Shortcomings at all government levels are vast
letter to the editor
To the Editor:
Two letter writers raised valid points in their letters concerning the shortcomings of local government. Medina can spend money on studies, but the funds for changing roads and installing lights come largely from Columbus. Columbus must meet federal law in telling us where stop signs and traffic control signals are to be placed. That requirement became detailed when the interstates were built and people innocently violated obscure local laws. Television dramas frequently referred to the problem, so it was for real. Federal law controls restrooms installed into older buildings. Same laws tend to render use of second and third floor space, basements, and the rear of buildings nearly impossible. New restrooms must meet detailed requirements so that people in wheelchairs can use them. It thus is cheaper to rebuild one building as a public restroom. A new building is going up at the old Chamber site, and presumably they moved since the old building was taken down.
The private sector does provide recreation centers for profit, but the bulk of the public is in bad physical shape and cannot afford private gyms. Exercise is cheap medical insurance. The streets are bad and road projects such as North Court Street are prolonged presumably because it saves the state funds to bid it out so. Also, Ohio has no departments of highway engineering nor concrete technology in any of its universities or colleges, public or private. There do exist construction management tools that would sharply reduce the time burdens involved in rebuilding roads, but many engineers would have to be trained in them. School levies are limited to fixed numbers of years, in un-inflated dollars. The alternatives were highly unpleasant.
We elect three trustees in the hope they will not rubber-stamp everything without debate and disagreement. This is called responsible government. We ought to presume career politicians use tax experts who massage their returns so that they can be released. Mr. Trump undoubtedly has complex tax returns that entail business dealings with people who never intended to have their affairs revealed. In 1982-4 I was at the University of Southern California, where many of the students came from very wealthy families. I sat in classes on wealth management. To reveal your business practices would be suicidal for many. Also, our economy grows better when unfettered.
Franz Zrilich
Medina Township
Two letter writers raised valid points in their letters concerning the shortcomings of local government. Medina can spend money on studies, but the funds for changing roads and installing lights come largely from Columbus. Columbus must meet federal law in telling us where stop signs and traffic control signals are to be placed. That requirement became detailed when the interstates were built and people innocently violated obscure local laws. Television dramas frequently referred to the problem, so it was for real. Federal law controls restrooms installed into older buildings. Same laws tend to render use of second and third floor space, basements, and the rear of buildings nearly impossible. New restrooms must meet detailed requirements so that people in wheelchairs can use them. It thus is cheaper to rebuild one building as a public restroom. A new building is going up at the old Chamber site, and presumably they moved since the old building was taken down.
The private sector does provide recreation centers for profit, but the bulk of the public is in bad physical shape and cannot afford private gyms. Exercise is cheap medical insurance. The streets are bad and road projects such as North Court Street are prolonged presumably because it saves the state funds to bid it out so. Also, Ohio has no departments of highway engineering nor concrete technology in any of its universities or colleges, public or private. There do exist construction management tools that would sharply reduce the time burdens involved in rebuilding roads, but many engineers would have to be trained in them. School levies are limited to fixed numbers of years, in un-inflated dollars. The alternatives were highly unpleasant.
We elect three trustees in the hope they will not rubber-stamp everything without debate and disagreement. This is called responsible government. We ought to presume career politicians use tax experts who massage their returns so that they can be released. Mr. Trump undoubtedly has complex tax returns that entail business dealings with people who never intended to have their affairs revealed. In 1982-4 I was at the University of Southern California, where many of the students came from very wealthy families. I sat in classes on wealth management. To reveal your business practices would be suicidal for many. Also, our economy grows better when unfettered.
Franz Zrilich
Medina Township
