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Author    Post   Dave Starr F L I N T O I D From his Twit page....... # At a business to business meeting discussing economic development strategies, incl focus on marketing our community about 5 hours ago via web Surely, we can come up with some slogans to help him market Flint. _________________ I used to care, but I take a pill for that now. Pushing buttons sure can be fun. When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way. Paddle faster, I hear banjos. Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:12 pm  untanglingwebs El Supremo That is about the same time he was having emergency meetings with department heads. Where is Flint City mole as people are said to be in Washington DC HUD offices today. Chamber of Commerce may be there too. Did the city receive their letter from the Vice President's office regarding the status the the first round of NSP fund drawdowns? Is this in regards to the Chamber of Commerce taking over the Economic development functions of the city. Last time they tried they failed miserably. They took file cabinets of information and when the city requested it back, they got one small box. Speeds inquiries about a 108 loan was lost in the shuffle. Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:29 am  Dave Starr F L I N T O I D Come to Flint - The County jail is full. The city jail is closed. The police are all laid off. How's that for a marketing pitch? _________________ I used to care, but I take a pill for that now. Pushing buttons sure can be fun. When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way. Paddle faster, I hear banjos. Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:40 am  untanglingwebs El Supremo Dave- there are warning signs of a slowdown in the development of downtown Flint. At least 2 buildings are up for sale. Also the old Genesee Bank building is still vacant with no construction. Signs are up for the loft rentals. Witherbees is still cosed and no signs of construction. The court street grocery store seems to have stalled too. Maybe the new Downtowns of Promise program from the state will help. Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:46 am  untanglingwebs El Supremo Yesterday, Vice President Biden made his annual report to the President regarding the Recovery Act. Flint would have been notified about their progress. Vice President Biden was sworn in to the U.S. Senate at his sons' hospital bedside and began ... From the Press Office. March 10, 2010 12:37 PM EST ... http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/vice-president-biden - 39k - Cached - Similar pages Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:02 am  untanglingwebs El Supremo Vice President Biden's office was calling Mayors yesterday. Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:22 am  untanglingwebs El Supremo What about our NSP 1 funds through HUD and MSHDA? Mole is quiet today. Remember Eason said he was running the DCED office, although he had Superintendent Tracy Atkinson. Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:31 am  Dave Starr F L I N T O I D quote: untanglingwebs schreef: Dave- there are warning signs of a slowdown in the development of downtown Flint. At least 2 buildings are up for sale. Also the old Genesee Bank building is still vacant with no construction. Signs are up for the loft rentals. Witherbees is still cosed and no signs of construction. The court street grocery store seems to have stalled too. Maybe the new Downtowns of Promise program from the state will help. I've been hearing that the mayor's neighborhood in the college area isn't what it used to be, too. _________________ I used to care, but I take a pill for that now. Pushing buttons sure can be fun. When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way. Paddle faster, I hear banjos. Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:04 pm  LakeWoman50 F L I N T O I D the northside needs monies badly Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:37 pm  J HUNTINGWORTH TUNE F L I N T O I D quote: LakeWoman50 schreef: the northside needs monies badly For Bulldozers. Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:37 pm  Derrick1965 F L I N T O I D quote: J HUNTINGWORTH TUNE schreef: quote: LakeWoman50 schreef: the northside needs monies badly For Bulldozers. yah Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:32 pm    Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First

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