Nederland City Council Big Meeting
Sneaky stuff is going on over at the CITY OF NEDERLAND AGAIN! Besides going on a record spending spree? Well, yes, it seems that the City of Nederland is going to be THE BANK!
No, we are not kidding.
So, we wrote a little story about two weeks ago. That story was the EDC of Nederland and how they had more property than most of the big companies in Nederland, off the tax rolls, and the city was losing millions in tax revenue. The Executive Director built a little office complex with the help from old timers – meaning they got YOUR TAX dollars to build a bunch of offices in the downtown area! (Stop the writing – is it us or do we hear the call of a botched government project) Well, we do.
Nothing but ONE was sold. The rest were for sale through a little company named Kay Duciar Real Estate. Wait you ask? Isn’t she the director of the EDC?
Well, that sent the Mayor, Mr. Darby, off, and he decided to put himself on the EDC. And the townspeople got even angrier. Is Darby one of them? He told everyone he was going to clean up the EDC. Uh, no. As much as guys like us over here at the Review love Mayor Darby and the DOJ3, it seems anytime politicos get near money, they want to spend it. And here is another case.
No banks would take ground leases and 15 to 30-year notes to buyers. Cash and carry, as they are pretty smart and know what is coming – foreclosures. So, that left the past year and 3 months with empty office buildings!
But wait, never fear, here comes the EDC and a Government program!
Here is the deal, like we told you a while back. If you can come up with 20% of the cost of the building, they will finance you at 5.99% interest. And if you are hooked up with the city hall, well, you can maybe get 100% financing. Just keep your mouth shut.
But wait, you cannot just do that. You must have a vote by the city council to do it! DAMN IT! No votes by the city council, so they will vote to do the program MONDAY NIGHT!
Now for the really bad stuff. CITY HALL WANTS TO GROW! So somehow, now, they own a piece of property which is owned by the church, and they were going to buy the church property and expand the city hall! WAIT, WHAT? They already bought it out from under every citizen’s nose. And the DOJ 3, less one, according to records, was not involved. Ya, we PIRED some dump records with the county and they gave them up.
Tricky? Huh?
The argument now is whether the 1st vote was legal. And better yet – what in the hell are they going to build? Do they need 40,000 sq ft of building? And where are they going to build the SOT lot (you know, the little lakes where the water has to go) to support the city’s new city hall! Oh, and while the surveyors were out there (don’t laugh too hard), the city sewer system backed up, and crap, dipers, wipes, urine, and just about everything other backed up in Boston. We are not kidding. It smelled horrible.
OMG GAG US WITH A STICK!
Folks, here is the deal. There are days in the city of Nederland when the question is Where can they go? No, really, was the last batch of “leaders” that bad, and besides the EDC (there is something there, friends)?
Nederland City Council meets Monday, and a fireworks display inside will start at 5:30. ENJOY!!!!
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