Comments on: I can see myself living here… http://anothersunnyday.com/2008/10/15/961 it's a good life, end of discussion Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:39:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Justin http://anothersunnyday.com/2008/10/15/961/comment-page-1#comment-5010 Justin Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:27:14 +0000 http://anothersunnyday.com/2008/10/15/961#comment-5010 Even outside of the dysfunctional political process, it seems to me that the process itself would just be so funding-intensive that it would take years and much concentrated attention to get anything implemented. Burying or raising Route 9 through the entire downtown area would be an enormous amount of money and probably an engineering nightmare, what with it being so close to the river that floods often enough. I'm still dreaming, though. :-) Even outside of the dysfunctional political process, it seems to me that the process itself would just be so funding-intensive that it would take years and much concentrated attention to get anything implemented. Burying or raising Route 9 through the entire downtown area would be an enormous amount of money and probably an engineering nightmare, what with it being so close to the river that floods often enough.

I’m still dreaming, though. :-)

]]> By: Roger http://anothersunnyday.com/2008/10/15/961/comment-page-1#comment-5007 Roger Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:12:33 +0000 http://anothersunnyday.com/2008/10/15/961#comment-5007 Yes, Middletown needs to reconnect with the waterfront. It will take some serious dollars to make it happen. Like most municipalities it looks to the state and federal governments for funding. This is difficult to obtain and given our current enviroment not likely in the future. Middletown current has $18 million or so in unspent federal monies for parking in and around downtown. This has been going on for four years and still no plan to spend the funds. The problem here is a disfunctional city council whose only function seems to get itself relected. They pander to whomever votes for them. They put serious city funds into a dubious housing project in the North End. They can't seem to do anything about the derliects and bums on Main Street. They spend way too much on education while ignoring the other facets of what makes a city a great place to live and work such as the waterfront. The Democrat stranglehold in Middletown needs to be broken. Yes, Middletown needs to reconnect with the waterfront. It will take some serious dollars to make it happen. Like most municipalities it looks to the state and federal governments for funding. This is difficult to obtain and given our current enviroment not likely in the future. Middletown current has $18 million or so in unspent federal monies for parking in and around downtown. This has been going on for four years and still no plan to spend the funds. The problem here is a disfunctional city council whose only function seems to get itself relected. They pander to whomever votes for them. They put serious city funds into a dubious housing project in the North End. They can’t seem to do anything about the derliects and bums on Main Street. They spend way too much on education while ignoring the other facets of what makes a city a great place to live and work such as the waterfront. The Democrat stranglehold in Middletown needs to be broken.

]]> By: Justin http://anothersunnyday.com/2008/10/15/961/comment-page-1#comment-4988 Justin Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:18:27 +0000 http://anothersunnyday.com/2008/10/15/961#comment-4988 Wow, I can't believe that you remembered that guy's name. Good work! Wow, I can’t believe that you remembered that guy’s name. Good work!

]]> By: Yelena http://anothersunnyday.com/2008/10/15/961/comment-page-1#comment-4987 Yelena Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:54:31 +0000 http://anothersunnyday.com/2008/10/15/961#comment-4987 Remember that guy Dave who accosted us in Copley and kept asking for money? Yeah. I am reminded of him by this post. Remember that guy Dave who accosted us in Copley and kept asking for money? Yeah. I am reminded of him by this post.

]]> By: Mad http://anothersunnyday.com/2008/10/15/961/comment-page-1#comment-4982 Mad Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:53:47 +0000 http://anothersunnyday.com/2008/10/15/961#comment-4982 It's so pretty. Sigh. So pretty! I hope I wind up living on the water some day... my apartment in Budapest was a block away from the Danube, but the other side of the building blocked my view of the water. One day... ^_^ It’s so pretty. Sigh. So pretty! I hope I wind up living on the water some day… my apartment in Budapest was a block away from the Danube, but the other side of the building blocked my view of the water. One day… ^_^

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