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The Ayes Have It, Against Voters

So what are elections anyway if the current administration and commissions act as though they never happened?

The Redevelopment Commission, Chaired by Jim Lienhoop whom the voters elected to City Council this year, by the way, voted to grant $865,000 to the shadow company CDI. Jim Lienhoop switched numerous times between calling CDI the City of Columbus and calling it a private or closed entity. As most of the public knows, CDI is a corporation created by the City according to state statues for the purpose of assisting in developing downtown Columbus by easing the bidding process. The difference between how CDI operates and how other development entities operate is secrecy. CDI is acting in secret.

CDI is closed to the public, but yet is the City of Columbus..... what?
As Mike Lovelace so eloquently submitted during the meeting, the financial books at CDI are bound in duct tape so as not to be accessible to the public. Obviously the books are not duct taped, but the effect is the same. The public is not welcome to see where their taxpayer dollars are going. We the people give CDI millions while they spend it on, literally, God (and possibly Ann DeVore, Valorie Chowning, etc), knows what. The State Board of Accounts even noted that CDI had broken 3 statues and standards when it comes to proper book keeping and accounting of their funds.

Now, let's look at the reality of why CDI even needs $865,000 48 hours before the change of power in City Hall.

A Little History
4 years ago, CDI accepted loans from various organizations, of which The Heritage Fund, where Commission member Matt Souza's wife Tracy Souza is currently Executive Director, was one. Apparently CDI has owed the money for quite some time, but the details of the loan state that it is to be paid back when the money is allocated to the by the City of Columbus.

It does not say the Redevelopment Commission. It says the City of Columbus. This, as Terry Coriden confirmed, could be done by the City Council.

Questions, and more questions
Several questions arise from this incident. Why did CDI take loans? They took loans to purchase the REMC property downtown and the Rhino Linings property for development reasons.

So why is this a liability of the Redevelopment Commission. If you ask Jim Lienhoop, he sees CDI as part of the City government. If you ask the people of Columbus, they see them as a secret corporation, a place for corruption. "Perception is reality" was a phrased used by many citizens and taxpayers at the meeting. If CDI were to go away, the City of Columbus would be forced to accept all assets and assume all liabilities. Apparently that extends to the present when CDI is not yet gone.

So why does the Redevelopment Commission not just pay off the debt? Why are they giving money to a closed book company in hopes they pay the debt? Lienhoop said they had considered that move, but had decided that they would not be able to get word from the loaners that the debt had been forgiven. Since the CDI is the one with the debt, could they not ask the Heritage Fund if the debt is forgiven?

Do they even have the power?
Could the City Council not give this money? Yes, they could. In fact, a question was raised about the legality and the authority behind the Redevelopment Commission appropriating funds without approval from City Council on amounts over $500,000

Any appropriation or expenditure of funds in excess of five hundred thousand dollars by the commission shall be subject to approval by the council..(Ord. 03-25 § 2, 2003)

Terry Coriden, Redevelopment Commission contracted counsel, said that he had not read the statue and ordinance in a while, but believes the commission has the power to do it since it is an obligation.The Ordinance clearly reads appropriation. This would seem to be an appropriation, therefore the approval would fall to the City Council.

Was this an official meeting?
This meeting was also not in compliance with Open Door policies as dictated by State Statute 5-14-1.5-5 which states that notice of public meetings must also be published on the internet gateway (website) in conjunction with the notice to newpapers as required by law. The meeting was not on the calendar, there was no agenda published, and neither the Mayor's office, Judy Johns-Jackson, nor City Clerk Treasurer Brenda Sullivan replied to a request for the location and time of the meeting.


Perception is often times reality.
This may have been merely about paying off creditors. Since CDI was involved, this meeting was seen as a secretive, shifty move by Jim Lienhoop and the Commission. Since this meeting was called for 48 hours before the change of power takes place, it seems corrupt. Since questions of legality went unsatisfactorily unanswered, it seems illegal.

Is it shifty, corrupt, and illegal? Maybe, but the Commission did not give the many people there a good reason to trust them. The constant double talk and interchanging the entities "Redevelopment Commission" and "CDI," The abruptness and unprecedented haste to push this through makes everything look underhanded. What does Jim Lienhoop expect?

The people elected this man!
Remember, ladies and gentlemen, you elected Jim Lienhoop to City Council at Large. I hope you realize what kind of decision that was. These are the types of decisions he makes. Hopefully the rest of the Council can work around him.

One Last Time

One last time to lay a burden on the taxpayers on things it is not liable for.

A particular item on the agenda for the City Council meeting last night was quite confusing. Confusing because it seemed, as usual, that no one really knew what they were talking about. Recommendations which were questioned by the public when unexamined by the council which switched its split vote to unanimously supporting the measure to go into debt to clean up the old creosote factory site which is contaminated and cannot be developed (for the Indoor Sports Complex... more on that in a moment).

Contrary to a statement made by Alan Whitted, City Attorney, made during last Council meeting concerning the order in which these types of project must be bid, the Redevelopment Commission already accepted and publicized bids on the project before the financing was approved.

The first question one must ask is "Did Alan Whitted misinform the council during the last meeting, or did the Redevelopment Commission do something illegal" And if the answer to either of these is yes, why did Alan no clarify himself tonight and make it known he had made a grave error?

The next question, and one that was raised in the meeting by a member of the public, was "is this the liability of the City?" Columbus Downtown Incorporated owns the property. Not the City of Columbus. The Miller family owned it before that. Since when does it become the liability of the City to clean up other businesses messes for them? According to EPA and other environmental laws, any current or previous owner of the property is liable for the clean up of the site. Why demand that the Miller foundation pay for the clean up since they are the most recent previous owner. They owned that property for quite a long time. It is only now that we are worried about cleaning it up? Why not make them pay for it as they are legally liable for it.

Another good question is "why was this financing not advertised publicly, as it states in the law?" Apparently for the type of loans (0% interest) they are seeking from the State government, the City needed to have a 30 day notice of a meeting for such a measure and required ample time for public input along with recording this input and the response of the City into the site repository. To this date, there is no meeting recorded in the repository, the Republic does not record a public notice 30 Days prior to the December 12 meeting, the Columbus City website contained no notice until the meeting minutes from the Nov 7th meeting, detailing the notice, was released on December 12. So could the Council's decision be illegal or just null?

Let us also consider the way the narrative has changed. Ann DeVore herself remarked that she wanted to pass this at the last meeting because she wanted to give Columbus a parting gift (the Indoor Sports Complex) because she had worked too hard to just give it up. Now their narrative is that this is not about the Sports Complex, but it is about doing the "right" thing and cleaning up a contaminated piece of property. If the Council was interested in doing the right thing, they would compel the previous owners to do their duty and obligation by cleaning it up themselves or financing the City to clean it up. It has been 40 years since that place has been vacated. Why are we now running, rushing, misinforming, and bumbling around to clean it up?

Ed Curtin, executive director of the Columbus Redev Commission, would tell you that we need to do this so that it can be developed by whomever wants the property down the line, who ever that happens to be. What he is beating around is, "in order for us to go forward on the Indoor Sports Complex, we need to clean this up now."

It is pretty clear that the voters sent a clear mandate to the current City Council and Mayor by how they voted. STOP, CEASE AND DESIST! These funds are not going anywhere. These loans will still be available to the City for its use on this matter until the end of NEXT year.

So what is the rush? Why did the opinion of the Council in general change so quickly? The only thing that has changed is the Jim Lienhoop was actually there to vote. Maybe he said something to them that caused them all to unify on this matter? Probably not.

Or is there some other behind closed doors deal or power struggle taking place? This was their last meeting. What could have been so convincing to change an entire council's vote in a couple weeks?

We will probably never know. Let us hope that the new Mayor and Council can sift through some of the mess this Council and Administration has caused. Let us pray the muck is not too high to rake.

Where is the public notice?

Fred Armstrong: A Slow News Day

So long before a candidate for Mayor was politely mentioning introduction of ethics rules and standards in City Hall, which it is a shock there is none, a certain City official has been acting unethically in the line of duty.

This was the result of a 3-month investigation be FOX 59 news out of Indianapolis.

A former employee of Columbus Transportation Department informed FOX of wrong-doing by department director Sue Chapple. FOX investigated.

According to the accusations made, Sue Chapple has denied disabled "call a bus" service to a disabled woman who needs the service to pick up perscriptions and groceries. This service is offered to people who are 60 and older, have a disability, and live in the City of Columbus. A certain lady fits those criteria, but recently has been dropped from the route. The reason, she is told, is that she does not live in Columbus. Truth be told, she does.

So if we are denying this service to people who are qualified to use it, are we allowing people to use it who are NOT qualified. Yes, Sue is.

A friend of Sue Chapple, who is not 60 or older, is not disabled apparently uses the service with Sue Chapple's blessing. Why does she need a bus service? Because she intoxicates herself at a local bar to the point she cannot drive herself home that evening.

Sue Chapple also, apparently, has used city vehicles, gas, and money to pick her up from the airport when she was on vacation, though she claims she only uses City vehicles for "City business."

So what does the Lame-Duck Mayor of Columbus have to say about this. On television and around the world, because it is on the internet, he told FOX 59 that it was "news" to him. He also said the one making the accusations is a "disgruntled employee" and that FOX must be having a slow news day.

Since when is unethical action by City officials non-news, Mr. Mayor?

This is the problem with our City government. Unethical actions by City officials have been documented and proven, yet when a polite conversation or point is made about the value of ethics rules to show the public government is serious about keeping their interests in mind, people, in City government, that is, become offended as if they were being accused.

If no one were guilty of ethic violations, then no one would be resistant to these rules being put in place. Ethics, it seems, are barriers to the current City government. A few more weeks, folks. The new attitude of City government will come in. Change will happen. Hopefully for the better. I am confident it will be for the better.

Change: the Unknown Future

And now we say goodbye to a dark chapter of Columbus history of lies and scandals in an election for Mayor. But the people spoke loudly against those negative tactics meant to bolster a certain candidate. Now that it is over, Columbus can now look forward to a period of improved openness of government, transperancy, accountability, and a new attitude in general to City Hall.

This does not come without some fear. Fear of the unknown. Only Jim Lienhoop remains on the Council. Everyone else is a novice to the Council except for maybe Ryan Brand who has served on the Planning Commission. There is a new Clerk-Treasurer who will be in charge of monitoring cash flows, reporting finances, and documenting them properly and openly.

And there is a new Mayor. And while many will cheer in a new Mayor, it can be said with confidence that the Mayor-elect will have a lot on her plate. A city with crumbling infrastructure, a city fiscal status which is not the picture of perfection some like to paint in grand speeches to the people. A city up against its debt limit. A City Hall that has been looked upon with contempt and frustration for quite some time because of its inability to listen to the people it serves.

Columbus chose a Mayor. In the Watchman's opinion, the most qualified candidate to actually recognize the issues and have a plan to address it. Will this Mayor be the best there ever was. Maybe. Will this Mayor get everything done in year 1. Probably not. This Mayor has a lot to take care of, but Columbus residents must recognize the fact that not everything will be done, but the ball will hopefully be rolling.

This attitude change in City Hall will change the way business is done. It will address issues from a different angle. It will look at projects in a different light. This new council will probably take a while to feel the other members out and learn what decisions will go through and what will obviously fail. It is an all Republican team. So the caucus will consist of the entire council which basically means decisions can be made before a meeting is officially commenced.

It is strongly advised that the newly elected members not fall into that bad practice of making decisions before a vote has even occurred. Not that members should not have information. Not that member should not talk with other members to get different views and takes on an issue, but members ought not to get so comfortable with "behind the closed doors" meetings, should the ever occur. If that were to happen, another upsetting election is likely to follow.

The Mayor has the confidence of 2/3 voters. She must understand she represents all. I believe she does. Kristen Brown will look after all of Columbus and not just a few because she was not elected by a few, but by a lot of people.

The future of Columbus is a little more clear. An attitude of openness and community is hopefully to follow. An attitude of service is hopefully near. Let us give them a fair chance before the City shall erupt in anger, but elections shall most certainly be an indicator of favor-ability, the people have shown that.

Congratulations to all that have been elected.

Brown Vindicated; Scalf Publicly Convicted

The Republic has an article in this Morning's paper about the behind scenes of the Scalf-libel scandal.

"On Friday, Rick Scalf III, son of the candidate and manager of her campaign, conceded that no one from the Scalf campaign attempted to verify the nature of Brown’s work for Oracle."

You see? Scalf's team does not even look into the matter. All they saw was a law suit on Oracle and they just ran with it with no foundation or base to their claims. Everything they had to support their claims was purely based on logical fallacy. Association fallacy states that A is C and A is B. Therefore all Bs are also Cs. this is not always correct.

Kristen worked for Oracle. Oracle had to pay a settlement for a lawsuit related to fraudulent practices in sales with the government. Rick Scalf III claims that Kristen therefore was a part of it because she worked for Oracle.

Ofcourse, Rick Scalf says he didn't look into any of it, so we can all just put anything from The Scalf campaign about this issue to rest as lies, bogus, and LIBEL.

"Rick Scalf III said the Scalf campaign never attempted to contact Oracle, opting instead to provide the information to The Republic and other news organizations to investigate Brown’s involvement."

Oh, so we don't need to wait for the facts to come in, we just need to request someone investigate while you go ahead and post wicked nasty lies about a candidate. I believe in the press world, someone would be fired for such things. Shoot answers, ask questions later, right? Wait, that's how current city government works. Let's do it now, and figure it out later. The Commons with the ventilation problem for the restaurants. The roundabout which has never worked.

Let's get things right the first time.

Apparently some of Brown's colleagues and former work partners have come out to set the truth out in plain sight too.

John Somorjai, a Democrat, by the way, described the separation in corporate structure and even geography of Kristen's departments she worked for and the government sales department (which is actually in Washington, NOT California!)

"'Kristen could not be a more honest and forthright individual,' said Somorjai... He is now a senior vice president for software firm Salesforce.com, where he handles corporate development."

And you know when you are truely a "nasty" campaign when you own party chairman, Jaime Johns, says he wishes Scalf's campaign had been more positive.


There you have it folks! This is all you need to know about Brown and Scalf.

Scalf represents a much nastier version of the current establishment which seeks to demonize anyone who wants to improve government efficiencies, ethics, and transparency.

Mayor Armstrong and Brenda Sulllivan both tried to criminalize Kristen Brown with a criminal complaint about documents that were accidentally removed from City Hall, unbeknownst to Brown. Of course a rational human being was given the task of prosecuting the complaint and said flat out that there was no intention.

Now we see Mayor Armstrong criminalizing an ordinary citizen doing what is lawfull and taking his toter away from the curb, yet the City kept giving him tickets because they held that anywhere in front of one's house is curbside. REally? Well tell that to the people who have to drive the truck. Can they pick up a toter across someone's yard? No. Then it is not curbside. Luckily the City backed off once again after the Mayor embarrased our City by saying on state television that the gentleman needed to be a "good neighbor" and follow the rules.

Now we have Scalf making libelous claims and asserting lies as fact after doing no research on the matter.

Is this what we have to expect from Scalf? No research? Lies? attacking the people with libel?


The choice is clear. Vote Kristen Brown. The Police, Firefighter, and EMS unions all endorse Kristen Brown for Mayor. Apparently they think she will do a good job. I trust those people with my life. We all do everyday. Let's trust their judgement on this matter.

Like Sheriff Mark Gorbett said: "Kristen is a candidate of character, passion, and capability." I agree.

Priscilla Scalf's Record: Lies, Deceit and More Lies

In a recent circular sent by the Democratic Party of the State of Indiana on behalf of Priscilla Scalf for Mayor, Priscilla Scalf attempted to spread one of her recently favorite lies.

The circular is well crafted in its wording to show an association between Kristen Brown and Oracle (which has recently had to pay a settlement to the federal government because they did not inform the government properly of discounts given in its commercial sales department). Saying in one column "Brown worked for Oracle" and in the other column "Oracle defrauded the government."

It's always my favorite hobby to point out logical fallacies. The first is that just because A is true and B is true, it does not mean that A caused B or vice versa. Sure, Kristen worked for Oracle, but that in no way proves she was involved in any illegal activity.

They even get really cute and put a little quote in there from the Wall Street Journal, probably to build credibility, but yet again, we see it in no way relates to Brown. "Oracle pays $199.5Million to Settle U.S. Fraud Case." That's fine, but where is Kristen Brown in all of this?

Scalf's Libel

However, what is very VERY libelous, yes, libelous, not just nasty, libelous, is the front of the circular which reads

-Fraudulent Sales
-Taxpayer Ripoffs
-Corporate Coverups

That's Kristen Brown's "Business" Experience.

Not only is this just mean spirited, it's a lie, an absolute lie by the Democratic Party and Priscilla Scalf.

Not once in the DOJ document is Kristen Brown or her department she was Vice President of in 2004, Channel Sales & Alliances, mentioned in the document. This settlement was almost $200million. Surely if Kristen were a party to this defrauding, she would have been called to testify or be brought up in the case somewhere, right? No, that just makes too much sense.

Here is the truth.

Kristen Brown worked at Oracle as SR Director of Corporate Development from July 1993- July 1998. Guess when the case indicated the defrauding practices began? DECEMBER 1998. Again, Corporate Development is not government or commercial sales, which are the guilty parties in the case.

Then Kristen Brown came back to Oracle in January 2004 and finished that year as Vice President of Channel Sales & Alliances. Again, nothing NOTHING to do with government or commercial sales.

Priscilla's claims are based on nothing but lies based on association, thought the association is thin. Scalf has proved to be extemely nasty in this race. Not once has Kristen Brown attacked Priscilla Scalf, in fact, she had to defend herself at one time because of another of Scalf's lies. Since before and after those brief two or three days, Kristen Brown has always taken the high road. She talks about her platform, her thoughts, her qualifications, and her vision.

All Scalf talks about, it seems, is Kristen Brown, and when she does, it's a lie or deceitful statement about Brown's supposed platform.


Columbus deserves better than Scalf.

Remember that Priscilla Scalf is currently on the City Council. She is a part of the problem. If anything, this is only indicative of the current City Hall's sentiment to anyone who DARES to inquire, investigate, and suggest that government should operate in a transparent and open way.

I can just imagine a City Hall with Priscilla Scalf on her throne. Bully pulpit will have an entirely new meaning with her in it. If this kind of campaign is what she has to offer, Columbus is doomed. The fact she cannot stand on her own two feet without having to lie and mislead to get ahead shows she is not the proper person to be Mayor of our fine City.