Comments on The Overland Examiner: What they have said

Who can figure what's in the mind of Councilman Ow...

2006-09-01T16:39:00.000-05:00

Who can figure what's in the mind of Councilman Owensby, his guns sale I suspect have little to do with the overall scheme. His selling of AK 47s concerns me little when compared to my own armament http://www.springfield-armory.com/prod-rifles-loaded.shtml The AK is a cheap but leathal weapon, kinda like the seller. Remember you get what you pay for.

I feel like you about the Property Values of my home and what the loss of a dedicated Police Force would do it the City.

This small group is backed my BIG money, thus they are very dangerous.

If their plan does go through I would reluctantly be in favor of Disincorporating the entire City Government and becoming part of Unicorporated St. Louis County. That puts those corrupt officals out on their ear.

Would it solve the overall problem, probably not as the BIG money was appointed by the County Executive to serve on a very powerful board.

In closing I could agree more with your acessment of the solution you propose.

Do you suppose that Councilman Owensby suggested t...

2006-09-01T12:21:00.000-05:00

Do you suppose that Councilman Owensby suggested that the Overland Police Department be eliminated so citizens would need to buy more guns from him to protect their homes and families from the resulting crime rate?
This is my home and I will be reluctant to leave it despite the plunging property values due to this administration. However many would be forced to abandon Overland for lack of adequate police protection. This exodis would undoubtedly include many commercial enterprizes.
I thought it was quite remarkable that one small band of unscrupulous, incompetant officials{under the direction of one unscrupulous developer}could shut down a whole city. Now I marvel at how quickly the same evil group could turn Overland into a ghost town! They have already begun by proposing a ridiculous budget, abusing the city staff, lying repeatedly to the public and to the media ,cutting those who provide essential services and causing Overland to be a source of ridicule thoughout the region! How much can the citizenry tolerate before they rise up and fight back? When there is little left to fight for, or now, when Overland is still worth saving!?
Residents arise and hound the destuctive group into compliance with the law and the safety of our city! Is the use of tar and feathers outmoded and illegal? Oh, shucks! At least they would pass thru the metal detector that the mayor wants to install at city hall for her own protection. Is this why she continues to advertise that the September council meetings will be held in council chambers in refusal to comply with the court order? Is she residing in Creve Coeur with her latest heartthrob to avoid the Overland residents as well as the media? Perhaps this 70 year old {born in 1936}woman will gracefully retire and leave us to repair the damage that she, her financial rescuer{to whom she is indebted} and the three stooges have created.Help poor Overland!

Well, this makes their Budget plan make a little m...

2006-08-31T10:44:00.000-05:00

Well, this makes their Budget plan make a little more sense. Reduce the Chief's pay, no pay raises for Command Staff and a 3% increase for the worker bees. Disgruntle the troops by not giving them the manpower needed to satisfy the needs of the City (the not allowing the filling of 2 open police positions and 1 dispatcher position),effectively cutting the manning table .

This way more seasoned Officers leave and the slots have to be filled with either new officers or ones for other departments, usually the problem children at their home departments.

The citizens become disgruntled with the lack of Police Service and blame the Chief of Police. The Mayor and Owensby then ride to the rescue and call in the County PD to take over the policing duties.

It sures does look obvious to me that this plan has been in the works since 2004. Owensby has consistently refused to go along with the Departments needs for updated equipments, such as MDTs and other new technology.

Remember in the future when yo call the Police and its takes 20 to 30 minutes for them to respond to Blame the ORT. Their the ones that want to gut the Department.

The ones suffering are the Citizens of Overland and those officers who continue to serve our City. They are doing it out of a Sense of Duty for this City, something this mayor lacks

2006-08-31T10:41:00.000-05:00

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