Fifty-Three Downtown Merchants Sign Petition Against Daytime Construction
Fifty-three downtown business owners have signed a petition urging the city to have the First Street construction work done at night instead of during the day.
Last Wednesday a meeting was called, with no notice, to discuss the construction schedule. Out of the ten business owners who were able to attend, only one objected to having the construction done during daytime business hours.
The Downtown Association has requested another meeting with the city, so that more downtown merchants will have a chance to voice their objections. Glen Cutler said he will try to get another meeting scheduled later this week.
Last Wednesday a meeting was called, with no notice, to discuss the construction schedule. Out of the ten business owners who were able to attend, only one objected to having the construction done during daytime business hours.
The Downtown Association has requested another meeting with the city, so that more downtown merchants will have a chance to voice their objections. Glen Cutler said he will try to get another meeting scheduled later this week.
posted by Tom Harper at 9:55 AM
42 Comments:
Hooray for the petition signers! That's the spirit!!
Isn't is "funny" that a third rate country like Egypt can recognize the BS they are being told, and DO something about it.
Here in the US, we just fight each other, instead of the government.
We're WAY smarter than those people over there.
Cutler will "try" to reschedule a meeting, but you can bet he won't try very hard and that nothing will come of it.
Barb, is your "Mubarak Moment" about to happen?
Aha! Maybe what's needed is a peaceful demonstration at the Gateway bus stop with demonstrators demanding that Cutler and the PADA must go!?
Hope it wouldn't take 18 days of occupying the Gateway for the City to get the message and free us from the oppressors.
Egypt is a "third rate country"?
And here I always thought it was basically the "cradle of civilization"!
Who knew!
we aren't way smarter....we're fat, lazy, uneducated, addicted to our television programming, and Walmart. We're too stupid to think outside of the parroting barked at us by the likes of Rush and Foxnews, and all the other b.s.
We are fast becoming one of the dumbest 3rd world countries in the existence.
Egypt is a "third rate country"?
And here I always thought it was basically the "cradle of civilization"!
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Most Americans know very little about ANY country, and therefore assume they all are "third rate", compared to the great, free and wonderful US.
And, don't expect things to change in Port Angeles, or the US. People are WAY smarter than that!
key word in the article "cutler will TRY" what this means is, it's a done deal, no one is going to do shit for the merchants, and the construction will go on day AND night. Period. Suck it up merchants.
Hey,your downtown is already on "life-support"! Let them do the work and get it over with. At least you will have some construction workers buying lunch downtown.
Yeah, talk about a bananna republic.
Welcome to the "United Fruit Company of Amerikkka"
The PADA office is dark today. Barb probably doesn't want to run into any of the angry downtown peasants!
Oh, and one more thing...what is with all this "Anonymous" stuff. Tom Harper has the fortitude to post under his name. Do him the courtesy of posting who you are. Where would this country be if Washington and Jefferson and Adams had signed "Anonymous"?
Randall, you are so full of it. Bull that construction workers eat downtown. They BRING their lunches. They did for the sewer repairs (previously) for the sidewalk nonsense, and for the entire GATEWAY project.
Downtown is even MORE on life support when people can't get down there, and this town has such tard flagmen that they hold up traffic much longer than ever needed.
You must be a shill for Cutler
PADA office is dark every day. I don't think she shows up at work except to eat lunch.
Barb isn't in the office because Glen Cutler and the downtown sewer contracting firm bought her a Valentine's Day gift of a day of pampering at an out of town spa.
Who is Cutler? I never met him or anyone else from this city's government. I am not a shill for anyone.
To elaborate on my post "Anonymous", the same people who will bad-mouth someone here and sign it Anomymous will run into that person on the street and say "Hey how's it going? Let's get coffee sometime". Being 2-faced has become normal here in America. The folks in Egypt stopped hiding behind "Anonymous"...will you?
Randall, few of us will post under our names because of the GRIEF you get from the small minded folk in town. It's a small town, and there are revenge things that happen, especially if you are a downtown merchant.
The paranoid often DO have someone after them.
Seriously? You guys are advocating armed revolution against the City of Port Angeles?
Yeah, good luck with that.
two things.
First, I cannot get my "google account" set up right. It keeps trying to snag my gmail account name, which I don't want.
Next, annon is the easiest. I don't really give a rats ass who knows what I write. Part of the joy of the internet is to speak your mind, openly.
As for being nice to anyone. I am rarely nice to anyone, so rest assured I'm not two faced.
Well alright then you Anon's; I understand the situation a little better now. I wish nothing but success and prosperity for Port Angeles! But, there is the middle ground where you speak for yourself with courtesy and dignity and not snide remarks behind a facade. If the "tard flagmen" are a problem take them a coffee and talk to them. Tell them what you need. If the workers bring their lunches maybe offer them 1 free each week. Work with them and they will work with you. Good Luck!
Seriously? You guys are advocating armed revolution against the City of Port Angeles?
Yeah, good luck with that.
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Did I miss something? Where is someone advocating armed revolution against the city?
Where do I sign up?
Cuttler got meeting with Barb and PA DA. Wednesday - at 7:30 a.m. at City Hall. So be there
pffffftt! "armed revolution against the city" we can't even figure out how to meet to have coffee...
"Randall C. page" you're so full of it yourself with your "profile not available"
Piss off?
http://randallcpage.daportfolio.com/
Anonymous said...
pffffftt! "armed revolution against the city" we can't even figure out how to meet to have coffee...
No kidding!
The Egyptians swept the streets the "day after". Here in Port Angeles, well, we just are stupid. We can't even get started, much less do anything.
The Toggery is up for sale, the Itty Bitty Buzz is in financial difficulties, Country Aire is moving to Race Street. It's going to be a difficult summer for downtown!
In all the disagreement and contentiousness usually associated with this site, one fact remains. NOBODY has a word of defense for Mr. Cutler. That fact alone should be telling. Even the AWFUL Karen Rogers had her defenders. But talk to anyone you know out in the Westside annexation area. Ooooh they hate him. Talk to the Downtown about the last construction fiasco there- Ooooh they hate him. I haven’t talked to his mom, or his dog, but that don’t look good either.
As far as “those construction workers don’t eat downtown”, well DUH. If my choice was flab on toast at the Corner House, or truly awful bowel churning Chinese, or a tasty tidbit from the converted Denny’s Crab House, I’d bring a sack lunch too. The guy who built the burger joint between the bridges did alright during THAT construction. Of course, he was serving a quality product, which sets him apart from most downtown businesses. First St. Haven and Cock a Doodle are serving up some pretty good stuff, but “Man cannot live on soup and donuts alone”. Construction or no construction, Downtown is a bleak pit of a place, populated by and large by businesses I wouldn’t patronize if THEY were paying ME.
even when there WAS a quality product downtown (great sandwiches) right next to a construction site, the workers didn't come in.
Even the fast food shop on Railroad complained that there was ZERO bump up. I suspect the workers are getting part-time hours and/or minimum wage, at best, and erratic hours. Most of them carpool to the job sites, too. (Never a sign that they're paid well.)
Everyone, and their stinking brother gets screwed in these deals.
Nice art Randall
Sorry I called you a shill for Cutler, Randall. Now that I think about it he probably has none.
WTF is right. (*as usual*)
Man, there sure are alot of optimistic people on this page! But then again I guess liberals always do have that cowardly bent-over posture and scowl on their faces when you see 'em.
Thay seem to actually root for the downtown to fail, because then there would be more people to join 'em in their miserable minimalist lives.
Thay seem to actually root for the downtown to fail, because then there would be more people to join 'em in their miserable minimalist lives.
If by minimalist you mean that we can do without Harborworks scammers, Graving Yard failures, dirty attempts to steal local elections, the entire crooked PABA (all Republicans) you’re right.
"Everyone, and their stinking brother gets screwed in these deals."
Well, not everyone. Excelteck seems to make a lot. Some consulting firms seem to get alot. Some of the city folks seem to be getting alot.
"But then again I guess liberals always do have that cowardly bent-over posture and scowl on their faces when you see 'em.
Thay seem to actually root for the downtown to fail, because then there would be more people to join 'em in their miserable minimalist lives."
Do I really have to do this AGAIN? You mean those "miserable minimalists" liberals like Sir Richard Branson, U2s' Bono, or CNN founder Ted Turner? These guys can buy entire countries, and do so much for others.
Unlike the sour sad fools like you.
"I guess liberals always do have that cowardly bent-over posture and scowl on their faces when you see 'em."
Yeah, that sounds like all the "Liberals" that said " Yes WE CAN!" with joy. And the people who were trying to move America forward, the Republicans, with their strategy of "Just say NO to everything"?
As credible as that ole lead balloon. As always. Stupid is as stupid does.
"Even the fast food shop on Railroad complained that there was ZERO bump up."
What, Dairy Queen? Have you ever eaten there? Then you'd know why they aren't getting customers.
Yeah DQ it's cheap, it's dirty--but even cheap dirty food wasn't on the construction workers lunch menu. Nor the great deli, that died from not enough business. Why'd that happen? Someone tried to do something really cool with good food, spices, happy faces serving you. Couldn't turn the corner.
Place closed down. Every time I walk by it brings a tear to my eye.
Tom, you used to go there, too, right?
Yup, Spicer's Deli; great place. I hated to see them go under.
DQ, Edna's favorite place to eat!
DQ: Great burgers!
DQ is owned by the India Oven people, they also own the Arco station up Lincoln....
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