Comments on: On the Library Closure http://ballardblog.com/2009/08/26/on-the-library-closure/ Your community’s blog for Ballard news. Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:02:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: yuma2seattle http://ballardblog.com/2009/08/26/on-the-library-closure/comment-page-1/#comment-141 yuma2seattle Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:47:46 +0000 http://ballardblog.com/?p=893#comment-141 Granny - you are definitely correct. The city employees who definitely do not suffer this hardship are its legislative and executive members. Buscorrector - It would be quite the precedent for them to close down the DPD, but that might slow down the endless slew of permits for condo development.... I guess I am conceding a lot in my article, but I still feel like I was assertive in my beliefs that there is probably much better ways to trim money off the budget (even at the alleged $650,000 dollars they estimate to be saving). While I cannot engage in the old/new Ballard debate, it is good to know that others share my views. Granny – you are definitely correct. The city employees who definitely do not suffer this hardship are its legislative and executive members.

Buscorrector – It would be quite the precedent for them to close down the DPD, but that might slow down the endless slew of permits for condo development…. I guess I am conceding a lot in my article, but I still feel like I was assertive in my beliefs that there is probably much better ways to trim money off the budget (even at the alleged $650,000 dollars they estimate to be saving). While I cannot engage in the old/new Ballard debate, it is good to know that others share my views.

]]> By: Buscorrector http://ballardblog.com/2009/08/26/on-the-library-closure/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Buscorrector Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:44:43 +0000 http://ballardblog.com/?p=893#comment-140 When this city closes down the DPD for a week instead of the libraries then I'll know that things have changed. And this is a liberal city? A striking note in this article is the apologetic tone. What a beaten down population we have when someone has to apologize profusely for a mild criticism especially when the criticism is so completely justified. It is the new Ballard. When this city closes down the DPD for a week instead of the libraries then I’ll know that things have changed. And this is a liberal city?

A striking note in this article is the apologetic tone. What a beaten down population we have when someone has to apologize profusely for a mild criticism especially when the criticism is so completely justified. It is the new Ballard.

]]> By: Granny http://ballardblog.com/2009/08/26/on-the-library-closure/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Granny Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:00:30 +0000 http://ballardblog.com/?p=893#comment-139 And please give a thought to the wonderful library employees (I am not one), especially the part time. It's good to have a job, but hard to lose a week wages. Most City employees do not suffer this relative hardship. ....a library patron And please give a thought to the wonderful library employees (I am not one), especially the part time.
It’s good to have a job, but hard to lose a week wages. Most City employees do not suffer this relative hardship.
….a library patron

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