Priscilla Scalf has released a few blog posts (aka press releases) which are specifically designed to target her opponent by actually just making stuff up.
Back in July 12, 2011 at 4:37PM, Scalf wrote
When her opponent made the suggestion that the city abandon this historic building and sell it to the highest bidder, however, it struck a nerve with Mayoral candidate Priscilla Scalf. ....
“The character of our City cannot be reduced down to a simple spreadsheet,” she stated, “and there is more to consider as Mayor than just the short-term bottom line.”
Included in this those consideration is a city's heritage, Scalf said, noting the role the City Power House has played in much of Columbus' History....
Scalf made the statement in response to a comment that appeared on her opponent’s Facebook page
What could her opponent have said on Facebook that was such a horrible thing?
Scalf clearly stated that Kristen Brown wanted to sell that building with no kind of control over the historic features of the pumphouse. That is a blatant lie. Not just misleading. A lie.
Next is when Priscilla created another blog post (aka press release) totally devoted to fabricating a conversation that never took place IN PUBLIC!
At the recent Land Lord's Association meeting, they held a candidate forum. Every candidate, except Jim Lienhoop and Dascal Bunsch, was adamant about the repealing of the tax for sure. Yet Priscilla Scalf fabricated a statement, including a dollar figure, supposedly given by her opponent, Kristen Brown.
Priscilla Scalf, Democratic candidate for Mayor of Columbus, today criticized her opponent, Kristen Brown, for proposing new trash fees of up to $30.00 or more. The new fees would cover bulky item pickups, a service that has always been provided to Columbus residents at no additional charge....Kristen Brown never said this. How do I know this? Not only I, but many other people attending that meeting have mentioned we never heard such a thing said by Kristen Brown especially at that meeting Scalf is referring to.
“So I was shocked to hear my opponent propose a totally new fee of up to $30 or more for the collection of bulky items that do not fit in the city-provided toters. Even when the City reduced the availability of bulky-item pickups to one week per month, the service was still provided to our city’s residents at no additional charge,”
What Kristen Brown actually said that she would propose repealing the trash tax, keep the same level of service only shifting that to property taxes. That means that bulk item pick up and items that cannot be put in the toters will still be picked up one week per month as it is now (only under Brown's plan, it would be paid for by property taxes like they should be). So what is Priscilla talking about?
The $30 figure is also misleading. Kristen Brown threw an arbitrary fee around of $30 for on-demand pick up that is outside of the one week a month service (once again a free service that will be offered) as a solution to the need landlords have of on-demand pickup. The other solution was to see if there was a way to offer it free of charge with some restrictions on the pickup.
This, as Kristen explained, was because the old on demand pick up was abused by folks who would call the garage for every little thing. Well, under the current system, land lords actually have to call in service or do it themselves. It is very costly to call hauling companies to take things off to the landfill or other disposal facilities. So one could imagine the cost to the City, if this were once again abused.
So while Scalf is claiming her service is exactly what we got now, only no extra tax, Kristen Brown is actually solving the problem the Land Lords brought up about their need for on demand pickup by offering the service, even if a "nominal fee" is required.
So while Scalf is busy attacking her opponent, Kristen Brown actually attempts to solve the problem and answer the question asked by the land lords concerning on-demand pickup.
This is the kind of negativity people look down upon. This is the type of campaign people loath in the election cycles at each level. If Priscilla is going to lie and mud-sling in the election, how is she going to deal with people who raise questions when she is Mayor? Like the current Mayor, who does things similar to the Scalf camp, or like a servant of the people who welcomes questions, heated debate, and hears the voice of the people, answering and solving their problems instead of talking around them?
That's what you have to decide this election. Do you want someone who runs a clean campaign? Someone who paints a positive image of the city she grew up in? or do you want someone who only focuses on her opponents' supposed statements? Someone who lies to the people? The vote is yours!
Scalfs comment is misleading. She stood against the current method of taxing trash collection, but wanted to replace it with a “pay to throw” method where you pay for special bags.
ReplyDeleteThen you have been following my posts.
ReplyDeleteScalf supports a Trash Tax that would cost $2 a bag. How much trash does the average home make? maybe 3-4 bags a week? that's $6-$8 a week or about $16-$32 a month which is FAR more expensive than the current trash tax.
Over the course of 52 weeks in a year, that would be 312-416 a year! Now, for the person who makes a bag a week living by himself. thats $104 a year which is still worse than the approximately $84 a year everyone pays regardless of house size.
Priscilla Scalf is lying not only about her opponent's position, but is misleading the public when she says she wants to get rid of the tax.
Kristen Brown is the only one who has been opposed to the trash tax and never wants to tax it except through the property taxes we already pay.