Dayton Metro Library is now being described as “crisis mode” in a consultant’s climate survey analysis, and a “white paper” packet alleging conflicts and no-bid contracting has surfaced in my comments. In this post I lay out what the board should do next (hint: publish the paper trail), give an update on the Supreme Court timeline, and share a real-world warning about private-equity rollups after Pye-Barker bought the security company that handled my Honeywell systems. If you’ve ever dealt with billing threats, contract traps, or “we won’t give you the code,” you’ll want this play-by-play.

Dayton Metro Library’s Board says Rachel Gut became Interim Executive Director effective January 11, 2026, yet the public still hasn’t received a clear statement about Jeffrey Trzeciak’s status. A 2022 warning letter from former HR Director Roland Gonzales—first published by The Library Watcher—raises governance concerns including alleged DPAA donations, free room use, and policy changes that could create an appearance of conflict involving Trzeciak’s spouse, DPAA CIO Michael Sieveking. The post also contrasts the organized, welcoming Butler County Democratic Party model with dysfunction in Montgomery and Greene County parties, and updates my ongoing reporting on Mike Turner’s billionaire donor network—including donor names appearing in Epstein-related records—because if you want the bottom of any story, follow the money.

Ohio’s problem is not just levies or property valuations, it is a 19th-century government map propped up in the 21st century. We run 600-plus school districts and 2,200-plus townships and municipalities on 88 counties, each with its own overhead, then blame tax tools instead of the blueprint. Until Ohio is willing to consolidate jurisdictions, rationalize school districts, and fix a property tax system that punishes homeowners for unrealized gains, we will keep fighting over wallpaper while the house collapses under too many politicians and fiefdoms.

Ohio is not “broke.” We waste fortunes propping up tiny school fiefdoms like Jefferson Township, where the superintendent costs more than $550 per student while buses get cut and levies keep coming. At the same time, Mike Turner helps grow the Pentagon budget from $362 billion to about $910 billion while we are told we cannot afford universal health care, child care or a sane voter information system. The problem is not bad voters or too few levies. The problem is a government built to serve the wrong priorities, and my campaign is about redrawing that wiring diagram so it finally works for citizens instead of insiders.

A morning phone call confirmed yesterday’s post hit a nerve—so this follow-up spells out what City Hall defenders blurred. The “temporary” police substation by the bus hub doesn’t justify paying RTA $300K in rent when the city already owns a nearby building and has sunk millions into Paru Tower with no clear public purpose. The same pattern shows up in “economic development” handouts: a law firm allegedly needs a $350K grant, yet there’s no transparent application, rubric, evaluation process, or clawbacks—just public money enriching private players, often through questionable real-estate deals. The post then pivots to politics and accountability: Mike Turner’s donor money and the author’s quick scan for names appearing in Epstein-related documents, followed by a practical rundown of vacant Democratic Central Committee precinct slots and write-in mechanics. It closes with a hard critique of the State’s appeal in the Kevin Wright case—framed as face-saving bureaucracy after a judge found the original trial structurally unreliable, not a mere technicality.