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Council Meeting Tonight
Monday, April 26, 2010
By Shawnee Sentinel writer Austin Leedom 26 April 2010
After repeated, nasty, loud-mouthed attacks on new lady Mayor
Jane Murray by
Councilmen John Haas and Nicholas Basham for not
having a balanced
budget prepared for their approval in early January,
the city council then took
over the task of producing a balanced
balance.
During the first council meetings of this year
Counciman Nicholas Basham
and John Haas both spoke, criticizing the
lady Mayor, in a manner that
only can be uttered by males who have
apostatized from any claim or belief in the
society of manhood. After these and
other unfair attacks on the new
Mayor,
the City Council decided they would prepare
the budget.
They appear to be ignorant to the fact
that the Charter ordains that the
budget be prepared by the
Mayor and presented to the Council each
year by the fifteenth of November. Former
Mayor Jim Kalb was fifty days late with the budget when new Mayor Jane Murray
took office on
January 4, 2010.
After repeated, nasty, loud-mouthed attacks on new lady Mayor
Jane Murray by Councilmen John Haas and Nicholas Basham for not
having a balanced budget prepared for their approval in early January,
the city council then took over the task of producing a balanced balance.
During the first council meetings of this year Counciman Nicholas Basham
and John Haas both spoke, criticizing the lady Mayor, in a manner that
only can be uttered by males who have apostatized from any claim or belief in the society of manhood. After these and other unfair attacks on the new Mayor,
the City Council decided they would prepare the budget.
They appear to be ignorant to the fact that the Charter ordains that the
budget be prepared by the Mayor and presented to the Council each
year by the fifteenth of November. Former Mayor Jim Kalb was fifty days late with the budget when new Mayor Jane Murray took office on
January 4, 2010.
Now, three months later the council, has learned they cannot overcome the irresponsible spending of city funds in 2009.
The money is gone, spent by the previous Mayor, with approval of the previous city council, and with the support of the City Solicitor Mike Jones and City Auditor Trent Williams.
Three of the city councilmen who supported the grand deficit
spending in 2009 are members of the present council. These three men are Council President David Malone, and Councilmen Jerrold Albrecht and John Haas.
Written 19 April 2010 by Austin Leedom
After countless long special meetings the council is now ready to pass the budget they have produced. Now, in conspiracy with Solicitor Mike Jones,
and
Auditor Williams, the
council more than three months later, has produced a
budget.............. A DEFICIT
BUDGET.
City Council will meet in a special meeting at 6:00 p.m. at
City Hall. They
will approve a budget for 2010 that will
be
in
deficit about one-half a million dollars.
Approval of a deficit budget should be easy for
Councilmen
John Haas, Jerrold Albrecht, and Council President David Malone.
These three, along
with the now deposed Mike Mearan, approved such a
deficit budget in February 2009 despite warnings from Councilmen
Richard Noel and Bob Mollette. Then, not only did the four
councilmen approve a deficit
budget, they also approved big raises for Solicitor Mike Jones,
Auditor Trent Williams
and then-Mayor Jim Kalb.
For good measure they also approved the purchase of an expensive ($26,202.00) SUV for the Auditor Trent Williams for the exclusive personal use of Auditor Trent Williams.
Written by Austin Leedom Monday, April 19, 2010
Written by Austin Leedom Monday April 12, 2010.
This is an answer to an April 11, 2010 post on Moe’s Forum by Rebel (James K.
Wilson)
Reb: Be easy on
Nick Basham. He’s young but
has intelligence and has proven he
will work.
He will learn that a
deficit is a deficit. It is
good that the council is preparing the budget, line by line.
They have worked long, long hours through several very lengthy special meetings
Both Basham and John Haas may be councilmen for more than one term if they quit talking of violating the God-given Constitutional Rights of Free Speech with words and suggestions of limiting citizens’ rights to speak in the public city council meetings. Most Americans do not accept such talk against freedom.
Also, such talk of violating citizens’ rights is a mockery and an insult to the memory of millions of men and women who have served America in the armed forces of this great nation.
Hundreds of thousands of American military personnel, both men and
women, have died in combat to maintain our freedoms. With our men and women now
actively engaged in two wars overseas in efforts to gain Democracy for others,
many local citizens may consider
talk of muzzling local citizens abominably
disloyal to America.
It is proper justice perhaps that three of the councilmen who with
little question, accepted the proposal for the 2009 deficit budget are now learning
what Councilmen Bob Mollette and Richard Noel were saying when they refused to
okay the deficit 2009 budget.
The present three councilmen, David Malone, Jerrold Albrecht and
John Haas, who voted for the Mayor Jim Kalb, Auditor Trent Williams 2009 budget
fourteen months ago have now been working with thoroughness and diligence in
preparation of an honest budget for 2010.
This has been time consuming for them, but they have worked
without complaint for the good of the city. We have heard no wailings or
lamentations from any of the
councilmen.
The six councilmen have been working hard on the budget. This is admirable, and is
educational. We may
now have the best financially informed City Council we have
ever had.
At the time in February 2009 when the deficit budget was accepted,
Councilmen Haas was newly appointed to the Council and may be excused for voting
with David Malone, Jerrold Albrecht and Mike Mearan for the deficit 2009 budget. Haas had not had time
to learn. The Mayor
and the Auditor assured the councilmen at the time there would be
no deficit.. Also Solicitor Mike Jones urged
passage of the budget.
Auditor Trent Williams, Mayor Jim Kalb and Solicitor Mike Jones all had a personal money interest in the budget ordinance as all three of them were granted yet another
pay raise in this ordinance. Auditor Trent Williams had also
written into the ordinance passage of funds to purchase a deluxe
$26,202.00 SUV for Auditor Trent Williams’ personal
use.
Once again Reb, please don’t be harsh with Nicholas Basham. He may turn out to be
one of the better councilmen, certainly better than most
councilpersons we have suffered under during the past ten
years.
Written by Austin Leedom Monday April 12, 2010.
THE BUDGET NIGHTMARE
By Shawnee Sentinel Writer Austin Leedom, Monday, April 5, 2010
Have four of the city councilmen, Jerrold Albrecht, Nicholas Basham, John Haas and David Malone, perhaps unfairly criticized the new Mayor Jane Murray for not having a budget prepared for their consideration in early January 2010?
Is it possible they spoke without knowledge that the budget was already fifty days late when Mayor Jane Murray took office on the 4th of January 2010?
The proposed budget was, by
council rules, to have been presented to the council on the
15th of November,
2009.
The past Mayor, Jim Kalb, for five years never had a proposed
budget
prepared on time.
This was not entirely Mayor Kalb’s
fault as he had
difficulty getting
account totals and figures from
Auditor Trent Williams in due time to prepare a proposal.
Standard practice, for the past recent years, was for Mayor Kalb to present the proposals to the Council during the last meeting in February of the following year and declare Council had to pass the budget as an “Emergency Ordinance” or city employees would not be able to get their pay the following week.
For the
past two years, Councilmen Bob Mollette and Richard Noel
questioned many of the
expenditures and asked where the funds
were coming from to pay for expenditures.
BUDGET 2008
In 2008,
Councilmen Howard Baughman, Mike Mearan, Jerrold
Albrecht and David Malone
willingly and with almost no
question passed the “Emergency Ordinance” to authorize
the belated budget proposal.
Before the vote in February 2008, during discussion of this budget proposal by council, Councilman Bob Mollette kept asking how the city was going to pay for the expenditures proposed. Mr. Mollette was so insistent about accountability
in the
budget that Council President Howard Baughman actually
yelled at Councilman Mollette with the words that
Mollette was using up valuable time and was costing the
city money by continuing
to ask
questions about the budget
proposal.
Councilmen David Malone, Jerrold Albrecht agreed with Baughman. Also Mayor Jim Kalb, Auditor Trent Williams and even Solicitor Mike Jones loudly indicated to Councilman Mollette that they had heard enough questions about the budget. At times the attacking officials were interrupting each other with two or three of them all talking
against Mr. Mollette at once. When the rude, unkind remarks to Councilman Mollette finally ceased, Mr. Mollette looked up, and without raising his voice, kindly and gently thanked the other officials for their comments and then quietly asked them
another
question about the budget.
(Bob Mollette is noted for his good manners and was
known as the “Council Gentleman” who, during
six years on city council, never raised his voice,
never interrupted another speaker and never spoke
unkindly to or about anyone.)
Buried in the many lines of this 2008 budget were pay raises
for City Auditor Trent Williams, City Solicitor Mike Jones
and Mayor Jim Kalb. Such pay raises in the middle of a
term of office is unethical, immoral and (illegal under
State Code.) Such raises were also against common sense
as all three of these men had repeatedly been given pay raises,
large pay increases, that most knowing citizens believed
were undeserved.
Councilmen Albrecht, Baughman, Malone and Mearan
Voted YES for the
budget “emergency ordinance.”
Councilmen Mollette
and Noel voted NO, they refused to support a deficit
budget.
BUDGET 2009
During the final council meeting in February 2009, the City Council, along with Mayor Jim Kalb, Auditor Trent Williams and Solicitor Mike Jones, performed a replay of the 2008 budget presentation, as Mayor Kalb proclaimed again that an “Emergency Ordinance” for the budget must be passed at once in order for city employees to receive their next payday.
Again more illegal
undeserved pay raises were included in the budget and granted to Solicitor
Mike
Jones, Auditor Trent
Williams, and Mayor Jim Kalb.
Also in this “Emergency Ordinance” the council
also
voted for a new deluxe SUV auto for the personal use of City Auditor Trent
Williams. The cost to the city was $26,202.00 for
this vehicle.
Again, Councilmen Richard Noel and Bob Mollette questioned the financial accountability of this budget and refused to vote for a budget that was, in Mollette’s words, “a deficit budget.”
Molette and Noel
would not support such an unaccountable plan.
In February 2009 Howard Baughman was no longer on Council. Baughman had left council as a result of a recall by irate citizens of his Fifth Ward. John Haas was now on council after being appointed, in a questionable action, to Baughman’s vacated position on December 8, 2008.
Three councilmen who
had gained their seats through appointment, Jerrold Albrecht, Mike Mearan and John
Haas, plus elected Councilman David Malone passed this budget as an “Emergency
Ordinance,” The vote was four
in favor, two against the ordinance.
Have City Councilmen Jerrold Albrecht, John Haas, and David Malone
been criticizing others unduly for the major financial damage that resulted from the “Emergency Ordinance” that these same three voted to pass in February 2009?
BUDGET 2010
These three city
councilmen have settled down and are now trying to propose and
pass a
new budget by following
and adjusting the line items in the budget that ex-Mayor Kalb proposed
in
February 2009.
It is my understanding
that these three Councilmen, and Councilman Richard Noel, along with
the new
Councilmen Nicholas Basham and Kevin Johnson are now working to perhaps
follow on
the same budget path that was traveled in February 2009, but
with proper dollar amounts.
The results of their efforts in this copycat action from a previous disaster
may be very interesting.
I have good reason to believe it will be much improved over the old Kalb
budget from which they are working.
Give the Councilmen good credit for
diligently trying, and pray for the best.
By Shawnee Sentinel Writer Austin Leedom, Monday, April 05, 2010
Go to City Hall and take a look at the big new white deluxe HIGHLANDER
SUV TOYOTA you bought for Trent Williams who has been getting big pay
as a City Auditor. Car should be parked in city lot at the southeast
corner of City Hall in space marked 'FOR THE AUDITOR.'
City Auditor Trent Williams celebrated the biggest deficit in Portsmouth
City financial history by buying new $26,2002 luxury auto from Andy’s
Toyota for Trent Williams’ personal use December, 2009.
Do you remember Trent Williams; he was the pay-off man in the Two Million Dollar Marting Foundation scandalous theft of your money by Clay Johnson in May 2002?
Clay Johnson still has our Two Million Dollars, and we are in deficit?
6:00 p.m. Thursday, 25 March
2010.
Special Council Meeting – This evening at City Hall – City Budget-
All Citizens Welcome – Please Attend. City Council, ex-Mayor Jim Kalb, Auditor Trent Williams and Solicitor Mike Jones finished 2009 with a multi-million dollar deficit in the city treasury. Hopefully, Councilmen John Haas and Nicholas Bashman will begin to act responsibly, for the good of the city.
25 March 2010 by Austin Leedom
Third Ward City Councilman Nicholas Basham in another
public altercation?
Written Sunday, March 21, 2010 by Austin Leedom. Facts and Opinion.
Yesterday I received a copy of the email displayed below.
As many of you may know, Nicholas Basham has attained a
Master’s degree in Music and has produced many award
winning high school band performances for his former
employer, Northwest High School.
He is to be honored for his accomplishments in his chosen field.
However, from his writing, it appears he didn’t do well in
English Grammar and English Composition studies.
Peruse his email and you will comprehend. And perhaps,
he missed his Ethics education entirely.
Here is the email to Portsmouth Mayor Jane Murray written from RockHill High School in Lawrence County by Nicholas Basham:
“From: Nicholas Basham
[mailto:nbasham@rockhill.org]
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010
1:36 PM
To: Jane
Murray
Cc:
portscityclk@hotmail.com; mljones@pmcourt.org
Subject: Events of
Yesterday
Jane,
I heard on the radio this morning, a mention of the event
between you and I. (nothing in detail) I'm not sure where
this came from. All feelings aside, I did not goto ANY media
source about our issue in the clerks office. Unless provoked,
I see no need to goto a media source.
Nicholas
Basham
3rd Ward Councilman”
- parentheses were added by
Editor-
Note: I received this email copy, but not from either of the alleged participants. If I have public documents I have the freedom to publish what I have. Friday morning I heard talk that the Municipal Court Bailiff, on Thursday, March 18, 2010, went into the office of the City Clerk (which is located in a room in the rear of Municipal
Court Room on the north side of the City Hall) to quiet very loud
talk emanating from the Clerk’s Office where the Honorable Mayor Jane
Murray was meeting with the Honorable Third Ward Councilman
Nicholas Basham.
I have not since had an opportunity to speak with either of the aforementioned officials about this matter. However, I did see Mr. Basham at about 9:20 p.m. on Thursday night when I stopped in at the old Murray Street Bar where I saw him and exchanged greetings with him as I entered the bar that he and his partners are now operating as
the “Dickens Pub.”
I spoke with Mr. O’Bannion for about ten minutes and learned that they do have real English beer for sale but serve it cold, American style. (The place has been redone and has a very good appearance.)
More Facts and Opinions: From other citizens I have heard that Councilman Basham was creating the most noise in the disturbance in the Clerk’s Office last Thursday. To me this is easy to believe as I had earlier witnessed the Honorable Councilman Basham at an evening meeting at Shawnee State University. During this meeting Basham conducted himself in a most ungentlemanly manner as he loudly and repeatedly interrupted the Mayor and others as they were speaking and finally, in an apparent temper tantrum, went to the chalkboard in the classroom where we were meeting, wrote his name and telephone number on the board and then exited the room.
As Councilman Basham left he slammed the classroom door shut violently. Many citizens have since seen and heard similar discourteous impolite actions and words from Councilman Basham during official meetings.
He will bear watching at future meetings. Our next opportunity to witness Mr. Basham in action will be at the City Council meeting to be held next Monday, March 22, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Welcome Center Building on Front Street.
Written Sunday, March 21, 2010 by Austin Leedom. Facts and
Opinion.
Council meeting at Welcome
Center 6:00
p.m. Monday March 22,
2010 - Hear about multi- million dollar deficit left by Ex-Mayor Jim
Kalb, City Council Members, the City Solicitor and
the City Auditor. Citizens have been
robbed, and greedy
special interests have
become richer.
In the Martings case a
Criminal action in Federal Court can get our
money back ($2,000.000) and
some felons put
into prison. Written by Austin
Leedom
August, 2007
Councilmen Marty MOhr and Jerrold Albrecht absent
from special Council Meeting last night.
Portsmouth City Council President Howard Baughman
and appointed First Ward Councilman/Lawyer Mike Mearan
plotting move out of historic city building for benefit
of local shysters, bankers, at 6:00 p.m. meeting on
Monday, 30 July '07 at City Hall. Confusion reigned at the
meeting, only Councilmen David Malone and Bob Mollette
have an inkling that this crooked deal will not go well
with the citizens who do not want a new city hall.
Mayor Jim Kalb was present
physically, but appeared to have difficulty
comprehending what was being said; he didn't
look well and acted more confused than usual.
The consensus of the people is that they want to keep the
present building site and do not want to pay an extra 11 to 14
million dollars for a building they do not need and do not want
Our dull-witted Mayor continues to follow the plans of Johnson/Hatcher & Associates,
under the close direction of Council President Howard Baughman.
This latest Gang proposal to build on the small (less than one acre)
Adelphia site will cost us five times more than the Marting robbery.
Come to the special building planning meeting on Monday, July 30th, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. Attend the meeting and voice your opinion. 'Silence' will be 'golden' to the swindlers who are engineering this disaster for their profit at your expense. It is a choice; speak up now or pay up for the next twenty years. (I attended the meeting---Citizens
were not permitted to speak. Council President Baughman and
Mike Mearan don't want to hear what the citizens who will
pay the bill have to say.)Another letter to the Shawnee Sentinel Editor by a Portsmouth Citizen
who doesn't want his name published.
Portsmouth Citizen decries neglect of city and citizens by
Mayor and Council members. (August 2007)
"Here's my
thoughts...
*The City of Portsmouth needs to show the citizens that
it is interested
in keeping anything in working order before it takes
on debt for a city
building. They've neglected the current
building just like they've
neglected everything else in the
city. Our current leadership shows no
leadership in caring for
anything. They let landlords rent properties
that are
unsafe. The streets are filthy and lined with weeds.
Wild
dogs are permitted to roam freely. Prostitution is
rampant. Drugs
dealers work openly in many areas. Crime is
just given a wink and a
nod. Our parks are being sold off or
allowed to decay.
Entire neighborhoods of fine old homes have been allowed to fall into
such a
state of squalor that all they are fit for is the wrecking
ball.
Elections are decided through criminal prosecution
of anyone foolish
enough to challenge an incumbent. The blame
for this falls directly on
the City's elected officials and the
department heads.
When was the last time a city councilman
actually walked the streets of
his Ward? When was the last time
the Mayor walked through any of the
Wards? They offer no
hope of turning anything around as if everything
was beyond their
control.
Just like Nero let Rome burn so he could build his new
palaces, our
leaders are allowing the town to rot away under their
benign neglect."
=======================================================
Writer asks for more for citizens and city workers, doesn’t want a
fancy new building.
“The City Building
After
seeing the bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, the
steam pipes in NYC blow
up, and the tunnel collapsed in Boston
I've
come to the conclusion that we are all nuts.
Why
are we fussing over where to build a new palace for our local elected
few?
Give our city hall workers a clean safe place to work with a water fountain to
drink from and then spend our money on streets, sewers, police, firemen, water,
playgrounds , etc.
Make this a town where the citizens come first. We should be concerned about
the well being of our citizens, not some palatial structure that is used by the
"elite" few of the city for only a few hours a
week.
James K. Wilson. Portsmouth, Ohio,
“
City Hall is
neglected and filthy, but come to the
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING at 6:00 p.m. today
Citizens are angry about proposal to tear down
current
City Hall and move city government for the benefit
of “developers” to take over OUR
present
City Hall site.
Council meeting 6:00 p.m.
today
on the third floor of City Hall.
. Citizens don’t need a
new building, they do not
want a new
building; they also don’t want the
$11,000, 000
(eleven Million Dollars) in new taxes on
their real estate. that Mike Mearan, and some of
the
other paid-for Councilman want to burden us
with.
Appointed First Ward Councilman/Lawyer Mike
Mearan
is one of the most vocal proponents of this evil
plan to tax
you to benefit this latest monstrous criminal
conspiracy.
.
Mike Mearan doesn’t mind a raise on property
taxes.
Mearan doesn’t pay taxes. Official court records show he
doesn’t
pay federal income taxes, and show he doesn’t pay
state taxes.
Do you think he pays city income taxes?
According to the County Auditor’s website Mike
Mearan owns
no property,
Lawyer/Councilman Michael Hugh Mearan has federal
court
judgments against him in the amount of over
$40,000 for failure
to pay his federal income taxes for the past 15
years.
Mike Mearan also has judgments from State of Ohio
for failure to pay
State taxes he owes. Both federal and state judgments
date back to 1992.
Records of these judgments against Mike Mearan may
be
found at the Scioto County Clerk of Courts and at
the County
Recorder’s Office.
Mearan is a dead-beat criminal tax evader He wants you to
pay taxes for the SOGP/Clay Johnson/Neal Hatcher
plan to
rip down the present city building and build a new
Eleven-Million
Dollars City Building on busy Washington Street on
a site that is
less than one acre in size and with very little
parking space.
Mearan will not pay taxes; you will pay.
Our present large well located City Building site
then will be
sold to undesirable developers for “the betterment
of Portsmouth.”
Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m. on third floor of
City Hall Building. Our inconsiderate Council and
Mayor
have refused to provide adequate air conditioning
for
the meetings.
Mayor Jim Kalb has told reporters he
likes it that way. “If it is too hot for people in
the
council chambers, they will stay away, that’s the
way
we like it.”
If you are physically able to stand the HEAT, come
to
the Council meeting and put the heat on the
councilmen
who want you to pay Eleven Million Dollars for
their
secretive scheme..
Written by Austin Leedom, Monday, August 13,
2007.
City Hall is neglected and filthy, but come to the
CITY COUNCIL MEETING at 6:00 p.m. today
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MARTY/MARTY/MARTY
Where have you been? Two meetings in a row! Who pray tell is representing all
those good
citizens in the 6th? What are you up to, good sir.?
I think no good. Yes sir no good at all.
Now we know you are not running for another term so
are you getting ready to resign and
then let the fabled 4 appoint someone to cover till
the election????? HMMMMMMM
Now it
was reported that a virtual stranger to our bi-monthly get togethers came
and
sweated it out like all the rest. Could it be that
you are about to make an announcement
and then suggest they put young WILL MAULT on to
cover till the election. Then young Will
is running as an incumbent. It is much easier to
get reelected instead of being an unknown
This is not very nice of you boys. But when the
H-ll have you ever played nice?
By Rebel62
246
Re:
MARTY/MARTY/MARTY
Since there is no provision on that in Section 3 of
the City Charter, it seems that there might
be in the Revised Code or somewhere, it seems. that
it's illogical, insane, or something like
that to appoint a certified candidate and that is
not ah, Kosher? It seems.....................
It's been said that he may run as a write in, but
if there is another anointed one? Then,
it's all the more need for M 1 5 6. If your
prophecy is accurate, then they are on the move
with the Mohr doing that and the Kalb resurrecting
the CCG bashing.......................
it's starting and some have been told to have
patience, etc. Good advice, whose grand Dad
told that one?
But then again on that other approach you or
someone said, about informing the people, etc.
If the people see that, then it would be
anti-productive for them?
Hey
would you mind posting these landmines or IED's like this earlier in the
evening?
Re:
MARTY/MARTY/MARTY
by A CITIZEN
Good thinking Rebel:
You are an experienced council watcher. You know
them. In fact, two years ago,
you and
Moe Ferguson video-recorded Councilmen David
Malone, Jerrold Albrecht, Marty Mohr and
Howard Baughman holding a secret, unlawful meeting
in a backroom where they were plotting
to deny freedom of speech to Portsmouth
citizens. These four were
planning to keep citizens
from speaking on items not on the agenda during
council meetings. (The
plan failed;
Malone and Albrecht got cold feet when faced by the
citizens. They abandoned Marty Mohr
and Howard Baughman to be the only two councilmen
to openly vote to violate the
First Amendment rights of our
citizens.)
You also remember when
Howard Baughman and Marty Mohr illegally placed Jerrold Albrecht
in a seat at the council
table without even a vote.
Albrecht still doesn’t believe he was properly
placed on council; he
mentioned this five months later, after he had been voting on legislation
by following the
instructions of Mohr and Baughman.
It is widely believed that these four
councilmen (Mohr, Baughman, Albrecht, Malone)
are doing the work of Clay Johnson (Martings
SOGP) and Neal Hatcher, (Eminent
Domain)
with an assist from the paid for Mayor, Jim Kalb.
You suggest or predict that
the unelectable Marty Mohr has been ordered by his handlers to
miss meetings so he will be
declared ineligible to continue as Sixth Ward Council Ward
Councilman.
Then David Malone, Howard Baughman,
Jerrold Albrecht and Mike Mearan will legally or
illegally get Will Mault
placed in the Sixth Ward Council seat. As an incumbent councilman
Mault’s chances of election
will be greatly enhanced.
So, with your experience with the immorality and
lack of scruples of this gang,
your prophecy is well founded. You are only one of thousands of citizens who do
not trust the city council to represent the people.
In my opinion, you have revealed the game plan of our local Evil Empire builders
for the fall election in the Sixth Ward. If these acts you have predicted
come to pass
we shall know you as a prophet.
If I were a wagering man, I would place my money on
your perceptions of the plans
of the unelected power brokers of this city who are
organized to continue stealing from
the honest citizens by controlling the members of
the city council.
William Sydney
Porter
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MARTY/MARTY/MARTY
Where have you been? Two meetings in a row! Who pray tell is representing all
those good
citizens in the 6th? What are you up to, good sir.?
I think no good. Yes sir no good at all.
Now we know you are not running for another term so
are you getting ready to resign and
then let the fabled 4 appoint someone to cover till
the election????? HMMMMMMM
Now it
was reported that a virtual stranger to our bi-monthly get togethers came
and
sweated it out like all the rest. Could it be that
you are about to make an announcement
and then suggest they put young WILL MAULT on to
cover till the election. Then young Will
is running as an incumbent. It is much easier to
get reelected instead of being an unknown
This is not very nice of you boys. But when the
H-ll have you ever played nice?
By Rebel62
246
Re:
MARTY/MARTY/MARTY
Since there is no provision on that in Section 3 of
the City Charter, it seems that there might
be in the Revised Code or somewhere, it seems. that
it's illogical, insane, or something like
that to appoint a certified candidate and that is
not ah, Kosher? It seems.....................
It's been said that he may run as a write in, but
if there is another anointed one? Then,
it's all the more need for M 1 5 6. If your
prophecy is accurate, then they are on the move
with the Mohr doing that and the Kalb resurrecting
the CCG bashing.......................
it's starting and some have been told to have
patience, etc. Good advice, whose grand Dad
told that one?
But then again on that other approach you or
someone said, about informing the people, etc.
If the people see that, then it would be
anti-productive for them?
Hey
would you mind posting these landmines or IED's like this earlier in the
evening?
Re:
MARTY/MARTY/MARTY
by A CITIZEN
Good thinking Rebel:
You are an experienced council watcher. You know
them. In fact, two years ago,
you and
Moe Ferguson video-recorded Councilmen David
Malone, Jerrold Albrecht, Marty Mohr and
Howard Baughman holding a secret, unlawful meeting
in a backroom where they were plotting
to deny freedom of speech to Portsmouth
citizens. These four were
planning to keep citizens
from speaking on items not on the agenda during
council meetings. (The
plan failed;
Malone and Albrecht got cold feet when faced by the
citizens. They abandoned Marty Mohr
and Howard Baughman to be the only two councilmen
to openly vote to violate the
First Amendment rights of our
citizens.)
You also remember when
Howard Baughman and Marty Mohr illegally placed Jerrold Albrecht
in a seat at the council
table without even a vote.
Albrecht still doesn’t believe he was properly
placed on council; he
mentioned this five months later, after he had been voting on legislation
by following the
instructions of Mohr and Baughman.
It is widely believed that these four
councilmen (Mohr, Baughman, Albrecht, Malone)
are doing the work of Clay Johnson (Martings
SOGP) and Neal Hatcher, (Eminent
Domain)
with an assist from the paid for Mayor, Jim Kalb.
You suggest or predict that
the unelectable Marty Mohr has been ordered by his handlers to
miss meetings so he will be
declared ineligible to continue as Sixth Ward Council Ward
Councilman.
Then David Malone, Howard Baughman,
Jerrold Albrecht and Mike Mearan will legally or
illegally get Will Mault
placed in the Sixth Ward Council seat. As an incumbent councilman
Mault’s chances of election
will be greatly enhanced.
So, with your experience with the immorality and
lack of scruples of this gang,
your prophecy is well founded. You are only one of thousands of citizens who do
not trust the city council to represent the people.
In my opinion, you have revealed the game plan of our local Evil Empire builders
for the fall election in the Sixth Ward. If these acts you have predicted
come to pass
we shall know you as a prophet.
If I were a wagering man, I would place my money on
your perceptions of the plans
of the unelected power brokers of this city who are
organized to continue stealing from
the honest citizens by controlling the members of
the city council.
William Sydney
Porter
The writings you read above
were copied from the Sentinel Forum.
http://com2,runboard,com/bsentinelforum You
may write your news or opinions on the
forum.
Where have you been? Two meetings in a row! Who pray tell is representing all those good
Now we know you are not running for another term so are you getting ready to resign and
Now it was reported that a virtual stranger to our bi-monthly get togethers came and
This is not very nice of you boys. But when the H-ll have you ever played nice?
By Rebel62
246
Since there is no provision on that in Section 3 of the City Charter, it seems that there might
But then again on that other approach you or someone said, about informing the people, etc.
Hey would you mind posting these landmines or IED's like this earlier in the evening?
Good thinking Rebel:
You are an experienced council watcher. You know them. In fact, two years ago, you and
It is widely believed that these four councilmen (Mohr, Baughman, Albrecht, Malone)
So, with your experience with the immorality and lack of scruples of this gang,
In my opinion, you have revealed the game plan of our local Evil Empire builders
If I were a wagering man, I would place my money on your perceptions of the plans
COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, JULY 09,
2007
was PEACEFUL - COUNCILMAN MARTY MOHR MISSING
AGAIN
FILTHY DISGUSTING COURTROOM
DEPLORED
BY CITIZENS
MAYOR STILL EVADING AND LYING
ABOUT WHO HE INTENDS TO SELL
PRESENT SITE TO WHEN CITY HALL IS MOVED
TO NEW
BUILDING
New building not wanted, not needed by citizens, it is part of
a
gigantic new rip-off that will make Martings Swindle look
small-time.
City Council was quiet for the second straight time. The Mayor and most of the
Councilmen
try to behave with good manners and they attempt to appear
more sophisticated and proper
when they face citizens with higher intelligence and/or
higher education. Most
councilmen
hold wealthy and/or educated/intelligent people in great
awe.
Our Sixth Ward
Councilman Marty Mohr was missing from the meeting for two times in a
row.
Our mendacious Mayor
Jim Kalb gave his usual mumbling evasive replies to citizens’
inquiries.
Bill Shope of Sciotoville Community Schools was there as the
transfer of Allard Park to East High
School was passed by a 5-0
vote..
Jan Broughton
of Portsmouth City Schools (PCS) was there to help rush the passage of an
ordinance to vacate City alleys and streets for the site of
the Ten Million PCS Sports Area.
President Baughman
explained that the ordinance was not ready to be voted on, but would
be
on the agenda two weeks from now.
Inside sources told this reporter that a former
attorney/councilman has threatened suit if the ordinance is
not legally done.
Favorable acceptance of readings on nearly 12 items by
Council President Baughman moved
the long program speedily
along.
There was some discussion about farm animals living in the
city limits. Health
Commissioner
Peggy Burton was her usual agreeable self. No one spoke angrily and it is
believed this issue
will be peacefully agreed upon by all concerned.
George Horsley spoke in favor of the purchase of above
ground gasoline storage tank for
the use of city vehicles.
Fourth Ward Council Candidate Wayne Nichols spoke concerning
the Energy Services
Agreement with Ameresco, Inc., which passed with 5-0
vote.
Citizens spoke out about the disgraceful lack of
maintenance at City Hall.
The City Council meets in the Municipal Court Room at City
Hall. During tonight’s
meeting Second Ward Council Candidate Austin Leedom spoke of
the long neglect
of
the city building and particularly of the Municipal Court Room where the
Honorable
Judge Russell Kegley and his staff must hold court The Judge himself, has
appeared in
Council and implored the City to repair the court room which
has been allowed to leak
for many years resulting in plaster falling from the ceiling
and the walls. The Council
and
the Mayor ignored the Judge’s pleas to better the
disgraceful appearance. and conditions
of
this deplorable area. The
Judge was ignored by the Council and the Mayor; they show
little respect for the Court, the law, the citizens and
themselves.
The old, filthy ragged carpet on the floor, the falling
plaster and the unpainted ceiling and
walls are disgraceful.
One court employee told this reporter that they felt ashamed to
have
their Judge forced to work in such sorry conditions, and
they felt especially embarrassed
when they had out-of town visitors, lawyers and other
dignitaries visit the courtroom.
If
the citizens of this city will only view this dirty, nasty courtroom, few
of them will be willing
to
give this present administration even one dime for a new building when
they see how the
poorly the present building has been cared
for.
The leaking roof was repaired recently due to the actions of
appointed First Ward Councilman
Michael Mearan, and, at a cost of less than ten percent of what Mayor Jim Kalb had reported
it
would cost. Lawyer Mearan has
practiced law in this sorry looking room for many years and
was disgusted with the appearance of the room, as all
citizens of Portsmouth should be.
The present Council under the leadership of Kalb/Baughman
want to put the few remaining
real estate taxpayers in debt for the next twenty years to
pay for a building we don’t need, and
do
not want so Mayor Kalb can sell this building site to a
developer.
In his final words at
the Council meeting Mayor Jim Kalb again refused to identify the
person(s) he intends
to sell our present City Hall site to when he and Baughman get the
city government moved
to the new $11.4 million dollar building on the crowded Adelphia
building site on busy
Washington Street.
Written and posted by Austin Leedom at 1:40 a.m Tuesday,
July 10,
2007
COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, JULY 09,
2007
was PEACEFUL - COUNCILMAN MARTY MOHR MISSING
AGAIN
FILTHY DISGUSTING COURTROOM
DEPLORED
BY CITIZENS
MAYOR STILL EVADING AND LYING
ABOUT WHO HE INTENDS TO SELL
PRESENT SITE TO WHEN CITY HALL IS MOVED
TO NEW
BUILDING
New building not wanted, not needed by citizens, it is part of a
gigantic new rip-off that will make Martings Swindle look small-time.
City Council was quiet for the second straight time. The Mayor and most of the Councilmen
try to behave with good manners and they attempt to appear more sophisticated and proper
when they face citizens with higher intelligence and/or higher education. Most councilmen
hold wealthy and/or educated/intelligent people in great
awe.
Our Sixth Ward Councilman Marty Mohr was missing from the meeting for two times in a row.
Our mendacious Mayor
Jim Kalb gave his usual mumbling evasive replies to citizens’
inquiries.
Bill Shope of Sciotoville Community Schools was there as the transfer of Allard Park to East High
School was passed by a 5-0
vote..
Jan Broughton of Portsmouth City Schools (PCS) was there to help rush the passage of an
ordinance to vacate City alleys and streets for the site of the Ten Million PCS Sports Area.
President Baughman explained that the ordinance was not ready to be voted on, but would
be on the agenda two weeks from now. Inside sources told this reporter that a former
attorney/councilman has threatened suit if the ordinance is
not legally done.
Favorable acceptance of readings on nearly 12 items by Council President Baughman moved
the long program speedily
along.
There was some discussion about farm animals living in the city limits. Health Commissioner
Peggy Burton was her usual agreeable self. No one spoke angrily and it is believed this issue
will be peacefully agreed upon by all concerned.
George Horsley spoke in favor of the purchase of above ground gasoline storage tank for
the use of city vehicles.
Fourth Ward Council Candidate Wayne Nichols spoke concerning the Energy Services
Agreement with Ameresco, Inc., which passed with 5-0
vote.
Citizens spoke out about the disgraceful lack of maintenance at City Hall.
The City Council meets in the Municipal Court Room at City Hall. During tonight’s
meeting Second Ward Council Candidate Austin Leedom spoke of the long neglect
of the city building and particularly of the Municipal Court Room where the Honorable
Judge Russell Kegley and his staff must hold court The Judge himself, has appeared in
Council and implored the City to repair the court room which has been allowed to leak
for many years resulting in plaster falling from the ceiling and the walls. The Council and
the Mayor ignored the Judge’s pleas to better the disgraceful appearance. and conditions
of this deplorable area. The Judge was ignored by the Council and the Mayor; they show
little respect for the Court, the law, the citizens and
themselves.
The old, filthy ragged carpet on the floor, the falling plaster and the unpainted ceiling and
walls are disgraceful. One court employee told this reporter that they felt ashamed to have
their Judge forced to work in such sorry conditions, and they felt especially embarrassed
when they had out-of town visitors, lawyers and other
dignitaries visit the courtroom.
If the citizens of this city will only view this dirty, nasty courtroom, few of them will be willing
to give this present administration even one dime for a new building when they see how the
poorly the present building has been cared
for.
The leaking roof was repaired recently due to the actions of appointed First Ward Councilman
Michael Mearan, and, at a cost of less than ten percent of what Mayor Jim Kalb had reported
it would cost. Lawyer Mearan has practiced law in this sorry looking room for many years and
was disgusted with the appearance of the room, as all
citizens of Portsmouth should be.
The present Council under the leadership of Kalb/Baughman want to put the few remaining
real estate taxpayers in debt for the next twenty years to pay for a building we don’t need, and
do
not want so Mayor Kalb can sell this building site to a
developer.
In his final words at the Council meeting Mayor Jim Kalb again refused to identify the
person(s) he intends to sell our present City Hall site to when he and Baughman get the
city government moved to the new $11.4 million dollar building on the crowded Adelphia
building site on busy
Washington Street.
Written and posted by Austin Leedom at 1:40 a.m Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Monday, July 9, 2007 at 5:00 a.m. by Austin Leedom
Mike Mearan, and President Howard Baughman pressure other councilman
for the $10.4 Million Dollar Adelphia Building. Big real estate
tax to be added on for home owners. Purpose of new building is to make present
city building site available to mysterious developer - latest information
indicates secret buyer is affiliated with Mafia. Is it Rocco Castellano?
Jim Kalb admits talking with "interested" persons but refuses to
identify who it is that wants our land. Mike Mearan has reputation
as being an attorney for organized criminals. Remember?
He defended Rocco Castellano! Tell the public who you are really working
for, Mayor Kalb. Who wants the site our City Hall sets on?
See Courts for more on Michael Mearan trying to free notorious child sex predator.
Written by Austin Leedom, Tuesday June 26, 2007 at 2:30 a.m.
The Monday night council meeting, June 25, 2007 at
the
Portsmouth City Building was not so hot as last
week when
citizens sweltered in punishing heat.
The atmosphere was greatly improved; boisterous
Sixth Ward
Councilman Marty Mohr was missing, City Police
Chief Charles L. Horner was missing from his usual
intimidation
perch near the entrance door and Mayor James D.
Kalb was
in attendance again after an unexplained absence at
last meeting.
The meeting proceeded peacefully under the direction of Council President
Howard Baughman (also known as Gavel Man.) He only
had occasion to hammer one citizen down. Citizen Harald Daub was
speaking his allotted five minutes when Mayor Jim
Kalb rudely
interrupted Mr. Daub. President Baughman’s gavel smashed
down
as a warning to Daub to not be interrupted
again.
This is standard practice as Mr. Daub’s talks are
often stopped
by Councilman Marty Mohr. Mohr wasn’t present to
interrupt Mr. Daub’s talk so Mayor Kalb picked up
the torch
to silence the
citizen.
There were many dignitaries from Sciotoville School
and
Portsmouth City Schools present. The Sciotoville School was
granted the gift of Allard Park to use for
recreation and Portsmouth Schools were awarded a resolution for vacation
of alleys and streets to aid in the construction of their sports complex.
It is not known why Police Chief Horner was absent
from the meeting.
Perhaps the Mayor ordered him to stay away and out of view of the
important school
personnel that were expected to attend.
He misses few meetings as he has appointed himself the duty of attempting to intimidate citizens by glowering at all who approach the speakers stand to talk. Many times Chief Horner is accompanied by another police officer. He has won notoriety for Portsmouth by bringing as many as five extra officers to a meeting;
at one council meeting he ran all citizens through
metal detection scanners before he allowed them into the
council hall. He wasn’t
really missed; the meetings run better without citizens having to face a
scowling armed intimidator.
Mayor James D. Kalb was welcomed back by the Council, and demonstrated unusual alertness by staying awake throughout the meeting. All in all, it was
a very good council meeting.
Written by Austin Leedom at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday, June 26, 2007.
A Hot Time At City Council Meeting Monday Night June 11, 2007
A full house at City Council sweated in the over-hot meeting room
as they listened to more than thirty people ask questions, make complaints
and voice comments about proposals to forbid certain animals from residing in the
city, speak against plans to use the old auto dealer building on
Washington Street as a new city hall and question many other subjects.
The City Health Department is doing well in their goal of cleaning up
Portsmouth. Many persons spoke of dangerous structures that should
be demolished and the dangers of rats, raccoons, opossums and particularly
cats. One lady said cats were increasing in great numbers and are becoming
a problem.
There were many comments, mostly good about the City Health Department.
The Best Talk of The Evening came from Brenda, a well-spoken 55-year-old
lady from Milldale Street in Sciotoville. She said an abandoned house in her area
was a home for rats and a great number of roaches who invaded
neighboring residences. Brenda related that recently, while investigating a noise
in the old abandoned building she found a big rat being devoured by a hungry cat.
Brenda was pleased the Health Department officers had provided and placed
poisons to kill the roaches and rats but the war against the varmints and roaches
is not over. Standing at the speakers stand Brenda slowly unfolded a large paper
napkin and displayed a giant size roach that had met a sudden death when it
immigrated from the neighboring house into Brenda’s home. This bit of
show-and-tell created a lighter moment in the very hot meeting room and citizens
were grateful for the break from the monotony of words they had been silently enduring.
After the meeting, Brenda told us that if she can catch one of the rats she
will bring the rat with her to the next meeting.
Destruction of the "bad" house is expected soon. By Austin Leedom at 3:05 p.m.
Tuweday, June 12, 2007.
Next Meeting Tuesday 29 May, 2007 at 6:00
p.m.
CLAY JOHNSON’S PLAN TO RENOVATE MARTINGS
BUILDING ENDORSED BY MAYOR JIM KALB –
NO CHOICE FOR TAXPAYERS.
This article by Austin Leedom at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday,
August 9, 2005
At the City Council meeting held Monday,August 8, 2005 Mayor
Jim Kalb had two policemen on hand for protection to control
the angry citizens who protested against Kalb's eminent domain plans
and against the renovation of the infamous Marting Building.
Mayor Jim Kalb is determined to put City Offices in the old
Marting building and is equally determined that the citizens
will not have any vote on the matter. Kalb is lying to us
about the cost.
All the citizens will get is a giant increase in taxes.
