Either we have rules and policies, or we don’t. It seems there are two types of people who work for our city- honest, hard-working qualified types- and those on the “friends and family” plan. I’ve written about the cronyism before. I’ve…
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Residency rules and the courts- bad news for Victor Pate
I haven’t forgotten my obligation to my Dayton readers about giving them the up-to-date skinny on what’s happening. It’ll be the same once I’m elected to Congress. Keeping the people informed is what I hope to be best known for (it was the…
Victor Pate: Leader.
A while back I asked where are our leaders? Well here is one that won’t be eligible to run for office in Dayton. City electrician Victor Pate. When I used to speak regularly at the Dayton City Commission meetings, Victor often spoke as well. He spoke from the…
The “market has spoken” – Dayton Development director is incompetent
The neighborhood organization representing South Park, Historic South Park Inc, voted officially on Tuesday May 28, 2024 to join a lawsuit against the city and the BZA for not following their own rules- and placing a “recovery high school” on the corner of…
Residency- the wrong fight.
Yesterday I ran into two firefighters I know. Both, independently confirmed that it isn’t a secret that several firefighters have moved out of the city and haven’t been fired. Is Victor Pate being discriminated against because he went public? Do we have a…
The Dayton residency double standard
The new Dayton Art Institute director can’t have his job because he wants to live in Cincinnati. However, the head of the Downtown Dayton Partnership can live in Clayton? Our View: DAI director-to-be missed big picture The Dayton Art Institute announced this…
Ohio Supreme Court kills residency requirements
Although we’re sure to see an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court within days, the Ohio Supreme Court just dealt another blow to Dayton finances: The Ohio Supreme Court this morning upheld a 2006 state law that bars cities from enforcing residency rules. Writing…
Chief Biehl in the ‘hood
I’ve been meaning to write about this for a bit: The Chief of Police seems to understand what is happening better than the people in planning or in “economic development”- he’s redistricted South Park, the Oregon District and the Fairgrounds…
When politicians cost you money
Dayton Public Schools just beat back a state law cooked up by Phil Plummer and Tom Young that would have punished only Montgomery County students. The court called it unconstitutional, saving families from new transportation costs. But the deeper problem goes beyond bus…
Residency issue to go to Ohio Supreme Court
Dayton employees will be watching this case as the Ohio Supreme Court weighs in on the rights of cities to establish “home rule”- or the rights of the State to overturn legislation enacted by popular vote. The issue is if cities can require employees to…
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