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MADDOG 
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Posted on: Oct. 18 2003,4:11 pm |
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Advocate, agreed. This is what I posted this morning on the Herald forum:
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This what our local governing bodies seem to be able to do under the guise of sheep's clothing. Sparks was good as City Manager and has been and will be piss poor in the Port Authority. Between him and Bishop, this town is only going to continue to chase potential companies away. Sparks is a major comtributor of helping to turn this town even farther into a retirement community, and he has already said, when he retires, he's not staying here.
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Actually my wife is especially happy when my google check arrives each month. Thanks to douchbags like you, I get paid just for getting you worked up. -Liberal
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Really?
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Posted on: Oct. 22 2003,8:48 am |
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When did he say that? But really, do you blame him. I am surprised that you and your goofball looser friends on this piss and moan forum aren't at his house helping him pack his bags.
As for the chick with no clue, Albert Lea is a form of government where there is a City Manager to run the day to day operations of the city. There are a number of cities like this in MN. In some of your larger cities, the mayor runs the day to day operations and they have an administrator that advises the mayor and keeps them out of trouble. The Mayor form of running a city would never work here. Why? Because there is no one in this town that has the background, education, or knowledge to do such a job. At least none that would want to give up their job and run.
As for finding a replacement City Manager, I think it will take quite a bit of time. There are about 4 cities in MN that are looking for either a City Manager or Administrator right now. Check out the League of Minnesota Cities web site for specific number. Anyone who would be any good is going to take one look at how the patients are running this asylum and want nothing to do with this piss hole you call Albert Lea. All someone would have to do is do an internet search on Albert Lea to try and find out some information on the community that they are looking at moving to and guess what will pop up? This lovely advertisement for the City and the positive feeling that it’s citizens spread.
You all make me sick.
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Liberal
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Posted on: Oct. 22 2003,10:08 am |
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This lovely advertisement for the City and the positive feeling that it’s citizens spread.
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And that post of yours just added a real positive feeling.
People like you are funny, you bad mouth us and say we are negative. Then in your post you say
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The Mayor form of running a city would never work here. Why? Because there is no one in this town that has the background, education, or knowledge to do such a job.
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So you think there is nobody in this town smart enough to be the mayor, but, we're the negative ones?
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Posted on: Oct. 22 2003,11:15 am |
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I like that one. You are in here bad mouthing the city leaders, wanting people fired, constantly screaming that your rights are being infringed on, and me pointing out that there most likely is not anyone in this tiny town that is capable of running a 12 million dollar a year company, that would know all the ins and outs of local government, I am the one that is negative. You my naive friend are without a doubt living in your own little world. I suppose you and geo and hoosier and maddog and the rest of your screwball friends think you could walk in and do a better job than any of the current people.
By the way, when are you guys going to sue the City for their recent actions? I am sure they steps on your rights somehow. You like to sue our local governments over stupid things and then also complain about the government wasting tax payer money. I would love to know how much your suit with the county is costing us tax payers. Thanks for that. At least when you win more of the wack jobs in the area will be able to rant and rave and insult our government workers. Way to go. Hope your proud.
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Posted on: Oct. 22 2003,12:15 pm |
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Really?, are you a politician, 'cause you seem to talk out of both sides of your mouth. First you get all over some of the posters here for being negative and then you bad-mouth the entire towspeople for no one being bright enough to run the city. It seems to me that Mr. Sparks ran the city fine. I don't recall complaints about day to day operations and if you ask department heads, they got along with him fine. You must not approve of Mayor Eaton yourself.
[/quote] there is no one in this town that has the background, education, or knowledge to do such a job.[quote]
You better step back and review if you're positive about this town or negative, then come back.
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Posted on: Oct. 22 2003,12:42 pm |
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Was Sparks from town here when he was hired? I simply tried to correct a previous poster who did not know why we had a city manager. Some people in town want to have the mayor be the city manager. I just tried to point out that there would be very few, if any, people in town that would be able to perform such a job. As for Mayor Eaton, I think she does a good job in her roll as Mayor. The Mayor in our setup is basically a cheerleader for the community. I personally do not know anyone else in this town that can paint such a rosy picture of Albert Lea and its potential future as Eaton. I also never said that Sparks did a bad job as City Manager. I think he has done a very good job over the years as the City Manager, like you and others have said, the books of the City are good and he seems to have a good working relationship with the city employees.
Please tell me that you too, along with the others on this board are going to apply for the city manager position. Heck, I think I’ll dust off the old resume and apply too.
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rosebudinal
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Posted on: Oct. 22 2003,9:56 pm |
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The point being made here is not so much the negativity as it is our right to speak out and not the namecalling that you spew (really). I am not a disgruntled retiree (which by the way is as welcome in this format as you are). I am a professional in the community. WE All pay taxes. And to want to know where our tax $$$$ is going and how it is being invested in the future of our city is what this is all about. When I invest $ into stocks I get statements telling me where its going and what is worth my while. As a taxpayer, I do not like the idea of letting it blindly go down the toilet. This is my hometown, I have raised a family here and it is an investment that we all should be concerned with and informed about. If you choose to call that negative. I feel sorry for you. I care about the future of Albert Lea. Now, have I called anyone names??? No, I leave those types of communicating to people like you. That is beneath me, because as hard as it is getting to be... I try to remain optimistic. 
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Posted on: Oct. 23 2003,12:18 am |
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You call Albert Lea a piss hole and then turn around and call us a bunch of goofball losers for wanting to be involved and to offer our opinion. You go on in your next post (rant) that We like to sue local Gov.over stupid things, STUPID THINGS? O ya, like freedom of speach---what slough did you crawl out of.You say you should dust off the old resume and apply for the city manager job?? You should, you sure sound like a real winner.  
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Mamma
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Posted on: Oct. 23 2003,12:29 am |
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I don't think anyone on here said Paul Sparks was a horrible person....it's his ability to do what he was hired to do that was in question and still is. If all of us "screwballs" are making you sick, why do you continue to read this crap at all. Maybe you could just offer a positive criticism so we wouldn't all have to continue to live in the pi$$ hole you call Albert Lea. Did you forget to take your meds?
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Posted on: Oct. 23 2003,9:35 am |
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really sure sounds like a certain city employee to me. should we start guessing who?
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