tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post6324537241693056686..comments2023-11-03T06:29:15.083-05:00Comments on Quad City Images: City does one thing right, figures they should screw up something else insteadQuadCityImageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-77964101555563598552009-05-13T15:49:00.000-05:002009-05-13T15:49:00.000-05:00Set the fee at $500 and use the excess to pay for ...Set the fee at $500 and use the excess to pay for the parking ramps that are losing money. They are both part of the parking system. <br /><br />Another issue that should be raised is how can it possibly cost $200 to install two signs? If that is the case, this should be bid out and you can bet there is someone out there who would gladly install those signs for a fraction of what it costs by having city employees do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-48933595337777988872009-05-13T09:44:00.000-05:002009-05-13T09:44:00.000-05:00You tell 'em, Mr. Republican! Handicapped people ...You tell 'em, Mr. Republican! Handicapped people should PAY for privilege of being handicapped!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-58048491258615179612009-05-13T07:39:00.000-05:002009-05-13T07:39:00.000-05:00QCI:
If you are suggesting that I'm a libertarian...QCI:<br /><br />If you are suggesting that I'm a libertarian, you are wrong. I side the majority of the time with the Republicans and firmly believe that the general population is smart enough to spend their own hard earned money, and don't need a bureaucratic government to spend it for us.<br /><br />You also suggest that I think that taxpayers should subsidize the handicapped homeowners $160 for the right to have those signs on their property. Your thought process is wrong. It is only fair if they want the signs, that they pay the full installation cost of $200, then add to that the costs associated with them calling the city with complaints about someone else parking in their spot.<br />Whatever the costs incurred by the city should be paid for them. They are the only one to benefit from this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-77334180004433859992009-05-12T18:54:00.000-05:002009-05-12T18:54:00.000-05:00Although I usually reaso along the same lines as y...Although I usually reaso along the same lines as you do, QCI, I'm going to have to take issue with your stance on the parking signs. As someone with no kids, I don't mind paying taxes to the school district in the slightest because I realize that educating the next generation has great benefits to society as a whole, as well as the community. Subsidizing these signs, on the other hand, has no real benefit to the community, only to the users. There should be at least a nominal fee for these folks to have this privilege. By your logic, taxpayers should also subsidize such things as the cost of the city cutting weeds or clearing snow from sidewalks for the people who don't adhere to these ordinances. And in theses cases, there would be a tangible benefit to the community (e.g., safer sidewalks, a more visually appealing neighborhood). Surely you would agree that the property owners should be charged for this? By the same rationale, the users of these sign should pay the fee. The real intent of the ordinance is to eliminate those signs that are not needed for actual handicapped parking, but by people who simply don't want anyone parking in front of their house.<br /><br />By the way, I agree with you on Lindsay Park.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-62965523769302422962009-05-12T17:43:00.000-05:002009-05-12T17:43:00.000-05:00Well said.Well said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-6548740157312042722009-05-12T16:27:00.000-05:002009-05-12T16:27:00.000-05:00So if the city shouldn't subsidize handicapped par...So if the city shouldn't subsidize handicapped parking, why are you suggesting they subsidize it by $160?<br /><br />The reason we SHOULD subsidize it is the same reason people pay for public schools who don't have kids. Its part of living in a <I>community</I>. I know that word horrifies libertarians out there, but some of us are ok with it.QuadCityImageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503485646277987317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-59087618318218532162009-05-12T12:51:00.000-05:002009-05-12T12:51:00.000-05:00The city again made a mistake for not charging for...The city again made a mistake for not charging for the handicapped signs. $40 is not too much to charge for them according to the traffic engineering report that estimates the cost at $200 for the cost of the signs, the Administration cost, and the labor by a city employee to install the sign. There is also the additional cost of each time one of these people call 911 because a neighbor has parked in their spot, and the cost to roll a squad over a parking problem runs in the neighborhood of $50.<br /><br />It all comes down to that if you want a city service, you should be willing to pay for it, and not expect the rest of the population to subsidize all these programs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-56537075000023420362009-05-12T12:14:00.000-05:002009-05-12T12:14:00.000-05:00Why would you need to tear up the basketball court...Why would you need to tear up the basketball court to put in a path? It <A HREF="http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=41.530684~-90.545524&style=h&lvl=19&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1" REL="nofollow">looks to me</A> like there is plenty of space to the west of the basketball court to put in a path from 11th St leading to the existing parking lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-46263495736192680822009-05-12T12:12:00.000-05:002009-05-12T12:12:00.000-05:00I have a alternative answer to this debate. Why no...I have a alternative answer to this debate. Why not just extend the municipal parking lot along Mound & River Drive east toward the ball diamond? There sits 7-8 trees that could could be left, (or most of them) and pave around them leaving a nice visual, and have several additional parking spaces there. It is very flat space so minimal grading would need to be done as well. From there, put in a winding landscaped sidewalk from the extended parking lot directly to 11th street. Thus, saving the BB courts and other amenities already there. Plus, if you think I am going to park in a parking lot right next to a baseball field where fly balls are knocked out of FREQUENTLY......your crazy! Think about this alternative and comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12726606.post-21004041642191005022009-05-12T10:52:00.000-05:002009-05-12T10:52:00.000-05:00OK-since no one is asking, I will. Why is it the ...OK-since no one is asking, I will. Why is it the basketball courts that need to go?Shelleynoreply@blogger.com