maintain the pipes in our streets with our water and sewer bill? When that new tax percent increase on water hits us, it also includes those wages. Keep throwing items into that tax bracket and we end up being tax for items we aren't even aware of. Trust but verify.
Mister Commenter,
Saul Alinsky has a place in this blog because the tactics you and your bully friends use are right out his book, "Rules for Radicals", starting on page 125. As a matter of fact, I think your picture is on page 127 of the book. I'm sure you have a copy of it. If not, pick one up for $.99 and you will see yourself and your friends.
We're still waiting for you to make an intelligent statement or to have any ideas that might improve the mess in Menomonee Falls.
Do you have any ideas or will you just continue to spew hatred as Russ calls it?
We're waiting MC?
By the way, leave Russ alone. I know Russ. He is a good person and faces incredible challenges on a daily basis that most of us would wilt under if we had to deal with them every day. He's part of the solution and not part of the problem like you are.
LJ:
OK, no more about Russ. I don't know him and he might be a very nice person.
Now, I will ask a favor of you: Talk to Jeff and ask him to tell you just why he left the Recreation Department. Did it have anything to do with money? I have heard specific allegations. And, if you would, please post his answer here.
MC -
Why don't you pick up the phone and call Mr. Davis yourself? I'm sure he's listed in the phone book.
Do you have the courage to do that or will you continue to hide behind your fictitious names?
We're still waiting for you to make an intelligent statement and to come up with some real ideas to better the Falls.
We're also waiting for you to comment on or disprove the things that are documented on these blogs or are you in the bag for your buddies on the Board? Or do you just wish to spew your hatred and small mindedness?
Let us guess, you have lived in the Falls all or most of your life and are just peachy keen with the way things are?
Please, we beg you to make intelligent statements and to come up with ideas and suggestions to clean up the mess that has been created by your buddies on the Village Board.
Mister Commenter is this blog critique artist. This artist can dissect my sentences, correct my spelling, correct my grammer,and tell me when I need help. From reading his responsus, this talented artest sounds like a retired MPS school teacher that needs some papers to correct. Calm down, cooler heads can solve more problems because anger will not cloud our thinking. Peace.
A great first step in improving Menomonee Falls would be to have Jefferson Davis move out of the village, or at least give up his dreams of political leadership. I don't mean that facetiously, I'm actually serious. Mr. Davis lacks credibility with the voting public in Menomonee Falls - both for documented reasons and for a long list of undocumented issues substantiated only by the stories people tell about what they've seen and heard themselves. If Jefferson Davis is considered the main voice of opposition to those currently in power, then rather than hurt those elected officials he is actually helping them. Mr. Davis's image is so tarnished that it is hard for Menomonee Falls citizens to see anyone he opposes as "the bad guys." It's also difficult for other respected third party observers to take Mr. Davis's side on any issue, for fear the public would believe they are siding with a man that is neither trusted nor respected.
Padraig -
We're still waiting for you and MC to make intelligent statements for what your plans are to improve Menomonee Falls while you get professional help for your DDS condition.
Any ideas at all or will you and MC continue with your Rules for Radicals approach and spewing of hatred?
Show us your credibility with some concrete ideas and suggestions to lower taxes, improve health care, help businesses in the Falls, etc.?
We're waiting. At least Russ W has some intelligent questions about personnel. Do you?
Seriously, try to get some professional help for your DDS Condition and stick to the issues.
Lindsey - there is no such thing as DDS and I hardly need professional help. Your attempts at humor notwithstandng, I am quite serious about my opinion of Jefferson Davis. I will not be sharing my ideas for the betterment of Menomonee Falls on Jefferson Davis's blog because this is not a place where ideas are taken seriously. I will, and do, share my ideas in more productive venues.
I bid you farewell and wish you a pleasant remainder to your summer. Neither of us is going to change our opinions and I've said my piece.
Padraig -
Thank you.
I guess you don't have any constructive things to say to improve the Falls unless you rip Davis.
We were hoping you would at least have just one idea or suggestion, but you choose to do what all liberals do when they lose the debate and are bankrupt of anything constructive, they take potshots at people and then run away and hide.
Good luck and enjoy the rest of your summer as well.
fiscal conservative, social liberal. If that makes me a liberal, ok.
Jeff, aka, Mr. Conservative, aka “The Vanguard,” aka anonymous guest blogger on “The Vanguard” aka anonymous ward captains, aka Lindsey jean: You are all the same person. You are fooling nobody. Your infantile rants, accusations, and dwellings of the past, might give one the impression of a serious mental problem. Saul Alinski is Davis’ new theme that he stole from Hannity. Only Davis himself or some Squeeky Fromme-Manson devotee would parrot such babble. Davis proposes building a water waste treatment plant here to lower water and sewer costs: total lunacy. So, Lindsey jean Davis, my positive suggestion is to have you go pollute some other community with your spewing hatred, conspiracy Nazi tactics, and total ineptitude. We know your kind. You think you are so much smarter than everyone, when you are one or two full moons away from pushing a shopping cart down Mainstreet with all your belongings and howling about another conspiracy.
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