Richardson: Tempe's next leader needs foresight

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• Suelee posted at 2:50 pm on Thu, Feb 9, 2012.

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  Bill, you are correct about the bloated employee payroll issue. Does Tempe need a "Diversity Manager" and a "Diversity Specialist"? Police cars should only be repainted when the current coat of paint wears off. The $139 million for the slow motion "folly car" to benefit a handful of merchants along a 2 mile section of Mill Ave would be better spent to preserve the Tempe Dial-a-Ride system and expand the ORBIT system to all of Tempe (not just residents north of the US60). Whomever made the decision to pay a consultant $354,000 needs to be terminated immediately and if an elected official, should face immediate recall. This is just pathetic.

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• Dale Whiting posted at 3:31 pm on Thu, Feb 9, 2012.

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  Let's all move to Guadalupe! That town's got character and spirit.

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• Rich posted at 7:42 pm on Thu, Feb 9, 2012.

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  Bill, live here too, feel for you, but frankly it's an aristocracy and they found the gravy train. A well-run college town has lower taxes and lower crime, because a ton of new capital comes to town every Fall. They use it to build fake lakes, first time when we were kids, remember? They are lining their pockets, as a part time job the council members make almost as much as school teachers. Mitchell gets a budget to further his career, and the owner of Montes' thinks it's more than he cares to pay. Manager of this, manager of that, and your life doesn't have anything else. Tempe has been off the rails for years, the only reason for a city government is to find out exactly how deep your pockets really are.

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• TeaParty posted at 7:39 am on Fri, Feb 10, 2012.

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  This article is somewhat confusing, as it appears to support Mark Mitchell - but the condemnation of the "current City Hall regime" would actually include Councilman Mark Mitchell, would it not?

  For years, Mark Mitchell has been part of this City Council and has ONE VOTE, just as the Mayor and other Council-members. Hence, the ridicule of "wasteful spending" as duly noted by the author, would include that of Mark Mitchell, would it not?

  Moreover, the authors assertion that "Hopefully Tempe's next Mayor will take the city where it needs to be and not where it's been" ...........would lead one to believe change is needed, would it not?

  Mark Mitchell has served on the City Council for many years, is part of the problem, has voted in support of the very issues which the author condemns and Mark Mitchell also has his "finger[prints" all over the "wasteful spending", does he not?

  One thing I do agree with, Tempe residents welcome change, and change does not occur with simply having Mark Mitchell move over two seats to his left to take the helm of which great leaders have sat, including his father, the Honorable Harry Mitchell.

  Thanks for identifying Mark Michell's political shortcomings and supporting the need for change, and that change would be the Honorable Michael Monti.

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• hadenough posted at 4:27 pm on Fri, Feb 10, 2012.

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  Tempe residents need to remember the TeaParty supported and still does support recalled state senator Russell Pearce.

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