DO NOT TRUST THE D.A.R. --- SEWER TAX STILL STINKS!

Nov 01, 2012

The DAR, the (un) official political mouthpiece for the City of Poplar Bluff, ran a series of incorrect and subjective information to SCARE THE PUBLIC today regarding the Sewer Tax which is on the ballot November 6 (spoiler alert: you should vote no).

Isn’t that the job of a newspaper? Print what the government tells them. NOT IN AMERICA, MR SCHRIEBER! Unless, of course, you are a state-run-media. Is that what you are Mr. Schreiber? State-run? Your reporter was well-aware that there was opposition to this Sewer Tax and could have easily asked for a quote — but that wouldn’t suit your propaganda piece.

How about doing some actual research and come to conclusions that DON’T fall from the mouth of City Employees like Bagby and Bach.

In the DAR today:

[BILL BACH SAID] “The original plant was designed for 2.9 million gallons per day. Now the average is 4.374 million gallons per day.”
SOURCE: Daily American Republic, Nov 1, 2012, pg 2A

But in the approved minutes of the July 16 City Council meeting it states:

Councilman Matthews asked Mr. Bach how many gallons of treated sewage are discharged every day.
Mr. Bach stated right now it is approximately 1.7 million gallons a day.
SOURCE: www.poplarbluff-mo.gov

Wow, in four months we’ve tripled our output? No, not likely.

Reported today in their headline “Rates are going up, it’s just a matter of how much.” That’s great that these guys and the D.A.R have already decided that your rates are going up. I thought it took a city council vote to raise our rates? I didn’t know that Bill and Doug and the D.A.R. could just raise them when they wanted to.

Did you know that the Municipal Utilities has $11,513,700 in the bank? That’s right…$11.5 MILLION DOLLARS! And, the City Council just gave them permission to cash in more Bonds in July worth $1.324 MILLION DOLLARS…so that means they actually have $12.837 MILLION available to them.

Sadly, the NEWSPAPER which is supposed to report THE FACTS forgot to tell you that.

DO NOT TRUST THEM!!!!

HERE’s what needs to happen.

1. On November 6th WE VOTE NO and defeat this terribly written and vague ballot question which hands a $20,000,000 blank check to the Barney-Fife-of-Utility-Managers Bill Bach.

2. Hold Sealed Bids for the Engineering Work (rather than just give it to Smith & Company and let them charge whatever they want).

3. Use the $1,340,000 of new money just authorized by City Council to do all the engineering work necessary AND present the people of Poplar Bluff with a total cost…not one estimated by the Barney Fife.

4. The citizens of Poplar Bluff then VOTE for a bond for the correct amount needed for the project.

In these days of government wasteful spending…giving Bill Bach more than a Million Dollars at a time is more idiotic than giving Barney Fife more than one bullet for his pocket.

Barney Fife

Bill Bach

 
 
 

Support a transparent and open local government

VOTE NO ON “City of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Question”

Because THIS SEWER TAX STINKS!

  1. jerry

    Did you know that the Municipal Utilities has $11,513,700 in the bank? That’s right…$11.5 MILLION DOLLARS! And, the City Council just gave them permission to cash in more Bonds in July worth $1.324 MILLION DOLLARS…so that means they actually have $12.837 MILLION available to them.

    i dont live in poplar bluff but do you think these facts are false? have you checked them out to see if it,s false or not?

    1. Brian Becker

      FROM THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 16th, 2012 MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL:

      CITY CLERK’S REPORT The City Clerk reported…a grand total of all funds in all banks in the amount of $22,525,740.64. She stated of this June 30, 2012 total funds on deposit for the account of City Hall is $9,484,377.24, total amount on deposit for the Coliseum is $388,024.97, total amount on deposit for the Library is $62,057.95; total amount on deposit for the Park Department accounts is $1,077,570.06 and total funds on deposit for the Municipal Utilities Department is $11,513,710.42.

      And later in that same meeting the minutes record:

      City Council voted Series 2012 The City Council took action on an ordinance authorizing the issuance of principal Revenue Bonds amount of combined waterworks and sewerage system revenue bonds, not to exceed $1,324,000, (State of Missouri – Direct Loan Program) Series 2012 of the City of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, for the purpose of extending and improving the City’s combined waterworks and sewerage system…

      A roll call vote was as follows: Yes: Hendrix, Matthews, Absheer, McVey, DeGaris; No: Brannum, Smith; Absent: None.

  2. Oris

    Great work ! Like you, I find the truth is not found in the media most of the time. Checking the facts before making comments is a lost art these days.

  3. Jeffrey

    Thanks for the outing of the truth it is very valuable. Perhaps being the next paper in Poplar Bluff is your calling. Telling the truth. It is good.

  4. Jason

    yawn… give it up dude, you lost, time to grow up and move on with your pathetic life. I hear mcdonalds is hireing. yea go ahead and delete this like the real person you are.