Molalla Blog - A place for Molalla and Community citizens to speak out

For your reading pleasure — Health Care

molallablog — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:01:05 +0000

http://docs.house.gov/rules/health/111_ahcaa.pdf

Molalla Comp Plan — more bad news

molallablog — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:02:44 +0000

John Atkins — city manager

molallablog — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:25:10 +0000

Just so everyone knows the ONLY power over city hall the city councilors have is with the city manager. To hire and fire. We did this poll before, lets see how he rates now. If you have been following the latest problems with the Comp Plan and UGB you might have a different take on our hired official.

A new letter for Molalla Planning

molallablog — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:54:07 +0000

Not so Funny

molallablog — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:56:07 +0000

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/33423952#33423952

Funny

molallablog — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:03:17 +0000

Molalla River School District

molallablog — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:52:23 +0000

It’s a new rule that the school district charges an hourly rate for the use of the school facilities. Will they continue with this bad mistake they made, which will put the youth groups like Scouts and MYS into financial ruin? These Facilities are “Public Facilities”, I payed my taxes already. I think it’s ok to charge for paying the electric bill but don’t try and make a quick buck off the groups that offer our kids so much.

Thank you Blue DOGS

molallablog — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:09:26 +0000

Public OPTION — WATCH

molallablog — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:08:18 +0000

When will the city realize that’s throwing good money after bad!

molallablog — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:12:07 +0000

A few months back the city of Molalla did its annual budget and the planning department was in the hole about $60,000. The budget committee took some money from the water fund and bailed out the planning department. At the last council meeting (Aug. 26) John Atkins your city manager came to city council with another request of bailout for the planning department for $175,000. This is the same planning department that in five years has yet been able to redo its comp plan and UGB expansion plans. Your city councilors approved taking that money out of your water fund and gave it to Shane Potter, the city planner. I ask you, where is the fiscal responsibility? Would you keep a gas station open in a town with no cars? This is the same city government that is “taxing” you every month $5 to keep the pool open. Maybe instead of everyone throwing stones at the federal government and the state government about their spending and bailouts, you should throw them at the city government and question the “local bailout” here at home. The county can do for us what Shane Potter can’t and they can do it cheaper. And no, I really don’t want you throwing stones.