Red Line (Oct. 2)
All calls are edited for length and content. Due to content some calls may not be published. Please limit your calls to two minutes or less. Repeat messages on the same subject adding to the length will not be published. Some weeks, due to the number of calls and space, some may not be published.
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–“Can we just pay the Madera teachers?” asked a gentleman. “After all, just give them a fair contract. It’s the right thing to do.”
–Several calls were received on Madera’s Vision 2025 plan after the town hall meeting held Tuesday evening.
–“I just moved to Madera from a city in the Bay area and what a relief to live in a wonderful quiet community,” began a woman’s call. “I attended the meeting in Courthouse Park and I firmly believe the city leaders, not only today, but in the future will make Madera an even better place to live.” She concluded with “I’m staying here. This is my home.”
–A man remarked, “Vision 2025 what a joke. In 2025, nobody in Madera…” (Unfortunately, the remainder was inaudible.)
–Another man had hopes for his family’s future. “I have lived in this town for over 25 years and the future looks bright for my kids and grandchildren. I just hope the city leaders and everyone involved stays focused on this Vision 2025 Plan.” He concluded, “I think it’s great.”
–A male caller wanted “to remark on the sprinklers on the west side of town, especially Westberry and the median islands generally around Lincoln (school). It is absolutely ridiculous,” he said, “the amount of water that is wasted. It is flowing all over the street every day. I think the street gets more water than the lawn. I don’t know who is responsible, the city?” he asked. “I don’t know who it is, but it is ridiculous.”
–A man wanted “to know something. Do our (county) supervisors ever shop in Madera? Look at the way it looks like now. I wonder what it is going to look like in 25 years?” he asked. “What is going on here?”
– A lady asked, strangely, “Remember when the ‘Got Milk’ commercials were funny,” then simply hung up.
–A woman “wanted to let everyone know that the city of Madera is totally out of control. Increases, constantly on everything,” she said. “New proposed fees with blue cans and everything.” She suggested, “anyone that lives in this town should pack up and move. It’s only going to get worse.”
– A man said, “I look forward to reading Mo’s Meanderings at the end of every month, but I think the Tribune should get its priorities straight.” The caller added he “remembered the color photos of the desert, mountains, beaches, and other pictures that added so much to the stories, but haven’t seen anything in color for months. This past Saturday,” he continued, “you had a whole page of the mixer in the park and photos of various people, all in color. Those could have been just as easily been in black and white. Yet, you turn the page and there are two photos of Yosemite that would have been pretty nice to see in color.”
–A woman enjoyed the articles on the homeless, but added, “I think one of the places they should start looking at is the Rescue Mission. Does anybody realize they kick them out every day at 7 in the morning and they can’t come back until 5, and people wonder why they are on our streets every day. They don’t teach them anything or any skills.”
–A woman, after receiving her blue recycling can asked, “now, what goes in the grey containers?” She thought the blue containers would take the place of the grey containers and they would “take away our grey containers.”
–A man drove by the fairgrounds and said, “since they quit watering the grass the place looks bad.” He worried about what visitors to the community would think as they drove down Cleveland.
–A woman called after her house was robbed. She was disappointed when she called the police. “We do not come out for that anymore,” the caller said the police told her. “You have to come down and fill out a report. I’m disappointed in our police department. They don’t care anymore. They’re concern is not there anymore.”
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