\”I had much more fun criticizing than praising\”,
William Frank Buckley, Jr., (1925-2008) author and conservative commentator.
Gloucester City’s recent purchase of a 75-foot-long steel hull schooner has some members of the public in an uproar. Take a moment to read a few of the comments I picked at random posted on ClearysNoteBook about the new venture.
Looks like the Olympic Boondoggles have opened in Gloucester City. \”LET THE GAMES BEGIN\”. Isn\’t it the administrator\’s job to see that the stupid ideas of stupid politicians get reduced to facts and figures so that the intelligent taxpayers can decide what is good for us? Hey Paul, let\’s see your analysis of this venture. Looks like it is time to bring Jean Kaye and Bobby Gorman back to get this situation under control. But, then they might hire Bob Bevan as Captain and Scott as first mate. That would leave James, Marchese and Brophy as deck hands. When do we reach the financial breakeven point with this crazy idea?
Ship Shape
Add the following to your list of questions.
How and when will the UDAG money be returned to the fund?
What will it cost to insure it and the liability to keep it? And with the other charter boat…who\’s going to be able to afford to go on that when the gas prices are high and the cost of running it will be so expensive?
Posted | May 31, 2008 at 12:12 AM
Personally I like to praise the James Administration for making another innovative move towards putting our City back on the map.
Two years ago Bill James and his running mates, Nick Marchese and Jay Brophy were elected by the majority of the populace. Their mandate was to stop the downward spiral of Gloucester City that had been going on for decades.
They started with the community’s biggest asset, its location on the Delaware River.
Old timers will remember there was always another study needed on developing our riverfront before the previous administrations could make a move. Millions of dollars were wasted on these ventures and thousands of pages of print were produced. Each election the architect drawings and props would be dragged out of storage and paraded before the public. Promise the voter anything to get elected and once in office forget about it.
Today we are seeing changes. Some we might not agree with; and I would be the first to say I haven’t agreed with every move made by The James Gang. But I applaud them for being daring, innovative and willing to try instead of sitting on their hands and remaining complacent.
And if you are still not happy with the outcome; there is an election in November.
Congratulations to Walt Burrows, Courier Post Sports writer who is retiring after 58 years of reporting on local sports. Walt grew up in Gloucester City and graduated from Gloucester City High School. While in school he worked as a stringer for the Gloucester City News, and continued to do so after he graduated. Later he got a job with the Courier Post and as they say the rest is history.
For many years, up until he had a health problem, Walt continued to write for the City News. Each week he would hand deliver two articles one on the Rams and the other on the Lions. He lived in Marlton and Sunday night he would drive over to Gloucester City and leave the stories in the NEWS mailbox. Walt never forgot his home town. And this was his way of saying \”Thank You\” to my Dad for helping him out when he was just beginning his illustrious career as a sports reporter.
CHEERS TO YOU WALT! May you enjoy many happy years in your new life. You certainly deserve it.
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