Comments on: Voters Decide Funding for Dearborn Services Nov. 8

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:51:00 +0000

Voting “No” on 1 and 2 is simply an application for your home’s equity Death Certificate. “Yes” will assure Dearborn survives this financial crisis and keeps services alive. Without the passage of 1 and 2, our home values won’t have a chance. Who would want to move to Dearborn or stay in Dearborn if they could get the same level of safety and service in, let’s say, Inkster.

By: Bkain1

Bkain1 — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:18:00 +0000

voted. voter #49. Get out there people!

By: Donna Hay

Donna Hay — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:01:00 +0000

There is NO guarantee that we will keep the services we have now.

By: Dearborn Citizen

Dearborn Citizen — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:24:00 +0000

Ali, I am definitely not a crony of the Mayor. I don’t even support him. So, why do you insist on attacking the messenger, and not the message? Tell me ONE logical reason for bankrupting Dearborn. I didn’t think so. If we don’t approve the tax proposals we are in for a terrible several years. What is to be gained by going bankrupt?

By: rob

rob — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:28:00 +0000

If we vote down proposals 1& 2, Dearborn will begin the inexorable slide down to what Detroit and Highland Park have become. I am a Dearborn DPW worker and yes, I certainly have a vested interest in these proposals passing.But I’ve also lived here for 49 years and remember how great our services used to be. To maintain a semblance of those vaunted services will keep Dearborn desirable and stave off rapid decay that would ensue if they degraded just a bit. I can assure you, our basic services are stretched to the limit and the DPW is working very hard with minimal staffing. We need these millages to stay afloat. I’m not the mayor’s lackey but a worried citizen and city worker who doesn’t want his city to sslide into oblivion.

By: Ali

Ali — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:52:00 +0000

This so-called Dearborn Citizen sounds like one of the big fellas cronies. Once again VOTE NO on the proposals 1 & 2.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:46:00 +0000

Mario: my interest is maintaining what we have in Dearborn. I will be the first to say that today’s Council isn’t the smartest bunch. However, this election is about keeping what we have today. We can send a message to our elected officials in the next election.

By: Mario

Mario — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:08:00 +0000

Deep you seem to be a shill for Big Jack, what is your personal interest in this? Could it be a position, or a Commission seat?

By: Gollygee

Gollygee — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:34:00 +0000

Civil service needs to stay in place. It’s the best way to keep everyone honest. It’s not to imply evil intent by city hall but there is no need to change the current system because it works well. There is no economic benefit to changing the system. An independent commission and director who are not dependent on city hall keeps everyone honest in the jobs hiring process. Look at Wayne County. Who wants to risk that? Keep it clean.

By: Dearborn Citizen

Dearborn Citizen — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:50:00 +0000

Mr. Deep, thanks for your work posting this helpful information. Our city needs to have some of the revenue restored, just to pay for basic services. The increase in the tax rate is only going to restore about a third of the revenue that has been lost to dropping property values, but we need to approve both tax proposals to keep our city functioning. We need to vote YES for the tax proposals.