OBA Candidate Forum
This morning the OBA had a candidate forum for the three mayoral candidates. Conlon and Schneider were both in attendance. Peggy "No Show" Keller could not be bothered.
The OBA had put together a list of questions. Most of them were, of course, related to business and economic development.
Sailor has the video posted on his blog. Here are my thoughts:
1) Starting at 7:30, it was way too early for me to think straight.
2) In a question about Overland's strengths and weaknesses, Schneider states something about Overland's best quality as being "Twenty minutes from where you want to go." (12:52) I think that speaks volumes. MBC seems to have plans to make Overland the place to go, not just the place to live.
Instead of looking at Overland as twenty minutes from where you want to go, why doesn't Schneider look at it as it only takes the rest of St. Louis twenty minutes to get here.
3) On questions on how to develop overland's tax base, Schneider was all over the map. MBC seemed to have realize that the more incentives you give to draw those big box retailers (such as TIFs and tax abatements) the more you hurt the small business base in Overland.
4) The third question for the candidates was for them to list their top 3 priorities for Overland, if elected. Schneider's answer was "Fast, Fun & Friendly".
"What a Schmuck" is all I could think.
I mention this because it was somewhat typical of Schneider's answers during the forum. They lacked substance and real answers. I am amazed that anyone is supporting this candidate who doesn't even seem to be able to list his top 3 concerns for Overland.
5) Everything is "his". The company he works for he refers to as "his". He said if elected mayor he would meet with "his council members"
6) Can one really run a government entity like a business? (5:28) Schneider has said as much in both the Lions and the OBA debate. Is Overland now going to be run for profit? Or for the citizens?
7) There were two back-to-back question on the working relationship between city hall and the OBA. Schneider starts by saying that elected officials should be making every effort to attend OBA meetings. That, after all, it is only once a month and they should be making the effort. A minute or so later he is saying how tough it is for him to make the 7:30 meeting since "his" shop opens at 7:00 and tells the OBA they should be having their meetings in the evening. (One of them "family friendly" policies, huh?!)
8) In Schneider's closing statements, he states "if you don't know where you been, you can't know where you're gonna go" (40:18). I find that an amazing endorsement for MBC, who has actually been here the last few decades and has first hand experience about where we have been, along with plans to lead us forward.
The OBA had put together a list of questions. Most of them were, of course, related to business and economic development.
Sailor has the video posted on his blog. Here are my thoughts:
1) Starting at 7:30, it was way too early for me to think straight.
2) In a question about Overland's strengths and weaknesses, Schneider states something about Overland's best quality as being "Twenty minutes from where you want to go." (12:52) I think that speaks volumes. MBC seems to have plans to make Overland the place to go, not just the place to live.
Instead of looking at Overland as twenty minutes from where you want to go, why doesn't Schneider look at it as it only takes the rest of St. Louis twenty minutes to get here.
3) On questions on how to develop overland's tax base, Schneider was all over the map. MBC seemed to have realize that the more incentives you give to draw those big box retailers (such as TIFs and tax abatements) the more you hurt the small business base in Overland.
4) The third question for the candidates was for them to list their top 3 priorities for Overland, if elected. Schneider's answer was "Fast, Fun & Friendly".
"What a Schmuck" is all I could think.
I mention this because it was somewhat typical of Schneider's answers during the forum. They lacked substance and real answers. I am amazed that anyone is supporting this candidate who doesn't even seem to be able to list his top 3 concerns for Overland.
5) Everything is "his". The company he works for he refers to as "his". He said if elected mayor he would meet with "his council members"
6) Can one really run a government entity like a business? (5:28) Schneider has said as much in both the Lions and the OBA debate. Is Overland now going to be run for profit? Or for the citizens?
7) There were two back-to-back question on the working relationship between city hall and the OBA. Schneider starts by saying that elected officials should be making every effort to attend OBA meetings. That, after all, it is only once a month and they should be making the effort. A minute or so later he is saying how tough it is for him to make the 7:30 meeting since "his" shop opens at 7:00 and tells the OBA they should be having their meetings in the evening. (One of them "family friendly" policies, huh?!)
8) In Schneider's closing statements, he states "if you don't know where you been, you can't know where you're gonna go" (40:18). I find that an amazing endorsement for MBC, who has actually been here the last few decades and has first hand experience about where we have been, along with plans to lead us forward.
posted by suzyjax at 3:32 PM
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Looks like I wasn't the only one getting things done at warp speed this morning. Hats off to Buck Collier of The Overland - St. Ann Suburban Journal for getting his article about this event called Mayoral candidates pledge better communication with businesses online in record time as well.
Nice work Buck, but I still beat you guys by an hour J/K.
About the only thing Schneider said that was honest is, “I know nothing but SALES”, it sure shows.
“Fast, fun and friendly”? Is that like “fast cars and fast women”? Eeeeegads.
I have to think that the good members of the COGG must be feeling sickened by what has happened to the supposed organization for good government.
The COGG is unraveling and that is probabbly a very good thing. The Chair must be beside himself.
I saw this all coming a long time ago. In my opinion, the COGG is now no better than the ORT. There is defintely a mob mentality but that is what happens when the leadership of the COGG is comprised of Dody and Munsch polticial hacks.
After reading the letters to the editor of Bill Scwend, Carole Fitzgerald, and Jerry Paul wife of the former Councilman Phil Paul, it is evident they are consumed with abborhence. Overland doesn't need this type of ugliness and mean spirited people influencing and running our government.
VOTE CONLON FOR MAYOR.
all cogged up,
What a shame that a few bad apples spoiled the whole bunch. I'm sure like you; many people joined COGG with good intentions. I’ll bet the good people that had joined COGG have left that organization, and justly so.
Corruption causes division. Should we call COGG “Corrupt Overland Government Gangsters”?
To the good honest people who left COGG, I say, BURN THOSE YELLOW TEE SHIRTS!!!
I won't be burning it, I have many household chores that it might come in handy for.
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