Against Salisbury City Council's wishes, Mayor Jim Ireton released information today stating he wants to put up for bid RFP's on the old Fire Station 16 and the majority of Downtown Parking Lots.
First of all, this is a slap in Palmer Gillis' face, if you ask me. Nevertheless, he'll have to deal with that when the time comes.
More importantly, he states in his press release that he knows he's doing this against their wishes but claimes he has the right to do it anyway.
OK, here's why he's doing what he's done. First of all, the Press will once again run at full speed attacking the Council when they say NO and call them the Council of No's once again. Even though this has been shot down, Jim has always brought forth proposals like this beating a dead horse in the hopes of getting Debbie Campbell off the Council, he will fail miserably.
Instead, the "Council of Knows" (yes, I spelled that correctly) will use their wisdom to deny these proposals again until AFTER the upcoming election in April. Who knows, perhaps someone else will get elected with an entirely new vision for Downtown.
Jim Ireton told me back during the Salisbury Festival that IF he were to get his 500 section 8 housing units complete Downtown he will NOT run again. So why is Jim so hell bent on completing a special interest project BEFORE he's done as Mayor? Perhaps the special interest statement is exactly what it is?
Think about it. In every discussion I've ever had about surplussing the parking lots for 500 section 8 housing units, (or whatever Jim wants to call it today) each and every person said the man is crazy. Not one person I have spoken to likes the idea. In fact, every one agrees it will destroy ANY further hope of revitalizing Downtown for good.
Again, it is my belief Jim Ireton wants to let the world know that when he is told NO, he doesn't have to listen. Clearly Jim likes to put children in time out but he's never been placed there himself, as his actions have proven such.
IF Jim Ireton runs again for Mayor, you might want to keep a VERY close eye on these projects because in reality Jim Ireton cannot afford to run for Mayor again. He's only being paid part time by the Board of Education and he only makes $25,000.00 a year as Mayor. He can barely afford his mortgage and car payment and he told me this face to face during the Salisbury Festival.
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If Jimbo runs for mayor against you he better have a lot of Tissues because he is going to be one crying misunderstood little girl.
Once is too many times for us to be scammed by "Jim-beau". Never Again!
The citizens of Salisbury would be a lot better off if Ireton would decide to just resign as Mayor.
He has no vision - and only now he responds because he read it on SBYnews this past week. But let's examine his vision.
His vision is to destroy Salisbury by inundating the area with sub-standard section 8 housing. The same thing that happened to Crisfield - is going to happen to Salisbury. He vision is only going to attrack, vandals, hooligans, criminals, and child molesters.
Come election time - I hope that Albero pulls the carpet from beneath Ireton's feet. I hope that the citizens of Salisbury shows this guy that his vision for Salisbury is actually an economic catastrophe.
Hi, Joe. I hope you run this again tomorrow. I think lots of folks just missed it. Or feel so jerked around by Ireton that they saw his press release and yawned. Or didn't see his press release because this is the only place I've seen or heard it.
Maybe he's not slapping Palmer Gillis in the face. Maybe Gillis is going to be the only bidder. Rename downtown Gillisville.
City wants the entire town to be RENTALS! Give homeowners some incentive to own. I'd like to see rentals cleaned up and even diminished in number. (I remember when this town had no rentals. Then came a few, newly built, "multiples".
We were BETTER OFF then! Waaaay better off.
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