Comments on: Contributor Opinion By Joseph Jordan: City Lost Golden Opportunity With All-America City Competition

By: Saul Parker

Saul Parker — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:01:16 +0000

Maybe now y’all can understand it’s time to vote the rascals out……time for taxpayers to unite…..Remember in November………don’t forget!!!

By: JJ

JJ — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:25:46 +0000

With all due respect, to say “our team” was recognized is a bit of a stretch. Several people were in chambers, but no one was introduced, before the trip or after. One city employee was singled out as the author of whatever it was the team did in Tampa. I’d like to know how many Rockville Central readers felt the event was a “community building experience” and what part they played in it…

By: Cindy Cotte Griffiths

Cindy Cotte Griffiths — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:18:37 +0000

If you watch the June 22, 2009 Mayor and Council meeting on Channel 11 video, you can see a report on the trip:http://rockvillemd.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2At the very beginning during the City Manager’s report, they even show part of a video about the trip to the competition. Members of our team attended the meeting that night to be recognized.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:03:41 +0000

Brad: When will we be hearing from Susan or the other council members on this item? Sounds like it was a bad choice. Best to fess up now or clarify. I assume nobody plans to pull a Palin over this.

By: Max Braun

Max Braun — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:08:33 +0000

It is interesting that the City has not responded and released the names of those who attended. The City has gone to the dogs since the departure of Mayor Coyle and some of the older council members.

By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:38:00 +0000

To anonymous 13…I refer you to the Public Information Office of the City. I don’t feel it is my place to disseminate names of private citizens who worked as volunteers for the project. Hope you can understand.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:37:37 +0000

Does anyone else see the hypocrisy in Anne Robbins and her husband going on a trip to Florida on the city’s dime and her NOT approving staff raises? And the fact that she even voted for the money to be alloted is a travesty if she is so worried about taxes payers money. She does not have my vote. Ever. She’s a laughing stock of the city if you ask me.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:28:19 +0000

JJ, can you list the names please?

By: Cindy Cotte Griffiths

Cindy Cotte Griffiths — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:53:12 +0000

I noticed local papers running stories on the other finalists and searched around for information about our delegation. I wanted to write about it. Unfortunately, the Communications staff didn’t publicize any of the details.Aileen Klein went and attended Rockville Roundtable lunch. We asked her to tell us all about it. A drummer from The Finest! led our delegation. Each City only presented for 10 minutes. I keep wishing someone who attended would send me a Review to post so we can all know what happened. Still nothing from the City.

By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:15:07 +0000

From what I was given, it appears of the 28 participants, 11 were City staff, 1 was from Federal Realty and 16 represented the Recreation Fund, Mattie Stepanek Foundation, Town Center and Rockville Football League. The Mayor and Councilmember Robbins did attend, as well as Burt Hall, City Manager Ullery and five members of his staff, the Police Chief and a representative from Community Planning. One delegate was accompanied by her two sons and another is the owner of Bobby Crabcakes, a Town Square restaurant.$38,500 was approved by a vote of Mayor and Council on May 18th. It was done at about 10PM under New/Old Business, not as a specific agenda item that might have invited comment at Citizen’s Forum. The vote was 4-0-1 in favor of appropriating the money, with Ms Marcuccio abstaining. The published minutes of that meeting show a 4-0-0 vote, an obvious error which should be corrected.