I think I have let myself down. I think I have let you down. I’m talking about this whole city hall
project. As you know RATIO, the
architectural firm, will have a public presentation Monday at the City
Hall. That’s why I’m blogging. I expect a lot out of me, and right now I
feel like my work, representing you, on city hall has been, well, let’s just
say I’m not very happy with myself.
As you remember, one of my earlier blogs was about city hall
dying. Little did I know about the true state
of structural disrepair. We knew we had
a problem when, by the late spring of 2014, the fourth engineering study was
complete. The first study was in 1978, a
scant 14 years after the dedication of City Hall, and it said that the roof
structure was bending down. The
engineers confirmed that and went on to say that doing nothing was probably not
a long strategy worth pursuing.
Having said all this, here is where I failed as your
commissioner. Simply put, I got focused on the project of renovation or new
build with all the intendant controversy, without really thinking ahead on the
“how do we pay for this.” And that‘s
what really got to me. I always think
about the money. Well, until this time. Regardless of what the news media may opine,
we cannot rebuild or renovate a complete City Hall, in my view, without a
stable, long term funding source of unencumbered money.
I continued to fail you by not thinking clearly about a
third alternative to new build or renovate City Hall, a step-by-step, pay as
you go heavy repair of the existing structure.
Hopefully, this will be apparent by isolating those costs within the
renovate model of City Hall provided by Ratio Architects.
Finally, I never really had a discussion with the other
commissioners or the mayor about the road we were taking. Of course, they didn’t engage me either. So much for my acting in isolation and ignoring
the benefits of collective wisdom.
Well, that’s about it.
As I said, I’m not very happy with me.
I think I could have been a better commissioner. I’m sorry to have let you down.
Allan
It indeed VERY VERY rare that we have an elected official with the courage to acknowledge a mistake and to admit that "I let you down." Commissioner Rhodes is a sure antidote to level of politics as it is practiced today with bombast, division, racism, and appeal not to the "better angels of our nature", but to our greatest fears and superstitions. PLEASE vote to participate in turning around our political system so that we have government at all levels city, state, and nation that is truly of all of the people.
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Don't u think it's a bit much far over eleven thousand far security cameras.also why does paducah need radiation detectors,were hardly new York city.also I thought this fireboat deal had come up earlier.what's the deal with cape,are we getting a fair deal.
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ReplyDeleteI read the whole report.there are fallacies,far one it says the city commission usually full,that's bull,I've been to many commission meetings only one full was the paducah power meeting.another was having a nicer room far the mayor to meet prospects,well did I not read last year how the paducah chamber of commerce office was built so nice to attract clients.it is very nice,so many made up facts.
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