PLACE YOUR BETS; LET"S BUILD AN ILLEGAL WALL DOWN BY THE SEA; HERE COMES THE SONS OF WINN

City Council votes to refer
 casino talks to committee

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By Deborah Allard
Herald News Staff Reporter
Posted Apr 20, 2010 @ 11:47 PM
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FALL RIVER — The City Council at its Tuesday meeting voted to refer talks with the Aquinnah Indian tribe about locating a gaming casino in the city to the Economic Development and Tourism Committee.

The Aquinnah tribe of Gayhead has expressed interest in the city, but councilors agreed that all tribes, as well as private developers, be given the chance to take part in the casino talks.

The decision was also based on a letter received from the Pocasset Tribe voicing its concerns about a gaming casino.

The Pocassets moved to the North Watuppa area in 1709 and were deeded 97 acres in Fall River and 227 acres in Freetown. The Pocassets do not want to see a casino on the reservation and would like the land to remain as pristine as possible for future generations.

City Council Vice President Linda Pereira and Councilor Brad. Kilby initially proposed the talks in light of the Aquinnah tribe’s interest and the recent vote by the state House of Representatives to approve expanded gaming in the state.

“This is a major thing for our city whether you agree or disagree,” said Councilor Brian Bigelow, who also is chairman of the Economic Development and Tourism Committee.

The City Council was also set to vote on a Community Development Agency five-year plan and One-Year Annual Action Plan, but tabled that vote until the May 10 City Council meeting.


Michael Dion, newly appointed executive director/CFO of the Community Development Agency, presented the plans, which came under fire.

Some council members had concerns about the amount of new low-income housing that may receive funding.

Councilor Michael Lund said the city has been a “dumping ground” for this type of housing for years. He said residents “don’t want more. They want less. There’s too much here.


“A vote supports this concept,” Lund continued.


He said the 500-page book that outlines the Community Development Agency funding plans for Housing and Urban Development, Community Development Block grants, Emergency Shelter Grants and Home Investment Partnership Programs, was just received by the Council on Friday.

“I’m supposed to vote this tonight?” Lund asked.


All of the councilors commended Dion on his work with the Community Development Agency for the last 13 years and welcomed him to his position. They said tabling the vote was not a reflection on his hard work.

Dion said he was simply following past practices of giving the plans to the City Council the week before the meeting. The plans have been at the public library for viewing. Public hearings about the plan were held in January and March.


The action plan details activities for the year starting July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. The plan must be submitted by Mayor Will Flanagan by May 15 to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.


Dion said if the plans are not submitted in time, funding could be lost
E-mail Deborah Allard at dallard@heraldnews.com.

Ah, one City Council meeting and so many thoughts about what is happening in Fall River, replacing NYC as "the City that never sleeps", at least not without one eye open.
 
 - PLACE YOUR BETS; The Casino (gimme , gimme, gimme)
If this isn't a no brainer there is no such thing. Karam Donkey-Boy Rep. Rodrigues will keep his mouth shut about how many jobs there WILL NOT be for the mostly under and uneducated work force in Fall River that will be hired at the new Peddeling Death Emporium known as the Bio-Park. Notice how silent he's been up to now about WHAT kind of research facilities they have planned up there? It's deafening, that's for sure. Or maybe he's too busy going constantly from one Bio-Tech Industry fundraiser to the NH border to avoid the sales tax on booze he voted for the rest of Massachusetts to pay. But I digress.
 
If a Casino is developed anywhere near Fall River, but especially IN Fall River, the unemployment rate, which even though it  improved very slightly in the last month, but now ranks as the worst in the state, will plummet downwards. An ever improving economy will also mean ever growing revenues, which in turn will mean more money for Fall River , either through direct casino licence fees, or through a dedicated stream of revenue for Local Aid and Education and Public Safety monies. Like I said, it's a no brainer.
 

No, I do not want to hear about the vice and social costs these places also bring with them. That stuff is already here, and truth be told, we have more than other places per capita than most municipalities in Massachusetts without the benefit of municipal revenues a Casino would bring. Ladies and gentlemen, we are on life support, and only the blind and willingly stupid thinks otherwise. Heck, maybe we'd finally be able to re-open those lovely old time theaters the "Back in the Glory Days" crew loves to wax on about and present  real incentive to make Fall River a music and cultural performance center as well as a gamming jewel on the East Coast of the US.

 Restaurants , shopping, day trips to the cape, ferry to NYC for a night, ferry to Nantucket and the Vinyard, who knows?! But none of it is likely without an industry to pull the others along. And that is most effeiciently done by a new, vibrant casino and entertainment complex. It might also bring with it communter rail and finally force the state's hand. Many kudos to Councilor's Linda Pereira and Brad Kilby for working together to bring this vital issue to the Council table! 

LOL, then the Karams can convert the land set aside for a Bio-Tech park and make another small airport that will stay very busy with a new casino complex. Take that Donkey-Boy!
 
The only down side I see is the head of the City Council Committee looking into this issue, Brian "Sportcoat the Lesser" Bigelow, Master Accountant (HA!) Just don't screw this up Brian, and don't jump into the back pocket of your bosses biggest supporters, the Brothers Karam. WE"LL ALL BE WATCHING YOU THIEVES CLOSELY. This might be one where the Karams take one for the team and stand aside. Besides, if this happens, and it might because of the Indian Tribes involvement, they'll be plenty enough money to be made by those out there who own about 1/5 of Fall River.  Greedy boys become needy boys, don't forget that!
 

Hi, I'm Bill the Cat, and I constantly choke on Hair-Balls like

Brian "Sportcoat the Lesser" Bigelow and

Mike "llegal Sea Wall with that Beer"Lund

 
- Hey LUND,  LET"S BUILD AN ILLEGAL WALL DOWN BY THE SEA
Mike Lund should keep his illegal trap shut, at least until the entire issue of his illegally building that illegal sea wall near his bar room is entirely and  legally settled. That whole affair pretty much tells you loudly and clearly just how much concern he has for anything in Fall River other than his own welfare. Hey, I didn't vote for the fool!
 
Now, in terms of his stance against low income housing in Fall River, I agree....the Housing Authority should be moving as fast as possible to close aaaaaaaaall their state properties down and relocate these folks out of Fall River. If Collins doesn't work to do this with every ounce of energy he has, then can his behind. But many communities use CD money to assist low income elderly and handicapped FEDERAL housing, it's quite a common and allowable use for the money. The entire YMCA fiasco, and that's exactly what it was, should be reversed and the Mayor needs to revisit this issue now, before we get any closer to the deadline and we lose the fed cash. The YMCA does not rent their property to human maggotry you find all over Housing Authority properties. That's just a fact.

-HERE COMES THE SONS OF WINN
What is most troubling is not hearing all these voices against more public housing in Fall River speak out against the proposed development of Wampanoag Millls by Arthur Winn. That's because he's better connected than the mayor, the entire legislative delegation at the State House and any one federal representative. He's got billions to give contruibutions to REAL kingmakers nationally, and the piddling pols in Fall River can do nothing to stop him. Check out who he's been donating campaign money to by going online....Tim Murray gets a healthy share!
 
He buys them off with , what are for him, mere peanuts. That's why you'll hear them go after the YMCA, but not Arthur Winn. Just bend over Fall River, you're going to be WINNED, and you will learn to love it, because the pols here will become instantly and permanently silent to any complaints otherwise. It's not fair, but it is what will happen. Even the head of CD program knows some of their funding will go into that development...the Mayor said so, and so it WILL be done. That's what Mr. Winn desires.
 
 Profiles in Courage? Not when it comes to a real powerbroker. To Winn, the Karams are late comer punks, and the Karams know it! Winn leaves chunks of guys like the Karams in his stool! None of the great in Fall River have the bad sense to run with this big dog. Just stay under the porch then, you gutless wonders! Movers and shakers, HA!

Arthur Winn (HUGE DOG) and

Fall River Movers and Shakers (teeny-weeny dog) - woof-woof!

 
Keep the faith Fall River...and just disregard most of what comes out of YOUR City Council!
 

 PS: NOT SO GENTLE BEN 

Oh, Ben, you are so se...drunk! Watch the hands, bub!

Last year I told you folks Ben Roethlisberger , the QB of the Pittsburg Steelers, was a troubled young man with both  alcohol and violence against women issues after being accussed of rape of a Reno, NV hotel employee. The civil suit filed against him by that victim was very detailed and quite believable. After his FOURTH such documented incident since June of last year, all of which local DA's felt were criminal cases they could not win so no criminal charges were filed, but where they voiced concern that something bad had occurred against the women in question, the NFL finally has seen enough. Today the troubled QB was suspended without pay for a minimum or 4 games , and if he refuses to comply with mandatory counseling and "other" medical treatment, the suspension could be expanded to 8 games.

People have to understand that the NFL secuirty office if filled with ex-FBI agents, so they have done extensive interviews with those around the Steelers QB, those who have dealt with him, and I am sure, the documented evidence from each of the 4 incidents (Reno, Las Vegas, and two in Georgia in a very short period of time), as well as speaking with the victims. Note that law enforcement calls these women victims, with all that the term infers.

Surely the NFL stressed it made the suspension on the basis of it's own investigation, particularly the review of 532 pages of research the Georgia DA put together on the latest incident, and in  "no way is a statement of Roethislberger guilt". That is obvious boilerplate language to keep the NFL from being sued. It's also obvious exactly what they think has been happening with this troubled person. hence the serious suspension.

Would you want YOUR daughter next to this

 potential VIOLENT SEXUAL OFFENDER???

If he is in any way connected to another incident he will no doubt be suspended indefintiely. If he is convicted of a crime for any of these past incidents, or for some repeat of past behaviors, he will most likely be barred from the NFL for life. Currently, the Steelers are talking to other teams to see if they can trade this guy. He's bad news, and the league and the Steelers know this.

It must be stated that crimes of a sexual nature, when they include force, is most often violent sexual predation and behavior of a type that cannot be cured. This man needs lots of help. He shows signs of being an alcoholic and a sexual preditor, being clever enough to make sure he does this activity without direct witnesses, only he and the victims present. He plans this stuff and knows how far he can push it. That makes him a dangerous man in my eyes. Dangerous, and very stupid.