Spike,

"Based on recent informal discussions, Mayor Hans Trousil said the council is willing to ink a development agreement that includes roughly $300,000 as part of a three-year tax abatement schedule."

West Burlington Mayor Hans Trousil hands out more goodies. Tax Increment Funding and other abatement schemes have left West Burlington taxpayers reamed.

West Burlington's schools and sewers are backing up. Just dump more on the residential property owners and long time businesses. All those large commercial buildings and a volunteer fire department could be a Triangle Shirt Waist Factory waiting to happen.

One must give Trousil the Terrible his due. He at least puts something on a commercial zone vacant lot with longer term deferment of the consequences.

SD

Spike,

I see Loebsack was in town to hear about Tama Road's problems again. Looking at his body language and reading his comments, he could care less.

"While Loebsack expressed a commitment to help small businesses, it appeared he did little to calm the business owners' concerns since they repeated similar concerns over government regulations, spending and new health-care legislation.

On the latter, he urged the business owners to call his office with questions and concerns. Loebsack also pointed them to the newly created website www.healthcare.gov."

Maybe the congressman should understand business before he spouts off like our city councilmen or a school teacher.

JR

Spike,

I see the Barefoot Bandit is now in the Bahamas after his trip through Burlington where he stole a pickup truck inside the locked perimeter of the Burlington Airport.

Just think how famous Burlington would be and what a popular tourist destination we could become if our city had really thrown out the welcome mat and waited for the 'Bandit' to appear and then nabbed him.

So I wuz wunderin' if Burlington can expect a surprise security audit from Homeland Security? We can't have anyone stealing from airplane hangers. Next thing it will be picnic tables.

Wunderin'

Spike,

A short spelling lesson:

The last four letters in American........I Can
The last four letters in Republican......I Can
The last four letters in Democrats......Rats

Islam - The Religion of Peace

Islamic Terror Attacks - List for Last 2 Months

End of Lesson... Test to follow in November

GWB

Spike,

“If LeBron James goes to the Miami Heat instead of the [New York] Knicks, blame our dysfunctional lawmakers in Albany, who have saddled top-earning New Yorkers with the highest state and city income taxes in the nation, soon to be 12.85 percent on top of the IRS bite,” the Post said."

An NBA star weighs his options. The Big Apple and the big tax, or a cooler tax rate in Florida? It makes a difference in more than entertainment.

Local tax rates are striving to touch the top of the hoop. Supervisor Heland advocates another 17% annual increase as the solution to whatever ails. Compare what you pay to vacant lot economic development failures and collapsing infrastructure received in return.

In short, what employer wants to play ball here if they have another option. It doesn't get much more minor league than Burlington.

Tax and spend elected bench warmers need sent to the showers. Cut their contract next election day.

GH

"President Barack Obama bypassed the Senate Wednesday and appointed Dr. Donald Berwick, a Harvard professor and patient care specialist, to run Medicare and Medicaid...

Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., whose committee would have held Berwick's confirmation hearing, also said he was troubled by the recess appointment. "Senate confirmation of presidential appointees is an essential process prescribed by the Constitution that serves as a check on executive power," said Baucus. Berwick was nominated in April, and Finance Committee staff was still at work on the vetting process it undertakes prior to scheduling a confirmation hearing."

"I wouldn't focus on the babies... I'd focus on the police."

This is a day to watch it all. Click Here to watch the rest of the show.

"It's now official: The Daily Beck is apparently a more reliable news source than ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC and CNN..The last two videos of the day were HUGE stories completely ignored by the liberal media..it's only thanks to Fox News and sites like Breitbart that anyone is even aware these things are going on.
How does 20 percent of this nation control the other 80 percent? Ignore it. Deflect it. Redirect it. Don't address it. That is the liberal media and Obama administration's way to deal with fundamentally transforming an unwilling American population."