tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post115388854244573351..comments2024-03-01T07:43:16.529-06:00Comments on Smart City Memphis: Compliance With Federal Regulations Receive Heightened AttentionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-8396031099493649892011-11-11T02:10:56.919-06:002011-11-11T02:10:56.919-06:00It will not succeed in reality, that's exactly...It will not succeed in reality, that's exactly what I think.www.islas-baleares-3d.comhttp://www.islas-baleares-3d.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-87610681868327553922009-04-10T18:09:00.000-05:002009-04-10T18:09:00.000-05:00Matt Snyder ended up the scape goat.Martha Lott an...Matt Snyder ended up the scape goat.<BR/>Martha Lott and Ted Fox are as big a snakes as AC Wharton and John Fowkes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1160592201708142492006-10-11T13:43:00.000-05:002006-10-11T13:43:00.000-05:00Wow, what a bunch of geniuses. I sure wish you gu...Wow, what a bunch of geniuses. I sure wish you guys were running things with all of your knowledge. I don't see how our mayor overlooked this group as he built his brain trust. And so brave, with anonymous posts. Thanks for all of you great solutions, oh nevermind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1160407831997099132006-10-09T10:30:00.000-05:002006-10-09T10:30:00.000-05:00Maybe some answers will be revealed on Fox 13 News...Maybe some answers will be revealed on Fox 13 News tonight at 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Supposedly, this will be a multi-part I-Team report. If the baseball game runs over, the newscast will be right after. Date: October 9, 2006. Check it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1155418943376116032006-08-12T16:42:00.000-05:002006-08-12T16:42:00.000-05:00The two of you need to shut up and stay in the hol...The two of you need to shut up and stay in the hole you belong in. EMA is a joke because of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1155325170144447662006-08-11T14:39:00.000-05:002006-08-11T14:39:00.000-05:00I see we still haven’t worked on that character pr...I see we still haven’t worked on that character problem. Still taking pot shot from the shadows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1155074070618551822006-08-08T16:54:00.000-05:002006-08-08T16:54:00.000-05:00Isn't it great that Matt Snyder is such an expert ...Isn't it great that Matt Snyder is such an expert on Homeland Security and Martha Lott? Let me ask this, why is a member of the Shelby County Fire Department working for the MPO office or the Homeland Security office? Is that what his position calls for him to do? <BR/>Matt is a nice guy but everyone who knows him knows he's a major suck up and right now Ted Fox and Martha Lott are as close as he can get to Wharton. <BR/>You won't win any arguments with AC. He never met a problem that he is ever responsible for.<BR/>When this mess all shakes out wonder who'll get the pleasure of being that scape goat. Did I hear Ted or Martha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1154573375761849162006-08-02T21:49:00.000-05:002006-08-02T21:49:00.000-05:00And why is someone beating up employees filing eeo...And why is someone beating up employees filing eeoc complaints and harassment complaints? Talk about blame the victim! Maybe the FBI will look into why there are so many complaints and lawsuits being filed by emlpoyees in that dpeartment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1154573275346540682006-08-02T21:47:00.000-05:002006-08-02T21:47:00.000-05:00I disagree that the director isn't qualified for h...I disagree that the director isn't qualified for her job. Apparently, sucking up to your boss is the first requirement and she's done really, really good at that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1154573167945226942006-08-02T21:46:00.000-05:002006-08-02T21:46:00.000-05:00It looks to me like the MPO director is finding ti...It looks to me like the MPO director is finding time to read blogs while accusing the rest of us of reading the paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1154470583856752232006-08-01T17:16:00.000-05:002006-08-01T17:16:00.000-05:00Mike: You may be right about the $1M from MATA, bu...Mike: You may be right about the $1M from MATA, but we've been unable to find anything about a direct appropriation. But then again, since the garage project required the MPO to shift priorities, it could conceivably have cost MATA some funding in the process.Smart City Consultinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985783340016474051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1154466338925035782006-08-01T16:05:00.000-05:002006-08-01T16:05:00.000-05:00My goodness!!Sounds like some MPO staffers have pu...My goodness!!<BR/>Sounds like some MPO staffers have put down their newspapers in the office and decided to rant about how unfair it all is that they actually have to WORK some.<BR/><BR/>might have to finish typing their resumes or eeoc complaints on the office PC so they can claim they DID something today!<BR/><BR/>How ungrateful the gummint must be in not recognizing all that misplaced talent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1154461290193950132006-08-01T14:41:00.000-05:002006-08-01T14:41:00.000-05:00Why doesn't someone check the minimum qualificatio...Why doesn't someone check the minimum qualifications that were posted for the MPO coordinator in the first place? It's strange how this appoinment was made since the person chosen has no planning background, no transportation experience, no management experience etc. and no one knows how she even got on the list of people to be interviewed. She still has to have someone who sits behind her at all the meetings to tell her the answers to any questions. It's a farce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1154405480952737652006-07-31T23:11:00.000-05:002006-07-31T23:11:00.000-05:00I've been blogging on the MATA office at the Forum...I've been blogging on the MATA office at the Forum for years. It's been "hiding in plain sight" all along, begging to be investigated. But I am also sure I read somewhere that MATA itself chipped in a million or more to the construction of the Forum in the guise of that office.Michael Roy Hollihanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15275044959782899550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1154398859475495152006-07-31T21:20:00.000-05:002006-07-31T21:20:00.000-05:00Reading this I too am getting madder and madder. I...Reading this I too am getting madder and madder. It may be fun to listen from someone taking potshots from the shadows but to me it shows their character or lack of one. My name is Matt Snyder and I work for Shelby County Fire Department. I was assigned to duties in Homeland Security to help straighten out the problems. <BR/>First I would like to state some facts.<BR/><BR/>One, Shelby County government is the grantee. If you have a problem with that you need to write the Feds. (By the way you will need to add your name)<BR/><BR/>Second, Shelby County Government, as so many in this nation, was not prepared for this type operation.<BR/><BR/>Third, was there mistake, we wouldn’t be reading this if their wasn’t. There have been a lot of mistakes on all parties. Even when the original grants were administered by EMA. Nobody was equipped to handle buying this much stuff for so many different agencies.<BR/><BR/>The last and most important fact. Martha Lott has a proven track record of fixing troubled grants. Mayor Wharton knew this and assigned (this means he didn’t ask, he told) her to fix this problem.<BR/>I only met Martha Lott around six months ago and have been impressed with the dedication she and a lot of others have shown in trying to make sure others get their equipment and do not loose it as they were about to. By the way. Martha and her group get nothing out of this. <BR/>I wonder if anonymous can say the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1154214048024266072006-07-29T18:00:00.000-05:002006-07-29T18:00:00.000-05:00Whoa! Every "Anonymous" out there is weighing in ...Whoa! Every "Anonymous" out there is weighing in on this one. <BR/><BR/>Something must be rotten in Denmark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1154101544581578962006-07-28T10:45:00.000-05:002006-07-28T10:45:00.000-05:00Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulat...Slander is the revenge of a coward, and dissimulation of his defense. <BR/><BR/>By Samuel JohnsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1154018348590801002006-07-27T11:39:00.000-05:002006-07-27T11:39:00.000-05:00To the anonymous "Ha Ha". I agree,there is so much...To the anonymous "Ha Ha". I agree,<BR/>there is so much more to the Homeland Security story than has been mentioned here. Martha Lott is at the root of the problems. She is the life-line among all three of the departments (MPO, Homeland Security and EMA). She lacks the necessary professional knowledge to perform what is expected of her and she certainly lacks the "people" skills one must have to run a department. How could A.C Wharton make such a grave mistake?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1153966422385591242006-07-26T21:13:00.000-05:002006-07-26T21:13:00.000-05:00There is so much more to the Homeland Security sto...There is so much more to the Homeland Security story than has been mentioned here. Ted Fox and Mayor A C Wharton, Jr., are at the root of the problems, though. A couple of examples...<BR/><BR/>1. The "District 11 Office of Homeland Security" is not a legal entity. It was created by the stroke of a pen somewhere between Ted Fox's office and Mayor Wharton's. The County's own finance department doesn't even recognize the office. Take a look at Ted Fox's budget; he is expending the money from the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) line. If EMA is where the money is being pulled from, why is EMA Director Claude Talford not overseeing the process?<BR/><BR/>2. The office was created to manage grants. That's it. Nothing more. Nothing less. The hiring of James Bolden was not a success story; it was yet another failure. James Bolden was a failure as a Police Director in Memphis and was equally so as "Executive Director of Homeland Security." The office does not have a homeland security mission. This is another area where EMA is the agency with responsibility.<BR/><BR/>I could go on, but I'm tired and I'm getting madder by the minute as I write. I'm interested to read comments after mine. Hahaha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1153946591497757002006-07-26T15:43:00.000-05:002006-07-26T15:43:00.000-05:00Why is the MPO submitting a budget to the County C...Why is the MPO submitting a budget to the County Commission if the Homeland Security Office is under Ted Fox, the County Public Works Director? Is the MPO under Ted Fox? and is he just rearranging the organization chart in his own division? or maybe Fox had so many boxes on his chart, he's just sending one to another division?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1153945682110986212006-07-26T15:28:00.000-05:002006-07-26T15:28:00.000-05:00How dare the feds tell us that this is not a non-p...How dare the feds tell us that this is not a non-profit, Intermodal Transfer Facility. Who's making a profit?. Certainly not the Grizzlies. They lose millions of $$ each year. Buses do pick up passengers on Linden and Beale, and surely they have used another mode of travel prior to boarding the bus! There is even a MATA office at the location.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-1153944931850604142006-07-26T15:15:00.000-05:002006-07-26T15:15:00.000-05:00Your blogs on the FedEx Forum should be titled "A ...Your blogs on the FedEx Forum should be titled "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum".<BR/><BR/>When the forum garage story broke, I had two reactions - 1)Somehow I knew from the beginning in 2002 that the Intermodal Transfer Facility was a local/state fraud to get federal funds to accomplish another purpose (parking for the forum); and 2) Dave Bennett will get blamed since he is the only garage gate player (maybe unwilling)who is dead. Everyone from the mayors on down knew what was going on. The only surprise is how poorly they carried out the ruse. A vacant MATA office seems pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com